Could Saruman Have Beaten Sauron? | LOTR Lore

Could Saruman have beaten Sauron if he found the One Ring first? This Tolkien lore debate looks at Saruman, Sauron, Isengard, Orthanc, Gandalf, and the real flaw in Saruman's Ring strategy. Saruman's plan was not simple stupidity. He understood the weakness of the West, the military danger of Mordor, and the terrifying value of the One Ring. But his strategy depended on using domination to defeat domination, and that may be the exact reason it was doomed from the start. Timestamps 0:00 Cold Open 1:07 The Short Answer 2:29 What Saruman Actually Had 4:00 The Genius Version of the Plan 5:41 The Fatal Misreading 7:01 Could He Have Won With the Ring? 8:35 Why Sauron Would Still Be Favored 9:38 The Counterargument 10:47 The Final Answer #LordOfTheRings #TolkienLore #MiddleEarth