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Originally Posted by William Cloud Hickli
Tolkien makes it clear, I believe in the same essay quoted, that Melian's bearing a child was an extraordinary and singular case, permitted because Luthien was to be part of the Plan (or the Music). Although for a long time Tolkien envisioned "Children of the Valar" (the later Maiar), he abandoned that idea.
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My reading of the story of Lúthien and Beren implies that Morgoth considered doing more with the She-Elf than just hearing her sing. Was this the first time that Morgoth had such thoughts, or are the orcs his creation via elves in more than one sense?
Ick!