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Nilpaurion Felagund · 10-03-2003, 09:15 PM

I was thinking: Sauron inspired more fear on the Third Age people than Morgoth during the First Age. Why? I've got a few theories:

1) Morgoth's enemies (the Eldar of the West, the Sindar, and the Edain) were more powerful than Sauron's enemies (the Dunedain, other Edain, assorted Eldar, a few Maiar, Dwarves, and Hobbits)

2) Morgoth's enemies knew his true history (an escaped thrall and all) while Sauron clouds himself with "divinity", and only a few knew of his true identity. (Think: If you've never read the Silmarillion, you would have thought that Sauron is most powerful enemy of the World, except for an obscure and defeated Morgoth)

Wala lang!
->the son of Finrod

10-03-2003, 09:15 PM	#1
Nilpaurion Felagund Scion of The Faithful Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: The brink, where hope and despair are akin. [The Philippines] Posts: 5,312	I must get Sauron's PR person I was thinking: Sauron inspired more fear on the Third Age people than Morgoth during the First Age. Why? I've got a few theories: 1) Morgoth's enemies (the Eldar of the West, the Sindar, and the Edain) were more powerful than Sauron's enemies (the Dunedain, other Edain, assorted Eldar, a few Maiar, Dwarves, and Hobbits) 2) Morgoth's enemies knew his true history (an escaped thrall and all) while Sauron clouds himself with "divinity", and only a few knew of his true identity. (Think: If you've never read the Silmarillion, you would have thought that Sauron is most powerful enemy of the World, except for an obscure and defeated Morgoth) Wala lang! ->the son of Finrod __________________ フェンリス鴨 (Fenrisu Kamo) The plot, cut, defeated. I intend to copy this sig forever - so far so good...