Was Melko chickened by the Elves? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Noldorin King · 10-01-2003, 09:10 PM

yeah, it's quite weird that he, being the most powerful of all the ainur, could get shaken by the might of the children of eru...
or was he just too idle to stand up and face fingolfin?

Lord of Angmar · 10-02-2003, 04:58 AM

Melkor became evil, and with evil come fear, greed, and envy. In his 'fallen' state, Melkor feared greatly to be overcome by the Fair Folk or the might of the Valar. He was very insecure. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Finwe · 10-02-2003, 03:37 PM

He wasn't idle. After his fall, Morgoth lost most of the powers that he had enjoyed as a Vala, and retained only a few. That was how Tulkas and Oromë could have bested him. He lost his ability to assume a fair form, among others, and due to his ability for seducing his way into people's minds, that was a great loss.

10-01-2003, 09:10 PM	#1
Noldorin King Animated Skeleton Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 30	Was Melko chickened by the Elves? yeah, it's quite weird that he, being the most powerful of all the ainur, could get shaken by the might of the children of eru... or was he just too idle to stand up and face fingolfin?

10-02-2003, 04:58 AM	#2
Lord of Angmar Tyrannus Incorporalis Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: the North Posts: 833	Melkor became evil, and with evil come fear, greed, and envy. In his 'fallen' state, Melkor feared greatly to be overcome by the Fair Folk or the might of the Valar. He was very insecure. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img] __________________ ...where the instrument of intelligence is added to brute power and evil will, mankind is powerless in its own defence.

10-02-2003, 03:37 PM	#3
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	He wasn't idle. After his fall, Morgoth lost most of the powers that he had enjoyed as a Vala, and retained only a few. That was how Tulkas and Oromë could have bested him. He lost his ability to assume a fair form, among others, and due to his ability for seducing his way into people's minds, that was a great loss. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.