When you consider the Valar are to some extent avatars of elemental forces, them sitting on their arses while Morgoth runs amok makes a bit more sense. Because each and every time they intervene to help Elves and Men it results in catastrophic destruction to the very fabric of the world.
Even in the War of Wrath, where the bulk of the fighting appears to have been done by the Maiar (lesser angelic beings) and the Elves of Valinor rather than the Valar themselves, the collatoral damage required to bring down Morgoth is still enough to sink an entire continent.
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When you consider the Valar are to some extent avatars of elemental forces, them sitting on their arses while Morgoth runs amok makes a bit more sense. Because each and every time they intervene to help Elves and Men it results in catastrophic destruction to the very fabric of the world.
Even in the War of Wrath, where the bulk of the fighting appears to have been done by the Maiar (lesser angelic beings) and the Elves of Valinor rather than the Valar themselves, the collatoral damage required to bring down Morgoth is still enough to sink an entire continent.