Granted, I didn't mean unjust in the sense of murder vs. combat. Clearly, Mablung was in a combat situation. But despite Thingol's errors and the work of the Doom, the Dwarves involved I feel were unjust in both their attacks, first on Thingol and then later. I do not think that the Elves wrongly initiated violence either in hounding Thingol's killers or the attack at Sarn Asthad led by Berren. I think the refusal of the Dwarf House at Belegost to seek vengence points to the unjustness of what the Nogrodrim did, but still Celeborn's grudge is not wise or just either, especially after so much time, and in view of the great bravery and sacrifices by the House Durin. But compared to the Sons of Feanor, the Drarves were fricking saints.
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The hoes unrecked in the fields were flung, __ and fallen ladders in the long grass lay __ of the lush orchards; every tree there turned __ its tangled head and eyed them secretly, __ and the ears listened of the nodding grasses; __ though noontide glowed on land and leaf, __ their limbs were chilled.
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