Thread:High King Ithilion/@comment-31421070-20170601074949/@comment-26149161-20170605230501

Not necessarily. Dangerous could just as easily mean powerful, which they both are.

As for strength, Sauron only came out at the Last Alliance as a last resort. He was beaten in the First Age by both Huan and Luthien, then beaten by Gil-galad and Elendil in the Second. His power lies more in his ability to enchant, deceive, manipulate, and trick (shown by his close singing victory over Finrod and his deception of Ar-Pharazon, Celebrimbor and Gorlim the Unhappy).

"Denethor laughed bitterly. 'Nay, not yet, Master Peregrin! He will not come save to triumph over me when all is won. He uses others as his weapons. So do all great lords, if they are wise, Master Halfling. Or why should I sit here in my tower and think, and watch, and wait, spending even my sons? For I can still wield a brand.'"

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) 23:05, June 5, 2017 (UTC)