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Interesting observations, Ghazi.
Didn't Sauron portray himself as defeated when he really was not? Or was he actually defeated by Ar Pharazon? Either way, he played Ar Phar. However, I'm not sure Pharazon was so much chivalrous as showing off his prize.
As for the Valar, wow. I'll have to read that over again to see if seemed like chivalry to me. My sense is that it was punishment after a crime, but with leniency - therefore mercy; however, I'm not sure that excludes the connotations of chivalry.
Interesting!
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