Seems Like Someone's Rooting for the Wrong Side

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Raynor

I agree; I previously answered to one of davem's post that we can hardly be impressed by the might and splendour of Melkor, since Tolkien dedicates very little space to that.

I disagree with you here. You may not spend a lot of time describing, say, a mountain, yet when you actually see one, it is a splendid sight. That said, I take your point that the Tolkiens may not have wanted that to be a focal point except where it is needed to show valour in other characters. Melkor's might is expressed more in his battle with Fingolfin so that the elven king's fall seems all the more wondrous, given that he wounds the great creature.