Thread:Sinthorion/@comment-26295802-20151125184326/@comment-26295802-20151125190203

Sinthoniel wrote: And why was this technology forgotten by both the Numenoreans and Sauron? Numenoreans, because (obviously) of the fall of Numenor, and perhaps the muskets were manufactured in the island itself. Sauron, I'm not sure, perphaps he didn't have the same resources in Mordor that he did in Numenor and was unable to make the same weapons. Or maybe he figured that it would be better to manufacture lots of cheap weapons rather then spend a lot of time manufacturing muskets, as he assumed his hordes would overwhelm with pure numburs rather then with actual military strength.