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Legate of Amon Lanc · 02-08-2007, 04:07 AM

The main problem was that the events (Aragorn...) made him act faster than he otherwise would. He'd surely make things happen better for him, better prepared, better strategy, better numbers. But he had to crush Minas Tirith before the Heir of the Kings would come in the city with The One Ring and then form something like a second Last Alliance (or so, in my opinion, Sauron thought) - thus, he must also have stopped everyone else from helping Gondor (no Elves from Lothlórien in Minas Tirith - if Sauron didn't attack Lórien, Thranduil and the Dwarves, we might very well have a Peter Jackson-ish scene in the RotK). So that's why all the other fronts were needed.

The 1,000 Reader · 02-08-2007, 10:32 PM

Actually, if he just assaulted Minas Tirith with the might of Mordor as well when he first heard of the ring, he'd have easily smashed Gondor to pieces. The elves were also "emo" and weren't really doing much in Middle-Earth other than Elrond and Legolas. He should have just kept Dol Guldur to monitor the elves and used Minas Morgul and Mordor to destroy Gondor.

I guess I was right: Sauron really was stupid.

02-08-2007, 04:07 AM	#1
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,431	Clarification: why Sauron attacked like he did The main problem was that the events (Aragorn...) made him act faster than he otherwise would. He'd surely make things happen better for him, better prepared, better strategy, better numbers. But he had to crush Minas Tirith before the Heir of the Kings would come in the city with The One Ring and then form something like a second Last Alliance (or so, in my opinion, Sauron thought) - thus, he must also have stopped everyone else from helping Gondor (no Elves from Lothlórien in Minas Tirith - if Sauron didn't attack Lórien, Thranduil and the Dwarves, we might very well have a Peter Jackson-ish scene in the RotK). So that's why all the other fronts were needed. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

02-08-2007, 10:32 PM	#2
The 1,000 Reader Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: I don't know. Eastern ME doesn't have maps. Posts: 527	Actually, if he just assaulted Minas Tirith with the might of Mordor as well when he first heard of the ring, he'd have easily smashed Gondor to pieces. The elves were also "emo" and weren't really doing much in Middle-Earth other than Elrond and Legolas. He should have just kept Dol Guldur to monitor the elves and used Minas Morgul and Mordor to destroy Gondor. I guess I was right: Sauron really was stupid. __________________ "And forth went Morgoth, and he was halted by the elves. Then went Sauron, who was stopped by a dog and then aged men. Finally, there came the Witch-King, who destroyed Arnor, but nobody seems to remember that." -A History of Villains