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Originally Posted by Zigűr
Perhaps Maiar were too important for guard duty (or perhaps this was when Ëonwë was busy with Sauron — that would be an interesting coincidence).
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Well, maybe it was thought that since Morgoth had been captured, and his forces routed, the threat to the Silmarils was minimal.
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Originally Posted by Zigűr
I hope they weren't the same ones guarding Morgoth!
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That was the obvious place for top-level guards. I doubt they would have let any but Maia anywhere near Morgoth, and even then none alone with him.