Agreed. We must be careful not to equate "position" (rank in the valinorean stature) with "might" or "power" in combat.
For example, it is clearly stated (in the Valaquenta), wrt the Valar, that "Greatest in strength and deeds or prowess in Tulkas", and also that Orome is "less strong than Tulkas" - and yet Tulkas is named last among the Lords of the Valar in Order.
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