Before the Downfall of Númenor, Gondor was home to many Númenórean colonists, who either mixed blood with the indigenous Middle Men if they were friendly, or dispersed them into Ras Morthil, Dunland, and Drúadan Forest. Gondor, at a latitude comparable to Venice, was a more fertile region than Arnor to the north, and therefore it already had a larger population before the ships of Elendil’s sons arrived, including a well-established city, Pelargir.
The Elendili from Númenor proper were given a warm reception upon their arrival by those that had already colonized Middle-earth, including...
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