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Originally Posted by Galin
...the Maiar (all five are referred to before the section I quote here) all appear to come at the same time (a crucial moment) -- and at a time when the resistance of the West was greatly outnumbered.
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'Now these Maiar were sent by the Valar at a crucial moment in the history of Middle-earth to enhance the resistance of the Elves of the West, greatly outnumbered by those of the East and South.'
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This quote has never bothered me before, but it suddenly does now.
I can see why the Valar would seek to strengthen the resolve of the Elves of the West, but why would it matter that they were outnumbered by other Elves? Surely the Elves of the East and South were not evil!
But the
Men of the East and South
were under the sway of Sauron,
they vastly outnumbered the
Men of the West (Dúnedain), and this indeed made a “crucial” difference in whether or not Sauron could seize control of Middle-earth in the Third Age, with or without the Ruling Ring.