Board Thread:Feedback/@comment-26428291-20160415230432/@comment-27831234-20160615164445

LordArkofME wrote: EliSuperHero wrote: High King Ithilion wrote: In the mod, it is. There's no evidence proving otherwise.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lome) 14:46, June 15, 2016 (UTC) But why? I really don't understand the logic behind this... The Easterlings (at least khanate or variags), are barbarians, at least described by the men of dale and dorwinion, they also fear them. Also dorwinion is a rich nation with luxury and lots of money and food. The easterlings most likely doesn't. The easterlings are probably angry that people like dale, erebor, and thranduils realm would trade with dorwinion and not them, which Is probably one of the reasons how sauron persuaded them to join his fight against the free peoples once again. Also in medieval times, what type of King in his right mind, would know a nation of the finest wine, rivals the wealth of gondor in it's good days, has no proper military, and just overlook it? That's opportunities of riches man! Not to mention the easterlings are a power hungry empire like the Mongols! Someone's argument for this reasonining is that "but dorwinion is a peaceful nation! They wouldn't go to war with easterlings!" But did some nations have a choice of when they want to go to war? Did Poland have a choice when hitler invaded? In a war with easterlings and dorwinion (which I believe most likely happened),the easterlings most likely attacked first! Hey if you don't want to call it an all out war, then let's just call it raids on vineyards shall we?

Only Gondorians viewed them like that, the Easterlings were diverse, and besides they are never mentioned like that except the Easterlings in the first age in Beleriand, but that is only one of many other Easterlings. In Greece back in Ancient times they viewed everyone outside of their lands/knowledge as lowly barbarians, which could be like how the western factions may view the factions of Rhun Exactly. But, currently in their speech banks, it's clear dorwinion dislikes and fears khanate. I understand there will be a good Easterling faction, but I'm just saying that dorwinion should be in conflict with khanate and variags of khand.
 * rant done*