If you've seen The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson's), by the way, you might notice that there's something missing from the culture of the Gondorians. They have magnificent walled cities, but no AGGRICULTURE. No FOOD.
The farmers and herders were tucked away behind Minas Tirith I think -- after the loss of Osgiliath and and verdant area by the River, things probably got a little tight.
13 posted on 04/18/2019 12:08:32 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)