Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26322120-20170207042106/@comment-25012056-20170209000408

High King Ithilion wrote: Gen. Grievous1138 wrote:

MrHobit1234 wrote: How about most of Anorien and Belfalas, and Grievous, to be the greatest kingdom of men you would have to have the best soldiers, as it is very likely all other mannish kingdoms outnumber Gondor, well except the Balcoth and the Wainriders who where both likely nearly exterminated. Not necessarily. It is entirely possible to be the best without being the best militarily. But let's say that's what Tolkien meant. They could've had the best military in so many more ways: better leaders (the likeliest), better tactics, better war machines, or better funding.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 21:12, February 8, 2017 (UTC) Far more likely is that they were better soldiers, with all the honor, craftmanship, glory, and pageantry of Numenor behind them.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lome) 21:35, February 8, 2017 (UTC)

Which is far more likely to have been lost to time as, as Faramir said, the blood of Númenor is lost over the ages. The only way they remained strong was because no enemy was strong enough to attack until Sauron's return.

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 00:04, February 9, 2017 (UTC)