Posted: February 09, 1999 at 13:37:24: by Michael Martinez
: Also to take things really in depth - does 13,500 individuals
: (if that is an accurate enough figure, maybe we should be
: looking at a more conservative figure) give a large enough gene
: pool to maintain the health of the race?Don't be too concerned about that. There were many, many more Faithful Numenoreans living in Eriador and along the banks of Anduin by the time Elendil and his sons reached Middle-earth.
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