Gondor and Arnor a handfull - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Manwe Sulimo · 12-19-2002, 05:04 PM

A handful? Hardly.

Gondor was easy, it already had it's "governors" in place. Faramir, Imrahil, and Angbor were already well-established by the time Elessar first went back North, to Arnor.

Arnor, on the other hand, was almost non-existent. Other than the Shire and Bree, there were no settlements left. Elessar rebuilt Annúminas, so that made one major city, one major town, a few homesteads, and a self-sufficient and largely autonomous region. Not much in the way of people to govern....

All in all, it's probably the equivalent of governing medieval Spain. After the Moors were driven out, it was (relatively) easy.

12-19-2002, 05:04 PM	#7
Manwe Sulimo Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Taurelilómëa-tumbalemorna Tumbaletaurëa Lómëanor Posts: 553	A handful? Hardly. Gondor was easy, it already had it's "governors" in place. Faramir, Imrahil, and Angbor were already well-established by the time Elessar first went back North, to Arnor. Arnor, on the other hand, was almost non-existent. Other than the Shire and Bree, there were no settlements left. Elessar rebuilt Annúminas, so that made one major city, one major town, a few homesteads, and a self-sufficient and largely autonomous region. Not much in the way of people to govern.... All in all, it's probably the equivalent of governing medieval Spain. After the Moors were driven out, it was (relatively) easy. __________________ "Monkeys learn sign language so they can tell the dolphins they love them."