The creature Gothmog at the Siege of Minas Tirith

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Originally Posted by obloquy

The assumption that the second-in-command on the Pelennor was a Nazgul is a fairly reasonable one.

I'd agree.

Otherwise the lieutenant of Morgul had to be something like a really special creature and sure Tolkien would have described that kind of an "one more interesting weirdo" more closely - whether it be a very accomplished troll, a great werewolf, a Balrog (like the name suggests) or something else. The fact that he is just named as the second in command would suggest there is nothing unusual in it ie. it would be another Nazgûl just second in command?