Sauron's Armies - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

08-08-2006, 07:27 AM

Any idea how big Sauron's armies were in size? The movies suggest about 30,000 took to the Pelennor Fields, while another 10,000 remaining in Mordor. The book however suggests that about ten times the number which Gandalf & his 10,000 soldiers sent to the gates of Mordor was the remaining Mordor army. It also seems odd to me that Saruman was able to build an army of 10,000 ferocious Uruk-Hai, while Sauron's orcs were just mere goblins.

08-08-2006, 07:27 AM	#1
Mansun Guest Posts: n/a	Sauron's Armies Any idea how big Sauron's armies were in size? The movies suggest about 30,000 took to the Pelennor Fields, while another 10,000 remaining in Mordor. The book however suggests that about ten times the number which Gandalf & his 10,000 soldiers sent to the gates of Mordor was the remaining Mordor army. It also seems odd to me that Saruman was able to build an army of 10,000 ferocious Uruk-Hai, while Sauron's orcs were just mere goblins. Last edited by Mansun; 08-08-2006 at 03:47 PM.