A Sense of History: The Plague in Gondor

For almost three years now, we've all had plagues on our minds. History is littered with examples of highly contagious and deadly diseases that dispatch with large swaths of the population with frightening ease.

In this month's A Sense of History column, MirienSilowende looks at the plague that afflicted Gondor, before spreading northward to wreak havoc on the northern domains of mortal Men, in the middle of the Third Age. As her article shows, the plague in Gondor shares some elements with real-world plagues, namely the Black Death.

You can check out MirienSilowende's The Plague in Gondor here.

Posted on 14 October 2022 (updated 18 November 2022) by SWG Moderators