Ernildhir wrote:Thanks for sharing that article, Beth. Very enjoyable and interesting. It made me laugh at myself, too, because it led me to compare how much I know of Númenórean history and the genealogy of its rulers to how much I know of the same aspects of any real-world culture. It was pretty sad. Biblical history aside, I'm not much of a history guy... so it was a pretty pathetic comparison.
Let's just say you know there's something wrong with you when you know more about the history of Númenor than that of America.
I must admit, that is pretty sad, but you're not alone. Being out of school for all most a year has deteriorated a few of my brain cells (and history is a favorite subject of mine too!).
Biblical history is pretty intriguing, though I don't know as much as I should or would like.
I must agree with you, Dirhael, sadly. Numenorean history has turned out to be far more interesting than that of American history -although we've had a few of our own moments of glory, if you will-.