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Originally Posted by Rinion  Uhg, that is in the movie. Please. It never happened in the book, and I highly doubt it ever would.
And Gandalf -was- more powerful then the Balrog; first of all, he is masking his true power during the fight, or at least is supposed to be. Second of all, he is 'already wearied' due to the spell he cast prior to the fight and the flight from the orcs. I think that Gandalf at his true and best would be able to slay the Balrog, and maybe escape with his life.
And, it is true enough that the Balrog might not have served Sauron's purpose wholly because of his insane power. However, that was a direct quote from the book and I was putting it there to show just how powerful he was, and therefore how powerful Gandalf was.
Also, reread that passage you put down again. Gandalf was -changed-, he was made better, stronger, possibly wiser. That means he is now much stronger then the Balrog, or it is assumed such.
-sigh- The eldar's power is waning. Even Galadriel admits this, and there is no question about it. This is the reason they are moving west. And, if the author says something about his books, I'm pretty sure it's canon. It's like in real-life: many tales to one story, eh?
And, god, this is ticking me off. Sauron's ring was not one end-all, powerful, godly ring that bestowed one with super-awesome powers. Nor is LoTR like Dragonball Z where everyone has a power level. The ring was made for one purpose: to dominate the -will- of all free races. To control the magic rings given to the leaders of those races. Sauron with the ring would be just like Sauron without the ring: he would hide like a wimp in Barad-Dur and wait for the orcs to slaughter the world while using his power over the three rings to corrupt their users.
Sauron, although a Maia, isn't a warrior. This has been hotly debated and I firmly believe that Sauron is just as frail as Gandalf would be. In fact, he lost his true form and can only take up a host as a form, and I'm positive this limits him greatly. |
The eldar's power in Middle Earth is waning true, i was howerver referring to the Eldar in other parts of Arda... in 'The West' for instance.
The One Ring was bound up with much of Sauron's power. He sacrificed a large portion of his power to create it, hence losing his form when he was defeated and it was taken by Isildur.
That Gandalf (Olorin) is a maiar is not something i have forgotten, perhaps you have forgotten that the Valar limited the powers of those maiar sent to Middle Earth as the Istarii - primarily so as to avert their use of power to control and confront the Enemy directly.
It is my opinion that following his death in battle with the balrog (with the importance of his tasks, i can hardly see Gandalf willingly limiting himself in a battle with a Balrog), when he was sent back - presumably by the valar, their limitations were removed, strengthening him beyond Saruman, and the balrog also most likely (had there been a re-match). Still, considering his vast powers, Gandalf still never confronts Sauron directly.
Sauron, in my opinion, would have learned a great deal while servant to Morgoth. Nowhere have i read that he was possessing beings whilst stripped of his physical from.