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Aye. The "just because Tolkien didn't say so" is a fallacious argument. Mqybe Mordor invented steam power because they were industrious. Tolkien would have mentioned plate armor at some time were it in Middle-earth. We have no record of it. Other armor pieces that were not chainmail, like leather, helmets, and bracers were mentioned, but not once is there record of a cuirass. Therefore, we can reasonably assume it doesn't exist. Furthermore, Middle-earth is set in a sort of Dark Ages, a time when mail was the armor used. Just because the Elves and Dwarves might be capable of making plate doesn't mean they did, as it was perfectly effective against most weapon forms.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lome) 19:41, February 21, 2017 (UTC)