Silm thoughts - “Of Men”

[alasse_mirimiel]

Something that really caught my attention is how little the Valar seem to involve themselves when it comes to Men. The only Power they were exposed to at the beginning was Morgoth, and while that was true of the Elves, at least the Valar did something about it when they found out. When Men appeared? No help would come from them until someone

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[shirebound]

Maybe the Valar were afraid of screwing up like they did with the Noldor. Maybe being around Men would be too much for Men’s bodies, like being in Valinor would be too much for them.

You always give me something new to think about!

[alasse_mirimiel]

The only direct Vala-Man interaction I can think of is Ulmo and Tuor, and even there it was about the Elves. Every other time, it's the Valar sending Elves as messengers (like in Númenor)