Board Thread:General Mod Discussion/@comment-29680750-20170806070151/@comment-25841881-20170810200545

No, they believed Beleriand to be where the Gods resided. That is why they were singing.. They thought they had found safety. They were unaware of the ocean between Hildorien and Valinor, and when they found out about it they chose to remain with the Elves.. Aside from those who fled Beleriand after the lies of Melko crept into their conference. And the situation remains: On finding a strange people residing illegally in sparsely populated land, the Noldor gave the Edain a home. The Edain, on finding strange people residing illegally in sparsely populated land, permanently displaced them.