Why was Eriador so depopulated?

In this video, we look at how Eriador was depopulated, and the potential reasons why it might have stayed depopulated for so long, even when it had centuries of relative peace. Thanks to my patrons - Hallimar Rathlorn, Habimana, Ben Jeffrey, Harry Evett, Mojtaba Ro, Moe L, Paul Leone, Barbossa, mncb1o, Carrot Ifson, Andrew Welch and Catherine Berry. Patreon -   / darthgandalf