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Old 09-10-2006, 01:35 PM   #11
The 1,000 Reader
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Originally Posted by A_Brandybuck
Sauron isn't dumb. He had no choice. He tortured Gollum and even so he didn't get the knowledge about the location of the One Ring. He only knew the words "Baggins" and "Shire". But he knew the power of the Ring. He knew, that the only thing, that Gollum will do in liberty is to search the One Ring.
Dude(ette), he sent his army one by one to their deaths when he could have just looked out the window overlooking the island. Seriously, that's quite possibly the dumbest tactical maneuver in all of Middle-Earth. He could have at least sent the troops in pairs.

On the subject, Sauron wouldn't know where Gollum was unless news of Gollum spread, and apparently the only way it would spread was if he was captured, and Gollum was very good at hiding. Overall, Gollum wasn't any more effective than a mere beggar stumbling upon it.
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