Sauron

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Sauron is the main title character and antagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien The Lord of the Rings .

In the same work, he was identified as Necromancer , mentioned in the previous Tolkien novel The Hobbit . In Tolkien The Silmarillion (published posthumously by Tolkien's son, Christopher Tolkien), he is also described as the chief lieutenant of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth. Tolkien notes that Ainur, the mythical "angelic" power he built, "is capable of many errors and fails," but by far the worst is "Absolute Satan's rebellion and the evil of Morgoth and his satellite Sauron."

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Biography

Before the creation of the world

The AinulindalÃÆ'Â , cosmological myth begins with The Silmarillion , explains how the highest creature Eru began his creation by carrying innumerable spirits, "the offspring of his mind", which with him before the others are made. The creature that came to be known as Sauron came from among them as "eternal spirit (angel)". From its origin, Sauron thus feels the Creator directly. As Tolkien said: "Sauron can not, of course, be a genuine atheist." Though one of the little spirits created before the world, he knows Eru, according to its size. "

In the terminology of Quenya found by Tolkien, these angel spirits are called Ainur. Those who enter the physical world are called Valar, especially the most powerful. The lower ainur that enters the world, among them Sauron is one of them, is called Maiar. In Tolkien's letters, the author notes that Sauron "is of course a 'divine' (in this mythology, a member of the lower Valar race)." Tolkien notes that he is "much taller" than the Maiar who later came to Middle-earth as Witch Gandalf, Radagast, and Saruman. As Eru wrote, Ainur is all good and not corrupt, as Elrond states in Lord of the Rings: "Nothing is evil at first, not even Sauron."

Rebellion comes from Vala Melkor (as Morgoth was called before he turned into darkness). According to a story intended as an illustration of events beyond Elvis's understanding, Eru allowed his spirit children to perform Great Music, Ainur's Music, developing a theme expressed by Eru himself. For a while the cosmic choir made a stunning music, but then Melkor strived to enhance his own glory by weaving into the mind and the idea of ​​his song that did not match the original theme. "A direct dispute arises around him, and many are singing almost desperate... but some begin to familiarize their music with their music rather than thinking they have at first."

The fight created by Melkor will have dire consequences, for this song is a kind of template for the world: "The crime of the world was not originally at the great Theme, but entered with Melkor disputes." However, "Sauron is not a rookie novice, and he probably knows more about Music than Melkor, whose mind is always filled with his own plans and equipment." Apparently Sauron was not even one of the spirits who immediately began to get used to their music with Melkor music, because it was recorded elsewhere that his fall came later (see below).

Cosmic music now represents the conflict between good and evil. Finally, Eru suddenly brought Song of Creation to an end. To show spirits, loyal or not, what they have done, Eru gives freedom to the now-destroyed Music. This results in the manifestation of the material world, EÃÆ'Â © , where drama of goodness and evil will play out and complete.

First Age

Entering EÃÆ'¤ at the beginning of time, Valar and Maiar try to build and organize the world according to Eru's will. Each Maia is associated with one of the strong Valars they serve; for example, Sauron stands out among the Maiars who serve AulÃÆ' â € žthe Smith, a great craftsman from Valar. As a result, Sauron came to possess substantial knowledge of the physical substance of the world, forge, and all sorts of skills - emerging as "the great craftsman of Aulà rumah households". Sauron will always retain the "scientific" knowledge he gained from the great Vala of Craft: "In the beginning he came from the Maiar of AulÃÆ'«, and he remained strong in the knowledge of those people. "The original Elven Sauron name in Valinor is > Mairon (Quenya for "the Admirable"), but this name is not used anymore after he joined Melkor. In Beleriand, he was called in Sindarin Gorthu "Fog Fog" and Gorthaur "The Cruel". However, during the Second Age, Sauron continued to call himself Tar-Mairon (Quenya "King Excellent").

fall of Sauron

Melkor opposes other Valars, who remain faithful to Eru and try to carry out the design of the Creator. In the larger universe, they eventually focus on developing the world of Arda (Earth, or the entire solar system). Around this time, Sauron became a victim of the destructive influence of Melkor: "At the beginning of Arda, Melkor seduced him towards his allegiance."

