Tolkien does point out that Mordor does have large fields (presumably orced with farmers) in order to feed all those armies. In a protracted war, you would need those farmers to be full time (i.e. not conscripts). Tech level gives 95% of the population engaged in farming.
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Date: 2013-01-15 11:19 pm (UTC)