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Originally Posted by Nerwen
You do realise that your interpretation would allow even a Chihuahua-sized Huan to win all the time just as easily as the huge beast he actually was?
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However, Huan wasn't that small and weak, and that is perhaps one of the reasons for such a prophecy and such a fate.
[/QUOTE]So: I'd say Huan beat Wolf-Sauron simply because he was stronger, and/or more skilled at physical combat. However, by the same token it's indeed true that Huan (whatever he was, exactly) wasn't "just a dog" by any means, so the fact that he defeated Sauron isn't really such a huge point against the latter.[/QUOTE]
Yes, you got one of my points at last. I hope we all agree that Sauron COULD NOT be killed by any dog and that in whatever way Huan was not a normal dog, so he could kill him. The rest doesn't really matter that much if you consider the original question. We also have to remember that "great elven warriors" are exactly that -
great. Even in the third age the Noldor remain great - for example, Galadriel can read Sauron's thoughts when he thinks of elves, but he doesn't know hers (please let's not discuss if it was really true, ect. That's beside the point). And Huan was the Hound of Valar, and you could hear Orome's horn in his bark; so in a way Huan represents the Valar, which makes him very powerful.