Both Morgoth and Sauron were Dark Lords. Did Tolkien express any opinion about which he considered to have the greatest power at the height of their careers (either in the books or any of the exten...
Sauron if he has the One Ring. With the ring, he was more powerful than Morgoth (at the point at which Fingolfin fought him near the end of the FA), since much of Morgoth's power had gone into his ...
Morgoth wins in an uber stomp Really? I have a thread Sauron vs Odin and everyone agreed that even Thor could beat Sauron, I don't think that difference in power between Morgoth and Sauron is that ...
For example, Tolkien said in one essay (I think it was in Morgoth's Ring: "Myths Transformed") that Sauron was more powerful in the Second age than Morgoth at the end of the First, despite being, in theory, a lesser spirit. Morgoth was also half-eaten by Ungoliant, overpowered by Luthien and badly injured by Fingolfin.
Melkor/Morgoth is banished at the end of the first age. Sauron remains, a lesser being than Morgoth but still great, until he’s brought down at the end of the third age. So while quite distinct from Melkor/Morgoth as an entity, Sauron does serve as a kind of diminished echo of him in the history of the world.
Sauron started as sort of a mid level Maiar, before becoming the main servant of the Vala Melkor (aka Morgoth) after Melkor's rebellion (there are some parallels to Lucifer in Christian theology).
Bump. Sauron stomps. Morgoth's warhammer (Grond) can shatter the earth.With every blow from the hammer that struck, a crater was formed and lightning struck the ground. Sauron is a reality warper ...