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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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I suppose Sauron assumed that the Witch-King would be strong enough to overcome Gondor, with not only his great fighting power, but his power of fear over the Gondorians. So with the King of the Nazgul in charge of the most important battle, he could then divert his remaining forces to other places (i.e. Erebor), even though some places like Lothlorien could not be penetrated by mere orcs alone.
Sauron underestimated the strength of the Men of Gondor, and he did not take into account Aragorn taking over the Corsair ships. He thought that he did not need a large number to break through Gondor's gates and the terror of the Witch-King would be enough and he was right- partially. What must be noted is that the force Sauron used in the siege of Gondor was not small by any means, and still far outnumbered the forces of the Gondorians. So, as you said, Angry Hill Troll, the point in that quote you gave was to show just how many troops Sauron had under his command. As always, it is the underestimation of an army that has been the downfall (or at least, the partial downfall) to the 'bad guys'. Morgoth underestimated the forces of the Elves in the Nirnaeth and 'as for the valour of Men, Morgoth took no account of as yet' (or something to that effect); Sauron underestimated the valour of the defenders of Gondor, he didn't think that Aragorn would take his Corsair ships, and he certainly did not think that his great commander would be defeated- Quote:
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