#tolkien #middleearth Q: When Did Eriador Become Deserted? ANSWER: The question inspiring this article wasn’t so much about when Eriador became deserted as how deserted […]
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These articles discuss the various tribes and peoples descended from the ancient clans that gave rise to the Second House of the Edain: the Folk of Haleth, the Dunlendings, the Men of Bree, the Dead Men of Dunharrow, and others.
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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How Could the Númenóreans Defeat Sauron in the Second Age?
Q: How Could the Númenóreans Defeat Sauron in the Second Age? ANSWER:This is one of the classic “Tolkien fan questions” that was included in the […]
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Were There any Cultural Differences between Arnor and Gondor?
Q: Were There any Cultural Differences between Arnor and Gondor? ANSWER: While this may seem like a simple, straight-forward question I am not sure what […]
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What was Tolkien’s Inspiration for the Barrow-downs?
Q: What was Tolkien’s Inspiration for the Barrow-downs? ANSWER: Most readers, I believe, think of the Barrow-downs between Bree and the Buckland as largely a […]
Continue readingWhere Did the People of Gondor Come From?
Q: Where Did the People of Gondor Come From? ANSWER: As noted in my article on where the people of Arnor came from, there seem […]
Continue readingWhere Did the People of Arnor Come From?
Q: Where Did the People of Arnor Come From? ANSWER: I am not aware of any published writing by J.R.R. Tolkien that directly answers this […]
Continue readingWhy Didn’t Gondor Give Calenardhon to the Dunlendings?
Q: Why Didn’t Gondor Give Calenardhon to the Dunlendings? ANSWER: Calenardhon was Gondor’s northern fief or shire. It was one of the original five regions […]
Continue readingWhy Did the Rohirrim Drive the Dunlendings Out of Their Lands?
Q: Why Did the Rohirrim Drive the Dunlendings Out of Their Lands? ANSWER: The official answer seems to be that the Dunlendings did not acknowledge […]
Continue readingHow Many Pre-Numenorean Peoples Joined Arnor and Gondor?
Q: How Many Pre-Numenorean Peoples Joined Arnor and Gondor? ANSWER: So far as I am aware, J.R.R. Tolkien never wrote down a list of the […]
Continue readingWhat Would a Dunland Army Look Like?
Q: What Would a Dunland Army Look Like? ANSWER: I cannot say I am any more expert in what an army from Dunland would look […]
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How Deserted Was Eriador in the Late Third Age?
Q: How Deserted Was Eriador in the Late Third Age? ANSWER: Many of J.R.R. Tolkien’s readers draw the conclusion that Eriador was largely empty at […]
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Before the Númenoreans Came
Things in Middle-earth changed radically as a result of the War of Wrath. The war lasted about 42 years, beginning in the year 545 of […]
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Seeking the Wayward Children of Númenor
Something should be said about the founding of Arnor and Gondor, but it’s not easy to assign the establishment of the Dunadan realms in exile […]
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