Nice post--strange nobody has responded before now [img]smilies/confused.gif[/img]
In the notes on the Athrabeth, the following statement is made:
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Individual Elves might be seduced to a kind of minor 'Melkorism': desiring to be their own masters in Arda, and to have things their own way., leading in extreme cases to rebellion against the tutelage of the Valar; but not one has ever entered the service or allegiance of Melkor himself, nor ever denied the existence and absolute supremacy of Eru.
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It seems that this is Tolkien's way out of the dilemma of what to do with a
fëain Mandos who has accepted Melkor as Lord. Elves (and Dwarves) never do this, and the
fëa of Men are fated to leave Arda independent of whether they fall into service of Melkor.
Of course, this view assumes that Orcs are not in fact corrupted Elves, and that the view of the Edain that mortality is an imposed condition, is mistaken.