Normal succession would have him as king not Manwe. Due to Morgoth being Manwe's older brother.
This just came to me. I am curious to see what you think would have happened if Morgoth was good.
In The Silmarillion, in the chapter called "Of the sun and the moon and the hiding of Valinor", the sun and the moon rise, and Morgoth sends spirits of shadow to attack the moon (the vessel of the Maia Tilion), but they are defeated. However, I haven't found a single mention of this attack on this wikipedia, not even on the page of Tilion. Why is this so obscure? I mean, it is only brought up in a few lines, but it is important in convincing the Valar to completely hide Valinor.
So I have been reading the Silmarillion, and Melkor is indeed a very spiteful role who seeks to destroy and corrupt everything that is good. But I also realized his personality and power is quite limited. Melkor is constantly jealous and afriad of things more powerful than him (or we may say that anything that stands against him). He's fretful of Tulkas and Orome and even a big hungry spider. When he fails on some point, he just simply run back to his basement and hide for some time. He somehow look like some vicious, mean jealous bully who is both a destroyer and coward too lol.
Look, I’m not saying that Morgoth is incompetent or stupid. He is very intelligent and corrupted, but I suppose the price of evil is that he’ll never find true courage and honour even when he has to fight back. His hands will never be healed from holding the Silmarils, which I assume it as a sign of how light and goodness will always be insufferable to him, and he will remember that for all eternity.
Why didn't the Valar imprison Morgoth in the end in the Halls of Mandos from where nobody (nor Valar) can escape? Why did they send him into the void from where he escapes in the end for the Dagor Dagorath, when they could keep him in the Halls of Mandos instead and chill?
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I have a question: the new Tolkien series will show how the rings of power were created, and I've seen a lot of non-canonical characters, so, is the series a prequel, showing us another story?
On the wiki i found some information regarding the known events in the 4th age- so Morgoth discovers a way to break through the Door of Night. What do you think Morgoth would've done to Middle-earth?
For me, it would be Sauron's deeds when he was singlehandedly corrupting Numenor
For example, Aulé was about invention, and Varda light, but what domain did Melkor have? I’m assuming fire or something destructive and powerful similar to that, but it doesn’t say it in this Wiki.
If Morgoth killed Finwë in Valinor, where did his spirit go? Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t all Elves that die due to physical harm immediately go to Valinor/Hall of Mandos?
It has been said that the Valar cannot create life itself, as only Eru is able to do so. considering this, how did Morgoth manage to create his Dragons? is there any solid explanation for their creation?
Hello,
I sampled the ring and made LOTR: In Dreams cover with it.
Hope you guys like it :)
So during the dark days of Númenór, Sauron had a temple built and had human sacrifice performed.
My question is: do you think Melkor actually received these sacrifices or were they just in recognition of him? And why didn’t Sauron build a temple to himself considering that he proclaimed himself the second sovereign Dark Lord independent of Melkor?
I only have 3 chapters left in lotr book six :(