[Diamond18]

This is somewhat of a moot/hypothetical point, since the quite from Morgoth's Ring which Angry Hill Troll provided clearly states that Morgoth was not able to reproduce, but:

I'm a bit surprised by the early sentiment that the offspring of Morgoth/Luthien would be a terrible monster and that it would automatically be a "win-win" situation for Morgoth. Evil does not create (which is why Morgoth can't reproduce...) so the conception of a child falls under the good, creative nature of Eru. Hence, by the very nature of being created, the child would have a fresh start. I also don't see why it should have a bad physical form, as whatever genes it got from its daddy would be good ol' Maiar genes. The child born to Luthien would have the attributes of a powerful Maia, but who says it would inherit Morgoth's uber-evilness? (But, of course, this is only if Morgoth still had that least bit of Eru-inherited goodness nescessary to create a child, which he didn't.) Basically, to use a real life analogy, a child conceived in rape is not an evil thing, it is a human just like any other. Likewise, I see no reason why the offspring of Morgoth would inherit his evilness. I would think it would be a Maia/Elf just like any other. Now, he could raise it up to follow in his ways, but Luthien might have a thing or two to say about that, wouldn't she? Sure, it's a moot point because Morgoth was SO evil he lost the ability to create, but hey, this whole thread is based around a moot point, so I present my case. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] Am I the only one who feels strong sympathy for the idea of this innocent child who would have one heck of a lousy father and be reviled by his mother's side of the family?