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Originally Posted by Huinesoron
On the basis of no evidence at all, I'm going to say yes, he fully intended for Maeglin to die.  I tend to view Morgoth as the ultimate nihilist - he'll promise anything he cares to, but feels no obligation to keep those promises. Sauron does this too, promising Gorlim his life back to betray Barahir and then offing him anyway.
Did he keep Maeglin safe from his forces? Maeglin was safe, but he never left the city, and I don't remember him running into any Orcs or Balrogs in the FoG. It's entirely possible that if he'd encountered Gothmog, he would have been skewered even while declaring his loyalty to the Iron Crown.
Like I say, this isn't an evidenced position, and I'm more than willing to shift it if you know of source text I've not considered. 
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There isn't evidence per se. Presumably, he gave Maeglin a token he was to show should he encounter any of Morgoth's troops, and they'd leave him alone in turn. But this is just a fan theory I stumbled across. People on another forum say that Maeglin was an agent of Morgoth, who harbored fear and hatred for all Eldar, Maeglin included.
If we suppose this to be the case, then the question 'what did he hope to accomplish with that'?
Also, you never answered my earlier question: Could Morgoth have counter-summoned Maeglin's spirit to do his bidding?
Re: Dior: I thought about this, and I think he was immortal, which means there were three mortals who succeeded in slaying an Elda. (And no, Beren doesn't count, since he didn't actually
succeed.)