Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 10 May 2006 to 11 May 2006 (#2006-93)
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Topics of the day:

 1. Orcs and inherent evil

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Date:    Thu, 11 May 2006 10:36:20 -0700
From:    Daniel Gioffre <danielgioffre@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Orcs and inherent evil

You know, I was thinking of Sauron's second
repentance. I had totally forgotten about this
episode.

Which reminds me...must read "The Silmarillion"
again...by far the best thing JRRT ever did...

-Dan

NP: IQ "Dark Matter"

--- Thorfinn Tait <thorf@CHOKAI.NE.JP> wrote:

> Dan said:
> > Ville, I don't think that Sauron's "repentence"
> was ever > genuine. It was more an attempt to save his own
> skin than a > genuine recognition of fault.
>
> It's definitely up for debate.  If I remember right,
> Sauron's repentance at
> the fall of Thangorodrim was such that he managed to
> convince the Valar -
> and possibly even himself, for a time.  I think he
> was always destined to
> fall back to evil in the end, but nevertheless there
> were points where he
> could clearly have chosen to go back to the side of
> good.  But like his old
> master before him he was so good at lying that it's
> hard to make a clear
> judgement.
>
> I seem to recall Tolkien mentioning in his
> description that it's possible
> Sauron did in fact reform, for a while at least. I'd have to check the
> Silmarillion to be sure, though.
>
> Thorf
>
>
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