Gorlim

[Urwen]

Hey,anybody knows why Gorlim did what he did? Everybody knows Sauron is a BIG liar,so why Gorlim trusted him at all?

[mormegil]

Since this is a topic that involves a more serious question I'm sending it to Novice and Newcomers.

[Inziladun]

Hey,anybody knows why Gorlim did what he did? Everybody knows Sauron is a BIG liar,so why Gorlim trusted him at all?

The Silmarillion gives the answer. Torture, and the love and longing for his vanished wife, Eilinel, induced Gorlim to disregard his suspicion and resistance to Sauron.

Then they promised [Gorlim] that he should be released and restored to Eilinel, if he would yield; and being worn with pain, and yearning for his wife, he faltered. Of Beren and Lúthien