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Yes, Osse's something of an odd holdover. He was originally a Vala, and only in late writings 'demoted'- he goes back to the Lost Tales, when Valinor also included the barbaric war-god and -goddess Makar and Measse, with their blood-drenched Valhalla.
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The entire plot of The Lord of the Rings could be said to turn on what Sauron didn’t know, and when he didn’t know it.
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