Absent from the published Silmarillion are a few lines found in Morgoth's Ring (don't recall which section, either the Annals of Aman or the later Silmarillion) regarding Morgoth's release from Mandos. Manwe is described as being without evil and being unable to understand it. As a result, he believed that Morgoth could be redeemed or rehabilitated.
The same error seems to have been made regarding Sauron after Morgoth's defeat.
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Beleriand, Beleriand,
the borders of the Elven-land.
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