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News of Dior’s Silmaril passed further than the sons of Feanor. Morgoth too heard, Morgoth too planned an attack. He prepared forces to storm Doriath. The kinslayers got there first. When orcs arrived at Menegroth, it was already deserted. Had it been otherwise there would have been no survivors.

#It’s a concept in a few fanfics I’ve read that Morgoth takes Doriath and Sirion anyway and the genocide still happens.. THATS THE POINT #We know Morgoth had forces; look at Gondolin. Idril’s secret way alone meant any escaped.#If Morgoth had raided Doriath perhaps Elwing still would have survived #but if Morgoth had raided Sirion they would have been more than destroyed. Three sons of Feanor and their few people ravaged them #Do not imagine what Melkor would’ve done. The oath is a bitter mercy.#And in many ways without a force so strong to oppose Melkor #it is doubtful whether anyone would have survived #Obviously the oath is more of a grey entity but it does work against morgoth’s possession of the Silmarils at least #Anyway #silm hc #silm headcanons #silmarillion headcanon #doriath #second kinslaying #silmarillion #the silmarillion #silm #the silm fandom #the silm #tolkien #silm fandom #jrr tolkien #tolkien legendarium

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