As for Sauron's motives, Tolkien notes that "it is his kindness (and therefore the cause of his fall...) that he likes order and coordination, and dislikes all the confusion and disputes that are wasted." Thus, "it is the real will and strength of Melkor to influence his design quickly and proficiently that first attracted Sauron to him".

For a while, Sauron seemed to continue to pretend that he was Valar's faithful servant, while feeding Melkor information about their deeds. So when Valar made Almaren their first physical abode in the world, "Melkor knows all that has been done, because even he has secret friends and spies among the Maiars he has entered for his purposes, and from this head tribe, once known, is Sauron. "

Melkor immediately destroyed Almaren, and Valar established a new residence in Uttermost West: the Blessed Realm of Valinor. They still do not see Sauron's betrayal, for he is also a "being from Valinor".

At some point, Sauron leaves the Blessed Realm and goes to Middle-earth, the continent of Arda, where Melkor built his fortress. In one text, Tolkien writes about Sauron that "in Valinor he has lived among the people of the gods, but there Morgoth has drawn him to evil and to serve him". Sauron left his service to Valar and openly joined their great enemy: "Because of his admiration for Power, he has become a follower of Morgoth and fell with him into evil."

Lieutenant Morgoth

After joining the new master in Middle-earth, Sauron proved to be a dedicated and capable servant: "When Morgoth was still standing, Sauron did not seek his own supremacy, but worked and conspired for others, desiring the Melkor victory, which he had been admired in the beginning He is thus often able to accomplish things, first conceived by Melkor, whose master is unable or unable to resolve in the angry hatred of his wickedness. "" In all the deeds of Melkor the Morgoth of Arda, in his vast and deceitful works his ingenuity, Sauron has a part. "

In chapter three of The Silmarillion, Tolkien writes that when the Elf woke up in the world, Sauron has become a Melkor lieutenant and commanded over the newly built Angband camp. To protect the Elves, Valar made a war against Melkor and arrested him, but could not find Sauron.

So, "when Melkor was made captive, Sauron fled and hid in Middle-earth, and in this way it was understandable how the orcs' proliferation (no doubt had begun) continued with increasing speed." In the Blessed Realm, Melkor pretended to reform, but eventually escaped back to Middle-earth, holding the Silmarils of Fords anor. At that moment, Sauron had "secretly repaired the Angband for his Master's help when he returned, and there the dark underground places had been manned by the orcs before Melkor finally returned, as Morgoth the Black Enemy."

Shortly after Morgoth's return, the Elf Noldorin also left the Blessed Realm of Valinor at the West End, against Valar's advice, to fight against Morgoth, who had stolen Silmarils. In that war, Sauron served as Morgoth's chief lieutenant, above all others in the ranks, like Gothmog, Lord of the Balrogs. Known as Gorthaur the Cruel , Sauron was then an illusionist and transformer; Wolves and vampires are his slaves, heads among them Draugluin, Father of Werewolves, and Thuringwethil's vampire herald.

When Morgoth left Angband to destroy the newly discovered Man, Sauron directed the war against the Elves. He conquered the Sirion Tollpit Island and its control tower Minas Tirith, so it is known as Tol-in-Gaurhoth, Isle of Werewolves.

Ten years later, Finrod Felagund, king Nargothrond and former Sirion Tol ruler, came there with Beren and ten Elves, disguised as Orc. But Sauron told them to take him in front of him. Finrod had a magical battle with Sauron, but was defeated (partly because of the curse of FÃÆ'Â © an). All 12 are thrown into the Sauron basement and 10 Elves eaten by wolves. Finrod died while fighting with a wolf to save Beren.

Soon after LÃÆ'ºthien and Huan the Wolfhound arrived, hoping to save Beren. Sauron sends werewolves against them, including them, Draugluin, but Huan kills them all. Aware of the prophecy that Huan will be killed by the greatest wolf ever, Sauron himself takes the form of a terrible wolf and attacks him. But the prediction was actually applied to the unborn Carcharoth, and Sauron could not win against Huan, though it turned into a snake and his own form.

