Is Sauron with the ring more powerful than Morgoth?

No. Sauron was less powerful, all that Sauron was able to do was to gather the inheritance that Morgoth had left (his creatures and Morgoth element), but there is no doubt that the power of Morgoth was much greater, since he was able to control Dragons and Balrogs that were not subordinate to Sauron.

Is Sauron and melkor the same?

Sauron was Morgoth (Melkor)’s most trusted and powerful lieutenant, but he was ultimately a lot less powerful than Morgoth. After Morgoth’s defeat, because his spirit was shut eternally in the void rather than being destroyed, Sauron endured.

What is the difference between Sauron and Morgoth?

Morgoth. Melkor was the most powerful of the Ainur, but turned to darkness and became Morgoth, the definitive antagonist of Arda from whom all evil in the world of Middle-earth ultimately stems. Sauron, one of the Maiar of Aulë, betrayed his kind and became Morgoth’s principal lieutenant.

Is Melkor more powerful than Sauron?

Melkor is greater in power than any single member of the Aratar, who are greater than the remaining Valar (ie Vana,Tulkas etc). “With the Valar came other spirits whose being also began before the World, of the same order as the Valar but of less degree.” Sauron is a Maia.

Is Melkor the most powerful of the Ainur?

Melkor was the most powerful of the Ainur, but turned to darkness and became Morgoth, the definitive antagonist of Arda from whom all evil in the world of Middle-earth ultimately stems. Sauron, one of the Maiar of Aulë, betrayed his kind and became Morgoth’s principal lieutenant.

What’s the difference between Melkor and Morgoth?

“Morgoth”. In late writings a distinction is made between the Ainu Melkor, the most powerful of Eru’s created beings, and Morgoth, the diminished being that styled itself Dark Lord of Arda. This distinction is not limited to the change in name (“Arises in Might” to “Dark Enemy”).