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Old 01-28-2003, 08:38 PM   #1
The Silver-shod Muse
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Perhaps the Valar knew that Sauron would be defeated by men. We can be fairly certain that Eru knew what the outcome would be, so maybe he bid the Valar to wait, send the Istari for aid, and let the men and dwarves win their own war, as he knew they would.
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