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Yes, thanks for the reminder about Melkor in between the Chaining and the death of the Trees. It shows that he must have been contemplating how best to have Elves kill each other beforehand, because wouldn't need weapons himself, of course. Still, it brings the question of what versions of these JRRT intended. Britain didn't have an advanced weapons tradition until the Romans and Norse showed up. Did JRRT sketch swords or spears or talk about armor as closely as he did banners?
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