The Fellowship of the Fourth Age: A New Beginning Planning Thread

[piosenniel]

Originally Posted by Durelin

I'm pretty certain from my memory that yes, the most fertile lands were in the area of Nurn, and that, of course, was where the plantations were.

Also, I expect the lava flow made the land around Mt. Doom fertile, unless the mountain is just too evil...or unless Middle-earth's volcanoes don't follow Earth's rules for them.

*runs off until sometime tomorrow...or maybe later tonight*

It was the areas around the Sea of Nurnen that were fertile - after years of breaking down, volcanic ash is good for the soil and the four rivers that empty into the inland sea would provide the necessary source of water for irrigating the crops.

The land around the volcano might also be fertile - but there would need to be some sytem put in place to bring water in for irrigation.