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Catfishperson wrote: Gandalfthegreatestwizard- EpicMithrandir wrote: Recneps wrote: Actually, it was a good decision. Elenudil and Gil-galad defeated him when he had the one. If he had not had it, they very well would have been able to defeat him and not die. Without the Ring, the Elves would've been able to use the 19 other Rings to aid their warfare. Sauron also wouldn't have had his 9 chief captains, who were much stronger in the Second Age. Yes, it did make a way for his final defeat.. Except, even as a Maiar, there were ways for his final defeat. Why did all of the other defeated Maiar, such as the Balrogs, never return to terror Arda? And making the Ring was a calculated risk. A gamble. It may not have paid off, but it sure got him closer than he would've been otherwise. The other fallen Maiar did not return because they were thrown into the void. We've been over this! I don't believe that Balrogs being 'fallen' had anything to do with them not competing back, they simply weren't anywhere near as powerful as Sauron. Gandalf would have died if not for Eru's direct intervention. That's not what I said. It was not because they were fallen, but because they were in the Void. Sauron avoided this for some reason, perhaps his strength or the fact that the Valar spared him at the defeat of Morgoth.