#tolkien #middleearth #fantasy Q: Can We Estimate Eriador’s Historical Populations? ANSWER: Population estimates for any period or region of Middle-earth are both popular and complete […]
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These articles discuss topics related to the Kingdom of Cardolan or the region known as Cardolan, including its peoples, rulers, geography, and history.
How Many Númenórean Colonies Were There in Middle-earth?
#tolkien #fantasy #middleearth Q: How Many Númenórean Colonies Were There in Middle-earth? ANSWER: To the best of my knowledge, J.R.R. Tolkien never attempted to provide […]
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How Well Populated Was Pre-Plague Eriador?
#tolkien #middleearth Q: How Well Populated Was Pre-Plague Eriador? ANSWER: A reader sent in the following list of questions earlier this year: I have a […]
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Where Did the Second Age Númenoreans Live in Eriador?
Q: Where Did the Second Age Númenoreans Live in Eriador? ANSWER: The short answer is “almost everywhere”. The following question was submitted in February 2020: […]
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Short Questions and Answers Vol. 6
Short Questions and Answers Vol. 6 I think this is the 6th article where I provide answers to questions for which I don’t have enough […]
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Who Lived In Tharbad?
Q: Who Lived In Tharbad? ANSWER: Tharbad comes up every now and then in online discussions. I’ve received a few questions about it across the […]
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Why Would Amlaith Divide Arnor with His Brothers?
Q: Why Would Amlaith Divide Arnor with His Brothers? ANSWER: One of the most vexing questions about J.R.R. Tolkien’s fictional history is why Eärendur divided […]
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Could the Name of the Angle be a Tolkien Pun?
Q: Could the Name of the Angle be a Tolkien Pun? ANSWER: This is one of those questions I had to think about for a […]
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Who Ruled Minas Tirith When Aragorn Became King?
Q: Who Ruled Minas Tirith When Aragorn Became King? ANSWER: The full question I was asked reads: “Who ruled Minas Tirith when Aragorn became king? […]
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Who Were the High Kings and What Realms Did They Rule?
Q: Who Were the High Kings and What Realms Did They Rule? ANSWER: A reader wrote in with the following observation and question: I have […]
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What Were the Seven Stars Elendil brought to Middle-earth?
Q: What Were the Seven Stars Elendil brought to Middle-earth? NOTE: See the comments below. I obviously forgot about the entry in the index that […]
Continue readingWhat Was the Capital of Cardolan?
Q: What Was the Capital of Cardolan? ANSWER: Neither J.R.R. Tolkien nor his son Christopher has published any story or essay that identifies a “capital” […]
Continue readingWhere is the Red Hill of Cardolan?
Q: Where is the Red Hill of Cardolan? ANSWER: Cardolan is usually translated as “Land of Red Hills” or “Red Hill Land” (as in the […]
Continue readingWho Was the Last Prince of Cardolan?
Q: Who Was the Last Prince of Cardolan? ANSWER: In Appendix A to The Lord of the Rings, there are a few references to the […]
Continue readingWho Ruled Cardolan, Land of Red Hills?
Q: Who Ruled Cardolan, Land of Red Hills? ANSWER: Cardolan was an ancient part of Eriador that figured prominently in the histories of the Second […]
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