Melko was made first an Ainu created by Eru in the timeless halls. Melko was gifted the greatest kno
Melko was made first an Ainu created by Eru in the timeless halls. Melko was gifted the greatest knowledge of all the Ainu, possessing also all gifts shared by other Ainu. While the Ainur sung the Great Music, creating Arda through it, Melko weaved his evil thoughts into the music causing a discord among the Ainu. Thus when the music had created Arda it had already been flawed through Melkos’ discord and it was then he took an interest in the world, finding evil where he could. Melko sought to disrupt every action of the Vala and claimed the field of Varda as his own, establishing the fortress of Angbad in which he left Sauron in charge of.Upon being the first to find the elves in Varda, he transformed them through his corruption into orcs. It was then that the Valar overcame Melko and brought him to the halls of mandos for three ages. after feigning repentance he was ordered released. Lusting after the silmarills that Feanor has created, Melko(now Morgoth) sought Ungoliant and destroyed the Two Trees of light and stole the Silmarills. Feanor swore vengeance but was destroyed in an attack against Orcs by Morgoths lieutenant Gothmog. After hundreds of years of war and corruption upon Arda, Earendil presented the Valar with a silmarill in exchange for their assistance in the defeat of Morgoth. Thus the war of wrath erupted between Morgoth’s forces and of the Valinor and the free people. After having most of his balrogs defeated and all of his orcs destroyed, Morgoth sent forth his dragons from the depths of his fortress out of fear where they too were defeated by Thorondor and a host of great Eagles. Morgoth then fled to the depths of the earth and begged for pardon but instead his feet were hewn from under him and his iron crown made into a collar around his neck where he was thrown face down into the void for eternity. -- source link
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