Glaurung VS Gothmog?

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Gothmog the balrog, not the orc of course. I'm guessing Glaurung but not basing it on any real "knowledge"!

Glaurung: hypnotizing gaze, large appetite, poisonous blood, likes to trick siblings into marrying eachother

Gothmog: black axe, fiery whip, lord of balrogs, (can possibly morph into slime balrog in water)
 
Sorry, I just had to.


Honestly, I'd go with Glaurung. If everything else fails, he can still outwit Gothmog or hypnotize him.
 
That's what got him killed. He had to crawl over the canyon where Turin was hiding, and thus Turin got to stab his vulnerable underbelly.
 
fact that he didn't have wings. Now that I think about it I remember that he was called a great worm. I've only read the Sil and CoH once because I just became a fan of LOTR last May. I'm planning on reading both soon.
 
Glaurung is a fire being, yet in this match fire will not make the difference, the deciding factor is the weapons that Gothmog can weild. For a regular balrog (such as the one in the fellowship) can weild a sword, then just think of what a Balrog commander could weild. I doubt that the claws or teeth of Glaurung could withstand a gigantic flaming swordsman.
 
Glaurug was killed by a man, he was a slow moving huge snake. Gothmog was the greatest commander under Morgoth and lead armies of dragons and other balrogs into battles against the elves.

Gothmog probably lead Glaurug too, I think there is a reason he was the leader and not glaurug. Gothmog was slain by an elf lord and Glaurug by a human.

It looks like Gothmog was the stronger one...Tolkien also refers to Gothmog as the son of morgoth...
 
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Gothmog would scratch Glaurung's ears and tummy, and Glaurung would wag his tail and lick Gothmog's face. It's a tie.
 
Gothmog didn't wield a sword, but a black axe. I suppose it was black from being burned, lol.

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I have no idea who would win, but Gothmog was 'High Captain' of Angband', meaning, I assume, that he lead it's armies into battle. The interesting thing to note, though, is as of The battle of Sudden Flame, when Glaurung became fully mature, HE seems to be the one that is at the forefront of each of Morgoth's battles from that point on: the 4th battle; versus Maedhros' forces in the 5th battle; Wiping up West Beleriand & taking out both Nargothrond & Bethril; Also, in the forefront of the sacking of Gondolin.

So, it would appear Morgoth saw Glaurung as a mightier 'weapon' in battle than even the Lord of the Balrogs.

I guess that shows who Tolkien (through Morgoth) thought was mightier: Glaurung.
 
A black axe is not much different than a sword. Though Glaurung did indeed have a far larger influence on Morgoths assaults, I do not think that the flame of Glaurung can kill a creature made of fire. Thus making the black axe of Gothmog the deciding key tool to the victory of Gothmog.
 
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