Why don't the Valar send someone more powerful to defeat 👁️Sauron?

Elassar said:

surely there are more powerful beings than the wizards at the disposal of the Valar that could have defeated the lord of the rings much faster,

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AElberethGilthoniel said:

The asking of OP's question is always so strange to me. It's like people wish there wasn't any story in Lord of the Rings at all. You miss the entire point. This is not a Silmarillion question, but a Lord of the Rings question. There is no need to discuss the different powers of every Valar and every Maiar sent into the world to understand this. This is a story about the will and power each and every person in this world has, from the smallest to the most powerful. This is a story about great sweeping battles that ultimately end up in the hands of those who are usually powerless, those whom the enemy does not think capable of destroying him. In times of great evil, even the smallest has power to bring about good, even when the choice between right and wrong is uncertain. And that power does not have to come from brute force. That is why the Valar cannot intercede. Because otherwise there would be no story, no point.

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Aldarion said:

I do believe people want an in-universe answer, however. For many people, lack of internal consistency can throw them "out of story" so to speak... me first.

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AElberethGilthoniel said:

This universe exists to be a story - it is created with purpose and intent. To have the Valar swoop in and save the day by brute force would contradict Tolkien's intent in writing the story. Often stories do not operate with perfect internal logic - this is to fulfill author intent. I think stories are beautiful that way.
To speak about a story as if it should follow perfect internal logic, should have an explanation for every flaw, and should answer your every question about it, is to misunderstand the purpose of a story. I truly believe that the best answer to OP's question is simple: The Valar do not save the day because this story is about making the difficult choices, when in evil times the weighty decisions may be thrust upon those who do not often wield such power. We are reading literature, not a technical manual about Middle Earth.
I don't say this with any malintent. I just want to express my feelings about these books.

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Elassar said:

I know the Valar send a select group of Maiar to sail to middle earth to aid the free people's in the overthrow of Sauron. However, surely there are more powerful beings than the wizards at the disposal of the Valar that could have defeated the lord of the rings much faster, much easier and with much less casualties in doing so. There are many instances where Sauron has been overpowered, so why didn't Manwe send someone who could beat Sauron one on one by using sheer force? For example Eonwe would see to Sauron in battle effortlessly and the War of the ring would be shortened dramatically.

I know the argument about the forces at Sauron's command hindering the advance of the mighty being, such as Eonwe, on Sauron, but without the Istari that could be helped too. As without the interference of Saruman, the Rohirrim would be considerably stronger and the tower of orthanc would still lie under their control enabling them to build even more of a millartary force. For Gondor, their rise of power without Gandalf would not have been the same and the grey pilgrim would be, admittedly, a huge loss in the fight against Mordor.

The Other 3 Wizards are of much less importance to the war of the ring as the blue Wizards are never seen again after journey to the South-East and Rhadagast cares for animals more than people so the loss of there impact wouldn't be severe at all.

In my opinion the loss of Sarumans evil accounts for the loss of the greatness Gandalf and the addition of a mighty Maiar to save middle Earth means an end to all the free people's suffering comes to an end much sooner - However there is almost certainly something I have overlooked and I am interested to see other views on the subject. Thank you.

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Elassar said:

I know the Valar send a select group of Maiar to sail to middle earth to aid the free people's in the overthrow of Sauron. However, surely there are more powerful beings than the wizards at the disposal of the Valar that could have defeated the lord of the rings much faster, much easier and with much less casualties in doing so. There are many instances where Sauron has been overpowered, so why didn't Manwe send someone who could beat Sauron one on one by using sheer force? For example Eonwe would see to Sauron in battle effortlessly and the War of the ring would be shortened dramatically.

I know the argument about the forces at Sauron's command hindering the advance of the mighty being, such as Eonwe, on Sauron, but without the Istari that could be helped too. As without the interference of Saruman, the Rohirrim would be considerably stronger and the tower of orthanc would still lie under their control enabling them to build even more of a millartary force. For Gondor, their rise of power without Gandalf would not have been the same and the grey pilgrim would be, admittedly, a huge loss in the fight against Mordor.

The Other 3 Wizards are of much less importance to the war of the ring as the blue Wizards are never seen again after journey to the South-East and Rhadagast cares for animals more than people so the loss of there impact wouldn't be severe at all.

In my opinion the loss of Sarumans evil accounts for the loss of the greatness Gandalf and the addition of a mighty Maiar to save middle Earth means an end to all the free people's suffering comes to an end much sooner - However there is almost certainly something I have overlooked and I am interested to see other views on the subject. Thank you.

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