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Old 01-28-2011, 08:56 PM   #6
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. . . snared though he was in the webs of Melkor’s malice against the Valar he held no converse with him and took no counsel from him.
It seems that Feanor, for all his flaws, was one of the few (Valar, Maiar, or Eldar) who saw through Melkor’s deceit.
Even if Feanor realised what Melkor was aiming at, I think that his actions (toward Morgoth) were produced by pride, not wisdom.
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