Quote Originally Posted by HeirOfNumenor View Post
Nowhere is the number of archers mentioned, let alone 500. If I have overlooked it, I apologize - where are you getting this number?
Yeah, you're right and I apologize. I was in a hurry when I wrote that post so what happened was:
- I remembered that there were hobbit archers in that aforementioned battle
- I went to Tolkien Gateway (which I usually concider as somewhat reliable source of information, when it comes to articles that have sources mentioned) instead of taking time to read the original sources (which I usually do before posting)
- Of course I chose the 1st article I came across that, I see now, is purely speculative about the strength of forces in that battle. There is also an article about the Battle of Fornost that is more loyal to the original writings, and that I should have used.