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***Mithadan*** · 04-27-2001, 12:50 PM

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Re: Valar forsake MiddleEarth?

I think "foresake" is the wrong word. Say rather that the Valar chose to no longer intervene directly in the events in Middle Earth. Thus they sent emissaries, the wizards, to influence events but not to weild power even in opposition to evil. As the domination of Man increased and the Elves waned, the Valar feared to act directly in Middle Earth affairs, possibly for fear both of the damage that matching Sauron's power with power would do and of influencing Man who were intended to possess free will and choice among the "chances" of the world.

--Mithadan--
"The Silmarils with living light
were kindled clear, and waxing bright
shone like stars that in the North
above the reek of earth leap forth." </p>

04-27-2001, 12:50 PM	#10
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,314	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Spirit of Mist Posts: 836</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Valar forsake MiddleEarth? I think "foresake" is the wrong word. Say rather that the Valar chose to no longer intervene directly in the events in Middle Earth. Thus they sent emissaries, the wizards, to influence events but not to weild power even in opposition to evil. As the domination of Man increased and the Elves waned, the Valar feared to act directly in Middle Earth affairs, possibly for fear both of the damage that matching Sauron's power with power would do and of influencing Man who were intended to possess free will and choice among the "chances" of the world. --Mithadan-- "The Silmarils with living light were kindled clear, and waxing bright shone like stars that in the North above the reek of earth leap forth." </p> __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.