Is it reasonable for Gondor to arrive in time to help the Westfold folk survive the sudden attack of Saruman's armies? Our thought is no. If you look at a Middle-earth map, it is three or four ...

This was one of the primary factors that influenced Gondor's decline, marking a terrible turning point for the free peoples of Middle-Earth in their constant struggle against the forces of evil.

1892) passed away in 1973, he left an immense amount of unpublished writings — much of which consisted of his own personal Middle-earth mythology ... the last Steward of Gondor, actually ...