Did the Valar make a huge mistake?
You bet they did.
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Then Manwë said to the Valar: 'This is the counsel of Ilúvatar in my heart: that we should take up again the mastery of Arda, at whatsoever cost, and deliver the Quendi from the shadow of Melkor.'
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Look at the interesting thing. Eru in no part says that the elves should be taken to Valinor, justt to be delivered from the shadow of Melkor.
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