Sauron and Gothmog

***Earniel*** · 03-12-2020, 03:27 PM

Gothmog's main problem in this comparison, IMO, is mostly that he got killed long before the end of the First Aera. Sauron's own rise to power only begins after Morgoth's taken completely off-stage by the Valar.

Could Gothmog have achieved a similar path, given the chance?

Perhaps not, because nothing is ever said (IIRC) about the creative or mental powers of balrog, whereas Sauron most definitely had serious skills in that field, even before Morgoth's final incarceration.

Perhaps sheer balrog-power simply wouldn't have sufficed to be a the next Dark Lord.

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03-12-2020, 03:27 PM	#6
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Gothmog's main problem in this comparison, IMO, is mostly that he got killed long before the end of the First Aera. Sauron's own rise to power only begins after Morgoth's taken completely off-stage by the Valar. Could Gothmog have achieved a similar path, given the chance? Perhaps not, because nothing is ever said (IIRC) about the creative or mental powers of balrog, whereas Sauron most definitely had serious skills in that field, even before Morgoth's final incarceration. Perhaps sheer balrog-power simply wouldn't have sufficed to be a the next Dark Lord.