Finwe said:
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Also, after the destruction of Numenor, the Valar had given up their Guardianship of Middle-earth, and were no longer actively responsible for it.
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IIRC, they just gave their Guardianship up for that time, not alltogether.
I looked it up and the Silm says:
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Then Manwë upon the Mountain called upon Ilúvatar, and for that time the Valar laid down their government of Arda.
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