#the dúnedain are my main blorbos and I'm glad they are getting more attention with the show

[irisseireth]

About the Dúnedain and the Downfall, and its long-lasting psychological effect:

It is stated on RotK that Faramir often dreams with the Downfall of Númenor, with the big wave coming and sinking the island. The widely accepted theory, and a conclusion I also reached, is that this is due to a combination of the Dúnedain possesing psychic abilities (generally described as having visions of the future), and strong trauma that manifests as a sort of epigenetic PTSD. I want to propose another factor into this:

By the point Frodo and Sam meet him in The Two Towers, Faramir has been living in Ithilien, in Mordor's shadow, for quite some time. This is also stated as one of the motives why he is taken so gravely ill during RotK, combined with stress and concern about his father's mental state. I suggest that somehow, being in proximity to Sauron, and sorf of under his influence, may have contributed to triggering these dreams. Sort of Sauron saying "look what I did to your people the last time", as a reminder that he can still very much destroy them.