[Tancred]

There's a hint that for the battle at Minas Tirith, Sauron gifted the Lord of the Ringwraiths more power... possibly even giving him back his own Ring. He definitely scores high.

Of the two other most powerful things in Middle-Earth, neither Shelob nor the Balrog really 'served' Sauron. I think, in fact, the Balrog could well have taken Sauron down in a fight, especally without the One Ring. What would have been interesting is if Smaug the dragon had joined Sauron - there's certainly evidence that points to the possibility of such an alliance getting Gandalf to 'set up' Thorin, Bilbo and the rest in a quest that would hopefully destroy Smaug. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[ 02-28-2003, 04:28 PM: Message edited by: Tancred ]