Finally, Huan had Sauron in his throat. LÃÆ'ºthien gave Sauron two choices: to hand him the magical control he had built upon Tol-in-Gaurhoth, or his body was destroyed so that his naked ghost had to endure Morgoth's scorn. Sauron surrendered, and Huan let him go. LÃÆ'ºthien destroyed the tower and saved Beren from the dungeon.

Sauron fled in the form of a large vampire bat, and spent some time as a vampire in the forest of Taur-nu-Fuin. Nothing is told of the next activity in the First Age until the end.

After the EÃÆ'¤rendil cruise to the Blessed Nature, Valar eventually moved against Morgoth. In the Wrath of War that resulted, the Dark Lord defeated and was thrown into the Overseas Void outside the world. But "Sauron escaped from the Great Battle and escaped".

Reprimanded, Sauron assumed his fairest form and approached EÃÆ'¶nwÃÆ' Â «, the Valar messenger, who however could not forgive Maia as he did. Through EÃÆ'¶nwÃÆ' Â «, ManwÃÆ'« as Lord of the Valar "instructs Sauron to come before him for judgment, but [he] has left room for repentance and final rehabilitation". Despite Sauron's conversion before the original EÃÆ'¶nwÃÆ' Â «, if out of fear, he was ashamed to return to Valinor and accept his judgment or punishment for his long service to Morgoth. Furthermore, the influence of his former master is still strong, so he runs away and hides in Middle-earth.

Second Age

About 500 years into the Second Age, Sauron reappears. "Bereft of his master... [he] falls into ignorance imitating him". "Very slowly, beginning with a fair motive: reorganization and rehabilitation of Middle-earth, 'abandoned by the gods,' he became the reincarnation of Evil, and something eager for Complete Power, eventually rising to" lord and the god of Men ".

As for Sauron's "fair motive", Tolkien emphasizes that at this point he is "not entirely evil, not unless all the 'reformers' who want to be quick with 'reconstruction' and 'reorganization' are utterly evil, even before pride and lust to exert their desire to eat them ".

"Although the only really good in, or rational motive for, all this ordering and planning and organization is the kindness of all the inhabitants of Arda (even acknowledging Sauron's right to be their supreme lord), his 'plan', the idea of ​​coming from having an isolated mind, being the sole object of his will, and purpose, the End, in itself... [H] is the ability to corrupt the minds of others, and even involve their ministry, is a remnant of the fact that the original desire for ' 'has really inspired real estate (especially the physical well-being) of his' subject'. "

Power Circle

As part of a plan to tempt the Elves in his ministry, Sauron took a fair appearance as Annatar, "Lord of Gifts", made friends with Elven-smith of Eregion, led by Celebrimbor, and advised them in art and magic. Sauron suggests that he is a Valar envoy, especially Aulà «, which Noldor in Exile is upheld. Some Elves do not believe it, especially Galadriel and Gil-galad, High King Noldor. The Elves in Eregion, however, ignore their warning.

With the help of Sauron, the Elven-smith faked the Ring of Power, which gave great power to their bearers. He then secretly forged The One Ring at Mount Doom volcano in Mordor. "One Ring to rule them all" has the power to dominate the other Ring and enslave the wearer to Sauron's will. The Rings of Power is very strong, however; to create instruments that can dominate them, Sauron is forced to transfer most of his original power into it. But "while he wears it, his strength on earth really increases".

Sauron's plan will work if the Elf does not detect his influence when he wears the Ring. That's when the Elf sees him for who he really is, releases their Ring, and does not use it as long as Sauron retains the First Ring. Angry, Sauron started a great war and conquered much of the land west of Anduin. The Three Rings, however, have been forged by Celebrimbor himself without the help of Sauron. These rings are kept and remain in the hands of the Elves, especially Gil-galad, CÃÆ'rdan, and Galadriel.

