Board Thread:Middle Earth Roleplays/@comment-25597877-20160209212230/@comment-26347028-20160211074642

Edacnik wrote: Well, it was because Gondor used to match the elves... In the elder days, Gondor was AMAZINGLY powerful. I quote:

"In the elder days of Gondor, valuable stones were but trinkets and toys for children..."

- A rough quote It wasn't amazingly powerful, but the elves hadn't started to dwindle and we can presume were helping them.