Il Principe (of Beleriand...)

[drigel]

there could be no such thing.

quite true. In the "what could have been done differently" line of thought, the only variable I can see that could have been adjusted would have been mankind. Could there have been more reaching out to them earlier? And could have that made a difference in the numbers of those that he gathered? Were the deceits of Morgoth unassailable? Could there have been a pre-emptive strike against them?

Interesting