It started the Year of Darkness. Sauron invaded Eregion, killing Celebrimbor, Elven-smith leader, and seizing the Seven and Nine Power Rings previously forged with his help. Sauron surrounded Imladris, fighting against Moria and Lothlórien, and pushing further into the Gil-galad region. The Elves were pressed hard to defend Lindon and Havens, but in due course the strong army of NÃÆ'Âmenmenor arrived to help them, defeating Sauron troops and driving the rest back to Mordor. The NÃÆ'º ÃÆ'Â ¢ ÃÆ' ÃÆ' ÃÆ' ÃÆ'Â ¢ Ã ¢ â,¬ ansansans are derived from Three Eden Houses that help the Elves in their war against Morgoth. They live on the island of NÃÆ'ºmenor in the sea between Middle-earth and Valinor, a gift for their service from Valar, and they are the most powerful Human kingdom today.

In the Unfinished Tales , "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn" states that Sauron and his guards are all that remains of his original forces. Gil-galad's power after the War was such that Sauron could not get out of Mordor for some time.

The Resurrection of Mordor

From now on, Sauron is known as the Dwarf Prince of Mordor . Sauron fortified Mordor and completed the Dark Tower of Barad-dÃÆ' Â »r, already centuries in the building. He handed out the remaining rings from the Seven and Nine to the Dwarves and the Dwarves. Dwarves proved too strong to bow to his will, but the Men were enslaved by Sauron as Nazgál, his most feared servant. Aware of the power of NÃÆ'ºmenÃÆ'³reans after his previous defeat, Sauron withdrew from the shore and for a long time avoided their direct challenge, although he managed to use some of the Nine rings to ensnare their three great rulers.

Sauron regained control of most of the creatures that had served Morgoth in the First Age (such as Orcs and Trolls). Sauron also gained control over most Men in East and South, becoming their god-king.

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Destruction of NÃÆ'ºmenor

Toward the end of the Second Age, Ar-PharazÃÆ''n, who would be the most powerful last king of the kings of NÃÆ'º â € žÃÆ' ¢ à ¢ â,¬Â ¢, had just risen to the throne when he was angered by the reports the growing strength of Sauron. In the show of strength, Ar-PharazÃÆ'Â'n led a massive force to Middle-earth to reaffirm the dominance of the NÃÆ'¡menmenÃÆ'³rean. Sauron, realizing he could not defeat the NÃÆ' º ÃÆ'³reans with military force, surrendered. Wrapped in a beautiful incarnation, he came to the Ar-PharazÃ'n camp to swear allegiance to the king, and let himself be captured in prison at NÃÆ'Âmenmenor.

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The AkallabÃÆ'ªth, the historical record of the NÃÆ'ºmenor, does not specifically mention the One Ring much, and it has been suggested that Sauron abandoned him in Barad-dÃÆ' Â »r before he became hostage Ar-PharazÃÆ''n. In his letters, however, Tolkien notes that Sauron "naturally possessed the Ring, and quickly dominated the mind and will of most NÃÆ'º ÃÆ' Â ¢ ÃÆ' Â ¢ Ã ¢ 'ÃÆ' Â ¢". Through the power of the Ring, Sauron soon became the king's adviser, and he used his influence to weaken the religion of NÃÆ'ºmenor. He represents Eru as the Valar discovery they use to justify their decision, and replaces the Melkor worship, with himself as the high priest, for Eru. Melkor worship, with human sacrifice, becomes mandatory in the NÃÆ'ºmenor.

But there is the effect of Melkor on Sauron: he speaks of Melkor in Melkor himself, as a god, or even God. This may be the residue of a state which in a sense is a shadow of goodness: the utmost ability in Sauron at least to admire or recognize the superiority of a creature other than himself.... But it may be doubtful whether even the image of goodness still sincerely operates in Sauron at that time. His cunning motives may be better disclosed. To wean a God-fearing person from their loyalty, it is best to present the object of loyalty and other hope of benefit; ask him God who will agree to what he wants and not forbid it. Sauron, apparently a losing rival for world power, is now just a hostage, barely able to volunteer; but as a former slave and disciple of Melkor, the worship of Melkor would raise him from hostage to high priest.

