Abby

Maybe a tighter ship? Gondor seems to be on a downturn when we see it in the books. Aragorn eventually rebuilds that wealth, the appendices say, but it would take a long time.

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Abby @arobertswrites.com
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:49 UTC

Rebuilding infrastructure in Arnor after a 1000 year interregnum would also take a lot of resources.

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Stori3d Past @stori3dpast.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 03, 2024 at 13:44 UTC

Yeah from the book it's sometimes hard to tell just how the country was doing. Gandalf laments that Minas Tirith is shabby, but the troops who march in from Dol Amroth seem like the most splendid people in the world.

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