Beorhtnoth at Maldon ~ Gandalf at Khazaddûm

[Ghazi]

Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Interesting observations, Ghazi.
As for the Valar, wow. I'll have to read that over again to see if seemed like chivalry to me. My sense is that it was punishment after a crime, but with leniency - therefore mercy; however, I'm not sure that excludes the connotations of chivalry.

You may be right. As I think about it now, I have a hard time chalking that one up to chivalry. I'll read about that one too.