Who killed Morgoth?

After committing many evils across the First Age and preceding eras, such as the theft of the Silmarils, which resulted in his name Morgoth, and the destruction of the Two Lamps and the Two Trees of Valinor, Morgoth was defeated by the Host of Valinor in the War of Wrath.
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Who kills Morgoth in Dagor Dagorath?

Túrin will run his black sword Gurthang (Iron of Death) through Melkor's heart, thus avenging the Children of Húrin (Sindarin: Hîn Húrin) and all the fallen (In the end of The Hiding of Valinor Eönwë, and not Turin, kills Morgoth).
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Where is Morgoth now?

Morgoth remains in the Void, watched by Eärendil and unable to return to Arda as long as the Valar maintain their power over it. However, the lies he put in the hearts of the Children of Ilúvatar still remain and will create their evil results till the end of days.
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Who wounded Melkor?

Fingolfin died there after a mighty duel, wounding Morgoth seven times with his sword Ringil, and struck one last punishing blow to Morgoth's foot before he broke the High King.
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Who wounded Morgoth?

Fingolfin drew his sword, Ringil, and the duel began. Many times Morgoth attempted to smite Fingolfin, but the Elven King managed to dodge all of Morgoth's blows, and wounded the Dark Lord seven times. But after a time, Fingolfin grew weary, and Morgoth beat him to the ground three times.
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How was Melkor killed?

In the final battle, Melkor will be slain by either Túrin Turambar with his famous black sword or by Eönwë as mentioned in the Hiding of Valinor.
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Who is stronger than Morgoth?

The most powerful of the Valar other than Morgoth were Manwë (meaning “blessed one”), who became their king, and his wife, Varda (“sublime one”) who became queen. Manwë's area of dominion is the air and the winds, and the Great Eagles are his servants and messengers.
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Was Sauron loyal to Morgoth?

He seems to be extremely loyal to Morgoth (at least as far as I've read), and I recalled a passage in Lord of the Rings where Gandalf said: Other evils there are that may come; for Sauron is himself but a servant or emissary.
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Did Morgoth create dragons?

Dragons were ancient, intelligent, powerful creatures, as feared as they were admired in Middle-earth. Their exact origin is debated, though it was clearly stated that they were created by Morgoth in some sense, millennia before the events of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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Is Melkor stronger than Sauron?

Morgoth (Melkor), as a Valar, was a more powerful being than Sauron, a Maia. In a one-on-one fight or each with their respective armies in any age, Morgoth is undoubtedly the strongest.
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Will Morgoth be in Amazon series?

Morgoth. Nobody's really expecting Morgoth, the Dark Lord of the First Age, to actually show up during Amazon's "The Lord of the Rings" — except maybe during a prologue sequence.
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Is Silmarillion finished?

It seems that the story line of each chapter in the published book is complete. It is just sad that each chapter is not the final version, approved by the author, for he died in 1973, before he managed to put together his completed version of The Silmarillion for publication.
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Who was the biggest dragon in LOTR?

Ancalagon, often titled "The Black", was the greatest of all winged dragons. He was bred by Morgoth during the First Age and was the largest dragon to have ever existed in Middle-earth. His appearance in history was restricted to the War of Wrath.
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Who killed Ancalagon the black?

Before the rising of the sun Eärendil slew Ancalagon the Black, the mightiest of the dragon-host, and cast him from the sky; and he fell upon the towers of Thangorodrim, and they were broken in his ruin. By the late Third Age, Gandalf mentioned Ancalagon, noting that not even his fire could harm the One Ring.
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How many balrogs are there?

In Tolkien's later writings, he made note of the fact that there could not have ever been more than seven Balrogs, yet they were able to drive away Ungoliant in what was described as a "tempest of fire". In another early writing, the Lord of the Balrogs was named Lungorthin.
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Why did Sauron join melkor?

Sauron loved order, and wanted to take over Middle Earth because he believed that true order could only exist in a world ruled by him. Melkor, on the other hand, just wanted to destroy Arda out of bitterness at not being allowed to create beings like Eru could.
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Who is more evil Sauron and Morgoth?

Morgoth was power wise stronger but Sauron was the greater one, his scheme was so fantastically evil and much more successful. Sauron created the most powerful object in middle earth using his wit, talent, power and pure evil.
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How big is Morgoth?

Therefore Morgoth was at least 40 foot tall.
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Who is the strongest Maiar?

~ Sauron was indeed the most powerful of the maiar and what made him excessively more powerful than any other being under the valar was the power he was given by Melkor. Remember the ballrogs were maiar too, so take the mightiest (Sauron) and add the extra might of power Morgoth passed on to him.
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Is Tom Bombadil the most powerful?

More powerful than Gandalf and more ancient than Galadriel, Tom Bombadil is actually Lord of the Rings' most powerful being. When it comes to powerful beings in Lord of the Rings, characters such as Gandalf, Saruman, Galadriel and, of course, Sauron are discussed at great length.
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Who is Sauron to Melkor?

Sauron was merely a servant of Melkor. It was Melkor who brought evil and discord into the world at the creation. It was Melkor who destroyed the Two Trees, stole the Silmarils and committed the first known murder. Sauron's evil would not have existed without Melkor.
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Who stabs Morgoth?

After committing many evils across the First Age and preceding eras, such as the theft of the Silmarils, which resulted in his name Morgoth, and the destruction of the Two Lamps and the Two Trees of Valinor, Morgoth was defeated by the Host of Valinor in the War of Wrath.
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Why did Melkor turn evil?

To my understanding, Melkor's rebellion originated because of pride. Initially, he seeks out the Imperishable Flame in an attempt to create life of himself in the Void, which he feels Iluvatar has overlooked, a sign that he feels he knows better than Iluvatar.
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Is Gandalf a Valar?

Valinor. In Valinor, Gandalf was called Olórin. He was one of the Maiar of Valinor, specifically, of the people of the Vala Manwë; and was said to be the wisest of the Maiar. He was also closely associated with two other Valar: Irmo, in whose gardens he lived, and Nienna, the patron of mercy, who gave him tutelage.
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Can Smaug use the One Ring?

Probably not. Dragons are a lesser order of creatures, and since Sauron is both a Maia and master of the Ring, in any contest between Smaug and Sauron, Sauron would have prevailed. Gandalf's primary concern when organizing the Quest of Erebor was: The Dragon Sauron might use with terrible effect.
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