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Morthoron · 10-28-2010, 04:10 PM

It was only wrong of the Valar because they did everything half-arsed. They left the Elves to their own devices on the long road West and lost thousands of them on the way, and then they ignored those that didn't make it. What, was it too big of a deal for an angelic immortal to hop back over the sea for some retrieval duty? Manwe couldn't have managed a couple weeks away from Varda to gather up the stragglers? Eonwe was supposedly a great hunter, couldn't he have gone back and rustled up the strays?

And then, of course, they did nothing when Morgoth skipped bail, and the Valar instead decided to punish the Elves (and by default, the Men and Dwarves) for the better part of an Age, only coming back when Earendil arrived sporting the Silmarils. BUT -- they did a half-arse job again and didn't rout out all Morgoth's minions, leaving Sauron alone to work his evil.

I give the Valar a failing grade in their guidance and protection roles

10-28-2010, 04:10 PM	#4
Morthoron Curmudgeonly Wordwraith Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ensconced in curmudgeonly pursuits Posts: 2,515	It was only wrong of the Valar because they did everything half-arsed. They left the Elves to their own devices on the long road West and lost thousands of them on the way, and then they ignored those that didn't make it. What, was it too big of a deal for an angelic immortal to hop back over the sea for some retrieval duty? Manwe couldn't have managed a couple weeks away from Varda to gather up the stragglers? Eonwe was supposedly a great hunter, couldn't he have gone back and rustled up the strays? And then, of course, they did nothing when Morgoth skipped bail, and the Valar instead decided to punish the Elves (and by default, the Men and Dwarves) for the better part of an Age, only coming back when Earendil arrived sporting the Silmarils. BUT -- they did a half-arse job again and didn't rout out all Morgoth's minions, leaving Sauron alone to work his evil. I give the Valar a failing grade in their guidance and protection roles __________________ And your little sister's immaculate virginity wings away on the bony shoulders of a young horse named George who stole surreptitiously into her geography revision.