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Originally Posted by Eomer of the Rohirrim
How did Frodo (or whoever told him about Gothmog) come to know the name of the lieutenant?  |
Translator Conceit.
RE: Lieutenants
A lieutenant refers either to a military deputy or to the lowest rank of commissioned army officer. Since the second is clearly not the case, the "Lieutenant of Morgul" means that Gothmog is the deputy commander of Morgul- the Witchking's right hand man.