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Aule
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Dec 20 2012, 5:55pm
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Without going into much detail, putting aside "who is the most powerful" I will say that the "Essense of many of these characters is that of Maia, so who is actually the Michael Jordan of the group, I'm not really sure, but the balrigs and gandalf and sauron, etc... Equal in making. Sarumam "was" more powerful then gandalf, but eventually loses that title. And in the silmarillion it is stated that sauron of the Maia may have been worse the melkor himself exile of the valar and former Vala himself. So any of these characters have the potential to be the "strongest" or most "powerful". Orcs can slay gandalf and he is of the Maia, yet he could contest sauron but he doesn't, he has the power, but that us not gandalf a purpose. Even the "eagles" are Maia, they are on the same level as balrogs and wizards and such. In the silmarillion, of all the elves that lusted for the silmarils, it was a weak man that took the first one from morgoth. The bilbo saves the day, frodo, Sam and gollum destroy the ring. The weak play bigger roles, who's most powerful doesn't matter.
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The Most Powerful of the Third Age
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Carnivoran
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Dec 11 2012, 7:13pm
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I really
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Nerven
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Dec 11 2012, 9:21pm
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What do you think of Elrond vs the Nazgul?
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CuriousG
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Dec 11 2012, 9:32pm
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I
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Nerven
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Dec 11 2012, 9:44pm
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A herald in battle would be a worthy leader and formidable fighter themselves
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ElendilTheShort
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Dec 14 2012, 10:50am
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Welcome! And great question
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CuriousG
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Dec 11 2012, 9:25pm
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Nice list
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Carnivoran
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Dec 11 2012, 11:07pm
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Like your list
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elevorn
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Dec 12 2012, 3:58pm
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Agree on Gandalf
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CuriousG
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Dec 12 2012, 4:05pm
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They are all Maiar
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Aule
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Dec 20 2012, 5:55pm
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Where does it say that the Eagles are Maiar?
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CuriousG
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Dec 20 2012, 6:28pm
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Thorondor
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Aule
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Dec 20 2012, 6:38pm
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Gwaihir
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CuriousG
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Dec 20 2012, 6:52pm
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Correction
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Aule
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Dec 20 2012, 7:27pm
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Are you thinking of the fell beast?
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JessCej
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Dec 28 2012, 12:00am
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Some eagles: Maiar or not
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Elthir
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Dec 30 2012, 1:58pm
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And Ungoliant
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CuriousG
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Dec 30 2012, 4:41pm
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Oops
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CuriousG
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Dec 30 2012, 5:44pm
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Ungoliant's origin
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ElendilTheShort
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Dec 30 2012, 8:29pm
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i don't go in for this sort of thing much
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geordie
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Dec 20 2012, 6:47pm
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I agree they don't rank neatly
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CuriousG
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Dec 20 2012, 7:04pm
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Power is definitely situational and varying
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Escapist
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Dec 20 2012, 7:08pm
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