Gondorian Renaissance
The 17th century was a time of great change and upheaval for Gondor. The society, strongly hierarchical and stratified, dominated by a small Dúnedain elite, experienced two major wars (1633–1638, 1653–1666) and the plague (1635–1638), which claimed the lives of half of the kingdom’s population. Particularly, the economic and political aftermath of the plague disrupted… read more »