Gothmog: the poll

[CaptainofDespair]

Originally Posted by Formendacil

"THE" Lieutenant of Morgul... not "A" lieutenant of Morgul. And as for the pertinent quote, from the great book itself, it has already been posted on this thread.

'The' can be loosely put either way. He was 'The' Lieutenant of Morgul 'at' Pelennor. Or, it could be taken strictly. I take no preference. However, again with the quote, he only rallied men (whom I bunch together under the category 'Easterlings', as my book only says Easterlings, oddly enough. Mine says something to the effect of 'Bearded Easterlings with Great Axes', and only that). A mighty captain of the fallen Wiki should have been able to rally the Orcs as well. He did not. He could not. A mighty Nazgul whom, if Sauron would have wanted to win the battle despite the losses, would have infused him with his power, if he had not already done so. But, alas, he was not infused with any such power, and nor did he rally the fodder that was the Orcs. The Nazgul are the most feared minions of the Dark Lord, and are basically extensions of him, and would thus be able to rally such lowly peons as the Orcs.

I've always pondered one thing though...

Could Gothmog be a more 'Mannish' reincarnation of the spirit of the original Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs? Yes, I know that sounds silly...

Note: I did not find mention of this in this particular thread, so I may have skipped something. If so, disregard the comment.