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Here are a few idea's of mine of what would have happened in different regions in Middle Earth after the War of the Ring. Feel free to add more idea's!

Gondor:

The end of the WotR saw rapid expancion of Gondorian borders, with Gondor annexing Harondor, much of the Haradrim coastline and Umbar, aswell was reocupying key fortresses on in the Ash Mountains such as Minas Morgul and Cirith Ungul. This large growth would be accompanied by large population and economic grouth, further empowering the on-the-way-back-up Gondorian Kingdom.

Mordor:

In Mordor, there would be absolute chaos. All the land in Udun and northern Gorgoroth would collapse as a result of the explosion of Mt Doom, leaving most of Mordor's infrastructure and direct production devasted. The remaining Orc captains with their followers would most likely retreat south, hoping to find refuge in the reletivly untouched and recource rich lands of Nurnen, only to find it had been home to a full-scale slave revolt, fueled by the news of Saurons demise. The remaining Orcs would either try to escape to the mountains, fight the Slaves, or starve.

Rhûn:

Being the civilised society that it was, the Rhûnic Khanganate would be quick to make peace with the rapidly expanding Gondorians. This would be fine for most Rhûnnic's, however, certain tribes who actually worshipped Sauron would rebel, resulting in their bloody demise. Gondor would be eager to get peace, as it would mean they don't need to fight in the east as much, and it would open up links for trade.

Harad:

Harad, like Mordor, would be utterly devistated after the WotR. With almost it's entire military dead, along with a good amount of it's Leaders and Generals, there would be a massive vacuum of power, which in turn would result in a large scale civil war. This would be accompanied by the conquering of Harandor and Umbar by Gondor, greatly increacing the chaos in the region. After this, Gondor would probably either conquer the remainder of Near Harad or otherwise put heavy taxes and leavies on them.

Dwarves:

First up, i'd like to say that I find it highly unlikely that Moria would only have been conquered by the time of Durin VII. Personally, I think that it would have been Thorin II Stonehelm who would have, around the middle of his reign, invaded Moria, due to the fact that prieviously, they didn't enter because of Durin's Bane, who they know now through Gimli is dead. Thorin's invasion of Moria would kickstart the Second War of the Dwarves and Orcs. Moria would fall in weeks, being repopulated and renamed Khazad-Dum shortly after. What would follow would be a decade of brutal fighting, in which the Orc holds of the Mountains, like Carn Dum, Mt Gram, Goblin Town and of course Gundabad, would be found and destroyed. They would find a new age of prosperity, as the rapidly expanding Gondorians and Arnorians would need steel and other metals to produce weapons of war, and to repair their cities. I also don't think they would have just died out. The thing is spieces, especially sentinent ones, don't just concieciously go extinct. It's impossible.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, the early forth age would be marked by rapid Gondorian and Dwarven expansion, the complete and utter capitulation of the Orcish race, and overall just an era of peace, with Rhûn finally making peace with the Kingdom of Gondor, and the Orc tribes that raided the lands around the Misty Mountains being eradicated. 30 years after the WotR, there would only be a few thousand surviving Orcs, living mainly in the Ash Mountains or Forodwaith.

That was what I think would have happened after the War of the Ring! Thanks for reading, and any new idea's are welcome!

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