The reason Sauron wanted to conquer Middle Earth... my theory...

[Rune Son of Bjarne]

Originally Posted by alatar

Interesting thread. Why would Sauron want to conquer all of Middle Earth - would this end his game? Did he need to conquer all?

I think that Sauron, first of all, had the need to conquer all. He must have squirmed under Morgoth's "rule," though I think that he was given pretty much free reign and maybe in time would have contested even Morgoth for the rule of all. In the mean time, Sauron may have just been going along with Morgoth's game as it fit his own ends. It's been said about him that he was only 'second' only because Morgoth was first.

I don't think that he would have contested Morgoth's rule, although I do not want to eliminate the thought completely.


I just think that you can have an extreme lust for domination and power and still be second in command without rebelling.

Like:
Stalin under Lenin
Himler under Hitler
and
Cheney under Bush