In addition to introducing Melkor's worship, Sauron also helps people to design larger machines and accumulate more wealth, and soon NÃÆ'Â º ÃÆ' Â ¢ ÃÆ'Â ¢ ÃÆ' Â ¢ ÃÆ' Â ¢ ÃÆ' Â ¢ Ã ¢ â,¬ Â ¢ restore to Middle-earth where they were brutally hunted and enslaved the Men there for the ultimate sacrifice. While Sauron ruled behind the scenes, Ar-PharazÃÆ''n became the strongest tyrant in the world since Melkor-Morgoth himself.

Ar-PharazÃÆ''n, though in power, was finally afraid of his approaching death. Sauron assured the king that he now has the status to take what he deserves, and suggests that NÃÆ'ºmenÃÆ'³reans send a large fleet on Aman to seize immortality with the power of Valar. While he led the King to believe that it was truly possible to conquer the Blessed Nature, Sauron knew very well that the god Valar would completely defeat any mortal forces. Sauron expects Valar to respond by destroying Ar-PharazÃÆ''n and his naval forces, thus removing Sauron's greatest obstacle to the dominance of Middle-earth. But Valar has no direct dominance over the Eru Children, so in the face of this challenge they put their trust in the world and begged Eru to find a solution.

Eru's divine intervention did bury the king's army and drown the fleet; but NÃÆ'º là © or itself is swallowed by the sea, and the blessed realm has been removed from the physical world. Sauron did not foresee this, and his body was destroyed in a natural disaster. Having spent much effort in NÃÆ'ºmenor corruption, he is diminished, mainly because he forever loses the ability to take on a fair form. But his soul rose from the abyss, and he was able to bring with him the most important thing. Writing Tolkien, "I do not think anyone needs to spoil this spirit of bringing the Ring, on which its dominating power of thought is now highly dependent."

In "AkallabÃÆ'ªth", Tolkien writes that Sauron "took" the Ring after his spirit returned to Middle-earth. According to "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age," Sauron later realized that Gil-galad's power had grown considerably during his absence and is now scattered in the Misty Mountains and Greenwood the Great, closer to places previously considered safe by Sauron. leaving for NÃÆ'ºmenÃÆ'³r.

The war against the Last Alliance

Led by Elendil, nine ships that brought loyal Ethiopians rescued from the Fall and escaped from natural disasters. The NÃÆ'ºmenÃÆ'³rean exiles set up the kingdom of Gondor and Arnor in the Middle World. At first they believed that Sauron had been destroyed in the Fall, but it soon became clear that the Dark Lord had returned to Mordor when Mount Doom erupted. The annex in the Return of the King tells that while the power of Sauron has not been fully rebuilt, he has decided to attack NÃÆ' º â € žâ € ž ÃÆ' ¢ ÃÆ' ¢ à ¢ â,¬Â³reans before they can be too strong in their new realm.

Sauron attacks first, captures Minas Ithil and destroys the White Tree, though Isildur managed to escape from Anduin and search for Elendil, while AnÃÆ'¡rion defends Osgiliath and temporarily pushes Sauron's forces back into the mountains. In the "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" and "The Fellowship of the Ring", Tolkien writes that Elendil and his son forge the Last Alliance of Elves and Men with Gil-galad, as they realize that unless they unite , Sauron will destroy each of them individually.

A great battle ensued between the Alliance and Mr Sauron in the Dagorlad battle plains. The Alliance emerged as the winner and attacked Mordor, besieging Barad-dÃÆ' Â »r for seven years. Eventually, Sauron was forced to step out of the tower and fight the Last Alliance himself. During the final challenge on the slopes of Mount Doom, Sauron was killed by Gil-galad and Elendil, who were themselves killed in the act. When Elendil fell, Narsil's sword broke beneath him. Isildur, the surviving son of Elendil, took Narsil pieces and cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand. "Then Sauron for that time was defeated, and he left his body, and his spirit fled away and hid in the garbage."

