Melkor is the saviour of mankind

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Tar-Telperien

What I was referring to is the idea of Mankind's "place" and "duty" in the world. In Christian tradition, humans were to be the stewards of a currently perfect planet. They could upkeep it, but couldn't do much to make it a better place, since it was already Unfallen.

Ah, yes, I understand now. Sorry. That's right what you say.

...One idea... if we take Middle-Earth really as "lost records of true ancient history", then this is the age when God/Eru did not yet talk to people... then after some time, when the Men are not able to "unmarr" Arda, he intervenes - he calls an individual, Abram, and then the nation of Israel, and later he reveals himself to the whole world in the person of Christ... and thus, although the Men do not seem to be fit to "repair" the world, through Christ it is reached. It seems to me like fulfiling the promise to Abram: "and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed", which in the New Testament is explained as it was meant to be Christ; so the "vision of Men as the agents of the 'unmarring' of Arda" may also refer to Christ Now this would make perfect sense

But enough of this, we still are not returning to the main topic... well, at least, I hope, we have not gone too far from it...