The folly of the Valar?

[Glofin]

An interesting thread for sure. However I see it going in the direction of why did the Valar unchain Melkor in the first place. If we kept going in that direction we would arrive at the very question "Why is there evil at all?"

It is my personal opinion (rather correct or otherwise) that the Valar should not have tried to prevent the elves from going after Morgoth to avenge Finwë and retake the Silmarills. For time and time again, with both Gondolin and Nargothrond, the doom of the Noldor, the curse, which Mandos set, worked great woe.

Had not the Valar barred the way to the elves, there might not have been the kinslaying, had there not been the kinslaying there would not have been the curse of Mandos.

I hold that the Noldor were right to go after Morgoth, for he had done great hurt to both the Noldor and to Valinor. I think the Valar should have aided him.

Glofin