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Forum: The Books 08-24-2024, 11:53 AM
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From the exerpt from Osanwe-kenta: And...

From the exerpt from Osanwe-kenta:


And that I think encapsulates my view: the "curse" was Morgoth's ability to amplify the worst aspects of the target's nature. This is actually not unlike the...
Forum: The Books 09-23-2015, 06:52 AM
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Lots of little evils add up. With regard to...

Lots of little evils add up. With regard to Doriath, Hurin's bringing of the Hoard of Nargothrond/Nauglamir was in itself a neutral act, but for the curse of Mim; and even then the primary factor...
Forum: The Books 09-22-2015, 10:07 AM
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I'm not so sure about that. Morgoth after all...

I'm not so sure about that. Morgoth after all was present in the Music, the greatest of the participants therein, even if much of the time his attention was on his own invention/corruption rather...
Forum: The Books 09-15-2015, 03:23 PM
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No, he couldn't destroy their free will- but he...

No, he couldn't destroy their free will- but he could induce them to choose evil (compare Sauron's cozening of Gorlim). Morgoth of course could work at a far more elemental level than mere deceit.
Forum: The Books 09-15-2015, 10:14 AM
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But Turin and Hurin were Men, and Men have no...

But Turin and Hurin were Men, and Men have no "destiny:' they aren't bound by the Music.

Morgoth's curse was effective, but it worked by destroying his victims from within, turning them into...
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