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Why didn't Beren kill Morgoth when he had the chance?

Beren had Morgoth at his mercy, and he could've drove his knife into Morgoth while he slept. Suddenly he fell, as a hill sliding in avalanche, and hurled like thunder from his throne lay prone ...
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Why would Manwë make himself sit on his throne for all eternity until Melkor comes back?

Before the War of Wrath, Manwë Súlimo King of Arda, Lord of the Valar, and caretaker of Valinor Untouched and Melkor were brothers and the most powerful but wanted different things in life,...
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Why do the Wise always wait and watch until they are destroyed? [closed]

We have seen throughout the Silmarillion and other Middle Earth related histories that the forces of "Good" (Elves, Edain, Naugrim etc) constantly sit and wait for their enemy to get stronger before ...
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