God is the most powerful entity in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. The Elvish name for him is actually Eru Ilúvatar, meaning “the one, father of all.” So the question becomes: Who is the second-most powerful being? Originally, it was Melkor, “he who arises in might,” the most powerful of the Ainur (or angels).
Morgoth Was Originally More Powerful Than Sauron
In the depths of time, Eru Ilúvatar created Arda and the Valar. He made the Valar to help create and order the world, but the most powerful Valar, Melkor, turned out to be nothing but problems.
Most of the time that Gandalf knows Saurman he is known as Saruman the White. He was originally the chief of the wizards as well as the White Council that was formed to fight against Sauron. He was more powerful than Gandalf at these stages, but his study of dark magic turned him to support Sauron.
Galadriel was the greatest and most powerful of all Elves in Middle Earth in the Third Age. Sauron the deceiver gave three Elves Rings of Power because he knew how strong they were, and he wanted to control them and have them on his side. Galadriel surpassed all other Elves in beauty, knowledge, and power.
Both Morgoth and Sauron managed to inflict significant damage upon the world and their enemies before their downfall, but Morgoth was undoubtedly the more powerful of the two.
His prowess with a bow was unmatched among the Fellowship and, as J.R.R. Tolkien stated himself, Legolas was “endowed with the tremendous vitality of Elvish bodies,” as well as an inability to feel terrible hurts, which made it easy for him to travel long distances over rough terrain in only light shoes.
In his prime, Dumbledore truly had no equal who could best him in a one-on-one wizarding duel. Even though he might seem like an old man, his wizarding power is on a completely different level. Gandalf is probably the most powerful opponent he'd ever face, but Dumbledore wouldn't go down without a fight.
Tolkien wrote about five wizards: Gandalf the Gray, Saruman the White, Radagast the Brown, and two unnamed Blue Wizards. You probably already know about Gandalf the Gray, the wise and kind wizard, friend to hobbits, who was among the fellowship of the ring.
Post Fight
Another thing to mention is that Sauron has bested multiple wizards before like Saruman or Gandalf, meaning that he'd eventually beat Voldemort in the end, though the Avada Kedabra could most definitely kill him. Boomstick: If you think Voldemort stood a chance, you'd be Saurong. Wiz: The winner is Sauron.
Isildur took up the hilt-shard of Narsil and cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand, vanquishing Sauron.
Legolas was a nice little Elf princeling yet he was nothing next to the Elven king Gil-Galad. So no, Aragorn and Legolas could not defeat Sauron in hand-to-hand combat.
They are a corrupted race of elves, either bred that way by Morgoth, or turned savage in that manner, according to the Silmarillion. The orc was a sort of "hell-devil" in Old English literature, and the orc-né (pl.
Eru Ilúvatar, also known as the One, is the single omniscient, omnipotent, and omnibenevolent creator. He has been existing eternally in the Timeless Halls and possesses the Flame Imperishable in his spirit which kindles existence from nothingness.
Galadriel. One of the elves who lived in Middle Earth the longest was The Lady of Lothlorien, who arrived in the First Age and left in the Fourth. Galadriel's enigmatic abilities were tremendous, having learned magic from Valar and Maiar. All Middle Earth's races feared her, including men, dwarves, and Sauron's army.
Together, the two of them were known as the Blue Wizards. The one in brown was Radagast and the one in grey was Gandalf, seemingly the oldest and the least of the Order.
Gandalf was weaker than Sauron (which is why he was afraid of travelling to Middle Earth in the first place) but he went anyway with some promptings from his superiors and managed to destroy Sauron by simply being himself.
The Blue Wizards Arrived First
The first Istari sent to Middle-earth to fight against Sauron are the two blue wizards named Alatar and Pallando. Alatar had been chosen by the Valar Orome, the hunter. Alatar didn't want to go alone, though, so he asked his friend Pallando to join him.
According to records from the wizarding world, he is thought to have been among the most powerful wizards in human history. Merlin attended Hogwarts as a Slytherin and displayed a remarkable command of the magical arts. Some claim that he is the most potent wizard ever.
During book 7 is definitely Voldemort. By the time of the Cursed Child, it's probably Delphini. As for your other questions: Dumbledore was not powerful because of the Elder Wand. He took it from Grindelwald after defeating him in a duel (with a regular wand).
Godrick Gryffindor, one of the four founders of Hogwarts, and the owner of the legendary Sword of Gryffindor, was absolutely more powerful than Dumbledore— and it's a good thing he was, too, because Dumbledore wasn't around in Hogwarts' early days to keep Godrick's fellow founder Salazar Slytherin in check.
Legolas was the most renowned archer throughout the Third Age. Earlier in his journey with the Fellowship of the Ring, he used a bow from Mirkwood, and it was later replaced by the bow of the Galadhrim Lady Galadriel gave him.
Frodo is portrayed as a reserved and introspective character, while Legolas is more outgoing and extroverted. It's possible that they simply don't have much in common and don't feel the need to engage in conversation with each other. The hobbit didn't talk much with Gimli or Boromir either.
Round 1: Aragorn wins. He's a great swordsman, and would win sword to sword. If legolas tries to use a bow at 20 ft (which Aragorn can cover in a couple of seconds), he'll only get one shot before Aragorn's in close and killing him.