Elrond and CÃÆ'rdan, lieutenant Gil-galad, urged Isildur to destroy the Ring by throwing it at Mount Doom, but he refused and kept it for himself: "This I will be like a weregild over the death of my father, and my brother. Death? "

Third Era

Losing the traumatic Ring is very weakening Sauron; he spent the first millennium of the Third Age as a form of inactive, inactive. Nevertheless, his servants were involved in several events that gradually undermined the empire of NÃÆ'Â ¢ â,‰ € ž â € žâ € ž â € ž, though it was unclear whether Sauron was actively involved in directing them.

A few years after the Last Alliance War, the Isildur army, when marched to Rivendell, was ambushed and ruled by a group of orcs in what is known as Gladden Field Disaster. Isildur wore the Ring and tried to escape by swimming across the Anduin, but the Ring - which had its own will and desire to return to Sauron - slipped from his finger. He was found and killed by an Orc archer. The ring will remain lost underwater for about 2461 years (from year 2 from the Third Age until DÃÆ'Â © agol found it in 2463).

The Necromancer from Dol Guldur

Around the year 1050, the shadow of fear fell in the woods which was later called Mirkwood. As was later known, this was the first sign of Sauron remanifestation, but for years he was not recognized. He is known (as in The Hobbit ) as a Necromancer. He founded a defense fortress named Dol Guldur, "The Magic Hill", in the southern forest not far from Lórien.

Shortly after the shadow fell into the forest, Valar sent five Maiars to oppose this growing power. They take the form of Wizards, the most prominent being Gandalf and Saruman. Around the year 1100, "The Wise" (Witch and Elf head) became aware that the evil forces had made a fort at Dol Guldur. Initially, it was assumed that this was one of NazgÃÆ' »s rather than Sauron himself. Around 1300, NazgÃÆ' »l did reappear. In the ensuing centuries, the head of NazgÃÆ' ll, the Angmar Witch King, repeatedly invaded the northern area of ​​Arnor, first in 1409 and eventually occupied and effectively destroyed nature in 1974. Though pushed from the north to the next area of ​​the year by its Elves and troops from Gondor, the Witch King retreated to Mordor and gathered Nazgia there. In 2000, NazgÃÆ' ll was removed from Mordor to besiege the town of Minas Ithil, in the mountains bordering Mordor. The city fell in 2002, and is known as Minas Morgul. With the city of Nazgá »I also captured the palantÃÆ'r from Minas Ithil, one of the seven stones seen brought by the Elendil people of NÃÆ'ºmenor on the eve of the Fall.

When Dol Guldur's power grew, Wis came to suspect that the controlling power behind the other Witch-monks and other Nazgas was their original master, Sauron. In 2063, Gandalf went to Dol Guldur and made his first attempt to learn the truth, but Sauron retreated and hid in the East. Almost 400 years before he returned to his fortress at Mirkwood, and his identity remained unspecified.

Sauron finally reemerged with increasing force in 2460. At the same time, the long lost Ruling Ring finally recovered from the Anduin River, discovered by a Stoor Hobbit named Dà © gà © agol. Friends and relatives Agà © Agol, Smà © Agol, crave the Ring and kill Dà © a agol to get it, and it is quickly marred by it. Dumped by his family, Smeagol takes on the Ring, which he calls "Precious". His life is unnaturally lengthened by the Ring, he hides in the Misty Mountains for centuries, becomes more damaged and eventually deteriorates into a Gollum creature.

In 2850, Gandalf made a second attempt to spy on Dol Guldur. Stealing into the stronghold, he can finally confirm the identity of his lord. He reports this to the White Council of Elves and Wizards, but Saruman, hoping to get the Ring for himself, asks the Council not to act against Sauron.

Finally, Wise put forward their power and drove Sauron from Mirkwood in 2941. During the White Council postponement, he prepared for the next step, and was willing to leave Dol Guldur.

Just before Sauron left Dol Guldur, Bilbo Baggins hobbit, in an impossible adventure with a group of dwarves, found the Ring in the Misty Mountains. After his search ended, Bilbo brought the Ring back to Hobbiton in the Shire. A few decades later, he handed it over to his heir, Frodo.

