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Some of Odin's more unpleasant aspects are also reflected in the Lost Tales-era Vala Makar, Lord of the Slain, whose gory halls in Valinor are pretty much a dead ringer for Valhalla in its more sanguinary representations- those killed in battle skip Mandos, and instead spend the afterlife alternately feasting and slaughtering.
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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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