Gothmog????

[SamwiseGamgee]

Beren87, was that a deliberate mistake? 'Uncorrect'. Reminds me of Ralph Wiggum. 'Me fail English? That's unpossible!' Hehe! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
Now, the question. I've always felt that Gothmog was a Nazgul, owing largely to this piece in The Hunt for The Ring:

Now at the time the Chieftain of the Ringwraiths dwelt in Minas Morgul with six companions, while the second to the Chief, Khamul the Shadow of the East, abode in Dol Guldor as Sauron's lieutenant, with one other as his messenger.

As I see it, why would the Witch King have an orc or Black Numenorean as his right hand man when he could have his choice of six Nazgul?
Also, on the battlefield a Nazgul would be a far more intimidating and rousing sight for your troops than an orc or black Numenorean.
There is only one mention of Gothmog in the text of LoTR:

He [The Witch King] was now destroyed; but Gothmog the lieutenant of Morgul had flung them into the fray...

That, by the by, is where the abovementioned fact that Gothmog is lieutenant to the Witch King at Minas Morgul comes from. However, the quote is not at all helpful, and you can't even read into the text whether Gothmog was a mighty warrior, a wicked mastermind or a cowardly backrow leader. It's one of those openended questions, I'm afraid. All that can be given is opinion, really.
Hope I helped, though.