[Lalwendë]

Originally Posted by Heren Istarion

Question of Unwill (how can it be overcome) I have thought about before, but came not to a definitive conclusion. I have a theory, though, which runs as follows:

Maybe, Unwill is not overcome in a strict sense - the breach is allowed for by the person him/herself

This is a good point, and it is also borne out in the Osanwe-kenta itself:

Here he was aided by the simplicity of those unaware of evil, or not yet accustomed to beware of it. And for that reason it was said above that the distinction of openess and active will to entertain was of great importance. For he would come by stealth to a mind open and unwary, hoping to learn some part of its thought before it closed, and still more to implant his own thought, to deceive it and win it to his friendship

This does suggest that if Unwill was not something a being realised they needed to put into play, then it would indeed be too late once Melkor had entered their thoughts. This leads on to one of the many ideas I had after reading Osanwe-kenta, the possibility that Orcs were created by entering the thoughts of innocent Elves (as in, innocent minded, even maybe naive) and enslaved. As the essay states, those who were aware of Melkor were those he most sought to enslave, yet found it hardest to trap; for this reason he made use of language.