Question about politeness in Aman

[Curufinende]

Morwen

Now Tulkas on the other hand does seem prepared to exert pressure on Feanor.

I think so too.



Formendacil

It might help is you could clarify more precisely what aspect of Manwë's questioning strikes you as possibly impolite. To my (English-first language) way of thinking, there's nothing odd in the questioning, but perhaps you aren't picking up on the actual wording of the question so much as something like whether or not Manwë should be asking in Yavanna's stead in the first place.

I think Valar had no rights for Silmarils, because Feanor said: "I shall be slain" and nobody of Valar contradicted him. Feanor did not promise to sacrifice his life. Some Russians think Feanor must give Silmarils for Valar and Manwë's phrase was the polite . When I learned English I had heard that phrase with "will(wilt) you" is not so polites as the phrase with "would you" and is a demand not an appeal. I am sorry I have used a wrong word in my first message.