[Overtaxed]

Perhaps "cut and run" was a bit of an oversimplification of what cantbebought was saying about Gil-galad not having an heir.

He ruled for 3,514 years and marches off to the biggest war in ages were, when he falls, the Noldor Kingdom in exile also fails.

Isn't producing an heir part of a king's (let alone a so-called High King's) duty? So when he "cuts and runs' on his dynastic duty, it was history for the Noldor Kingdom in exile.

[JenB]

I forgot to add that after Gil-Galad's death, the Exiles were pardoned and most went home. So there was really no need for a high king, there weren't that many Noldor left and they could govern themselves in places like Rivendell, Lothlorien, and the Gray Havens.

[cantbebought]

I was only joking about the bashing, really....Uhm, what kind of snacks do we get over in Tooks corner?.

My original question was to see if there was an explination in the Lost Tales or JRRT Letters. My theory is that they lost so many Elves (including Gil-galad) that, like Arnor, only worse, the Elf Kingdom could no longer sustain itself. The few survivors that didn't bug out to the West would have settled with Elrond or Cirdan. Lorien was home of the Silvan Elves and they 'imported' Galadriel (Noldor) and Celeborn (Sindar) to rule after Amroth was lost at sea.