At that moment, the strength of Sauron has recovered to the point where he can expand his will of Middle-earth. The Eye of Sauron, as the attention and power of his will perceived, became a symbol of oppression and fear. After the expulsion from Dol Guldur, he returned to Mordor in 2942, openly declaring himself nine years later, and began raising the new Barad-dÃÆ'Â »r. In preparation for the last war against the Men and the Elves, he raised the enormous orc troop, known as Uruks.

Ring War

The three volumes of The Lord of the Rings tell the story of Sauron's last attempt to gain world power, when the Third Age reached its peak in 3018 and 3019.

In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf concludes that the ring that Bilbo found in the Gollum cave really Sauro lost the Master-ring. He told Frodo the true nature of Bilbo's heritage had left him, and his terrible potential if Sauron should have regained it: "The enemy still lacks one thing to give him strength and knowledge to defeat all resistance, break the last defense, and cover up all the land in the second darkness He does not have the Ring... So he looks for it, looks for it, and all his thoughts are on him. "

Gandalf went to Saruman for advice, but found that he had been marred by his long study of Sauron. Using the palantÃÆ'r at the Orthanc tower, Saruman is now in communication with the Dark Lord and acting as his ally, though he also secretly hopes to take the Ring for himself and use his power to replace Sauron. Gandalf was held captive over Orthanc for a while, but soon escaped with the help of one of the giants of the Eagles of Manwär.

After capturing and torturing Gollum, Sauron learned that the Ring had been discovered by a Hobbit named "Baggins". Sauron sent the Nazgól to the Shire, the house of Bilbo, where they discovered that Bilbo and Frodo had gone. NazgÃÆ'§l chased and nearly killed Frodo, but they were defeated near Rivendell by Lord Glorfindel and Aragorn, the heir of Isildur, who sent Gandalf to protect the Hobbits.

At Rivendell, Elrond held a high-society council of Middle-earth to decide how to handle the crisis. The Council determined that the Ring should be destroyed where it was forged, since it was completely immune to fire other than volcanic fire at its manufacture site, Orodruin. Frodo and Sam join the Fellowship of the Ring, accepting the board's mission to include it on the volcano. Fellowship was finally broken when one of its members, Boromir, tried to take the Ring from Frodo; in the ensuing chaos, Boromir was killed by the Orcs, and Frodo and Sam went alone to Mordor.

At The Two Towers, Saruman used his own army on behalf of Sauron and attacked Rohan. Gandalf, King of Rohan and Ent, led by Treebeard, eventually defeated Saruman forces. His fort in Isengard was overthrown and Saruman was trapped inside the Orthanc Tower. Thus, one of Sauron's most powerful allies neutralized.

During Saruman's confrontation with Gandalf, Orthancà © fell to the Fellowship, and Gandalf handed it to Aragorn. In the Return of the King Aragorn uses it to show himself to Sauron (who still controls another Stone of Pandang, probably who was captured from the Ithil Minas century before). Aragorn leads Sauron to think that he now has the Ring and is preparing to change his power against his maker. The Dark Lord is troubled by this revelation, and therefore attacks faster than he planned by sending troops to overthrow Minas Tirith, the capital of Gondor. (See Pelennor Field Battle)

Immediately after the big army left Mordor from the Minas Morgul fortress, formerly Minas Ithil, Frodo and Sam tried to enter Mordor through the Cirith Ungol gap in the mountains above. They had previously met Gollum, previously released by Sauron from prisoners. For a while, Gollum acted as a guide for Frodo and Sam. However, he eventually betrays them to Shelob - a horrible creature, like a spider who keeps the loophole. (Sauron is said to call Shelob as "his cat", sending him prisoners occasionally to eat.)

In the end, Sam drives out Gollum and Shelob, but Frodo has been stung by Shelob and appears to have died of his poison. The Orcs found Frodo's body and took off his equipment, but Sam (who thought his friend was dead) had secured the Ring. Frodo regained consciousness and was released from the orcs by Sam, and the two began a tiring journey across the plains of Mordor to Mount Doom.

