Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-27860585-20160227122451/@comment-26347028-20160320171844

Catfishperson wrote: No, they helped beat Melkor, but without the aniur and the eagles, they wouldn't have stood a chance. The Ainur did next to nothing, the Eagles helped against the dragons of course; but an elf killed Ancalagon in single combat. It was the Vanyar who beat them, and the Vanyar who took the losses. Only against Melkor did the Ainur step in.