Greed. It was all for greed. It can be a powerful motivator. They all knew how wealthy Gondor was, and wanted to get rich quick by stealing as much plunder as possible, without having to do all the fighting themselves. Yes, they did fight, but not as if they had to organize the entire war by themselves.
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But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.
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