Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-26322120-20170207042106/@comment-26890432-20170210011409

Even though the blood of Numenor was greatly diminished by the War of the Ring, Gondor's soldiers still had the advantage of benefiting from a military institution that's existed and evolved for centuries. Cumulative military experience doesn't just vanish because of a dulling bloodline: for a Kingdom like Gondor, preserving military doctrine would have been priority number one. Also, take into account the individual soldiers: men who have been either training or fighting on the front lines for the majority of their lives as professional soldiers. Traces of Numenorean blood aside, these factors alone are enough to give any military an edge in combat.