Tatarica Well, Morgoth is a deity and Sauron is of the likes of Gandalf (ie, equal in strength).
And in the Third Age (at the time of the events in the LoTR books) one can say that Gandalf was even superior to Sauron, as Sauron lost much of his might in the previous Ages and with the crafting of the power rings (and the One Ring that he lost). In the same time, one can also say that Gandalf is not superior to Sauron, at least based on his own words as quoted from The Two Towers (the White Rider chapter) and from the Istari chapter in Unfinished Tales he didn't have too much confidence in his own strength over the dark lord Sauron's strength.
Oh yes, that is correct! I was meaning to read the standalone book with the story of Beren and Luthien, but did not find it as a hardcover here where I live.
i didnt read the silmarillion but i watched some vids about morgoth
tho gandalf was more powerful when he became the white for when he was grey he couldn defeat the nazgul
