Board Thread:Custom Lore Development/@comment-25356210-20160114013619/@comment-26453572-20160115162150

The Indomitable wrote: Let's face, it, power corrupts, and even though Gondor is strong under Aragorn, and his heirs. It is still weaker than what it once was. Especially after Aragorn's death.

The same principle applies to Elves after the dawn of the Fourth Age. It was said in every case that he brought back the dignity of the kings of old, meaning that it was as strong as it was before, otherwise it would have said he came close but could not succeed to restoring Gondor's former glory, not that he did.