Posted: September 15, 1999 at 15:04:40: by MW
One must also keep in mind that the Roman army was also the most efficent fighting force of that era as well as a politicol tool. These factors lent a great deal to the army size throughout. To compare that to Gondor/MT would be an error. Afterall Gondor/MT at the best of times was in a state of skirmish with Minas Morgul (in the third age) and one would think that this would possibly lead to a disproportionate army size. Also (as Tolkien illustrated in RotK) they seemed to rely heavily on irregulers and local militia (where Rome relied on heavily trained legions). Just some things one should take into account when trying to determine the populations IMHO.
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