Aragorn lined up at the Black Gate of Mordor with 7,000 men, knowing that this army was too small to completely defeat Sauron, but intended to cause a diversion to withdraw Sauron's army as Frodo and Sam traveled to Mount Doom. After a brief encounter with Sauron's Mouth, the battle merged and went very badly for the defeated Gondor/Rohan troop. Now, with the false belief that Aragorn had the Ring, Sauron seemed to react just as Gandalf thought he would: "I will destroy it, and what he has taken in his disrepute will be mine forever."

Even when the Western captains would be completely defeated by the superior powers of the great forces of Sauron, Frodo reached his destination, entering the inside of the fiery Mountain of Doom. However, his will fails at the last moment; Unable to resist the enormous power of the Ring, he put it on his finger and claimed it himself. Sauron was instantly aware of him, and his gaze went directly to the Door on the Mountain. Remembering the rest of his NazgÃÆ'Â l½ from the ongoing battle, he ordered them to rush to Mount Doom in a desperate attempt to secure the Ring. It was too late, however: Gollum attacked Frodo, biting the Ring from his finger, then lost his footing and fell with the Ring into the fire. With "a great rumbling and confusion", Ring One was killed along with all the forces that Sauron had invested in it. Tolkien then commented in one of his letters that Gollum's convenient slip was a direct intervention by Eru himself: Gollum's fate "tied to the ring", as Gandalf had predicted in the Moria Mine.

At the destruction of the Ring, Sauron's forces evaporate and his form in Middle-earth is destroyed. The spirit of his departure loomed over Mordor like a black cloud, but was fascinated by the strong winds of the West (the direction of the Blessed Realm and the Valar). His construction was destroyed, NazgÃÆ'Â ll was consumed in hail, and his troops, suddenly going directionless, were easily defeated.

Gandalf had predicted what the destruction of the Ring would be for Sauron: "If it is destroyed, then he will fall, and his fall will be so low that no one can foretell his appearance again, for he will lose the best part of the original power for him at the beginning, and all that made or begun with that power will collapse, and he will be crippled forever, into a spirit of mere hatred that gnaws himself in the shadows, but can no longer grow or take shape and the great evil of this world will be removed.

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Name and title

In some Tolkien records, it is said that Sauron's real name is Mairon or "amazing", although this was changed after he was fertilized by Melkor. Nonetheless, he continues to call himself Mairon the Admirable, or Tar-Mairon "King Excellent", until after the fall of NÃÆ'º là © or. "

The name Sauron (from the previous form Thauron ) comes from the adjective saura "rotten, rotten" in the Quenya language found by Tolkien, as "the Abhorred" or "the Abomination". In Sindarin (another Elf language created by Tolkien) he is called Gorthaur , "Fear of Abhorred" or "Fear of Fear." He is also called the No Name of the Enemy . The DÃÆ'ºnedain (NÃÆ'ºmenÃÆ'³reans descent) called him "Sauron the Fraudster" because of his role in the NÃÆ'Âmenmenor Fall and forging the Ring of Strength. In the tongue NÃÆ'º ³ rean (AdÃÆ'Â »naic) he is also known as ZigÃÆ'» r , The Witch.

The two most common titles, "Prince of Darkness Mordor" and "Lord of the Rings", appear only a couple of times in the The Lord of the Rings . Other titles or variants include "Master of Treachery", "The Great Deceiver", "Dark Lord", "Dark Power", "Lord of Barad-dÃÆ'» r "," Red Eye " , "Ring-maker" and "Sorcerer".

In the First Age (as described in The Silmarillion ) he was called the "Lord of Werewolves" of Tol-in-Gaurhoth. In the Second Age he took the name Annatar , which means "Lord of Gifts", and Aulendil , meaning " AulÃÆ'Â «" friend, as well as Artano , which means "High-Smith", whereby he assumes a new identity and deceives the Elves to work with him to make rings. In the Third Age he was known for the time as Necromancer of Dol Guldur because his true identity is still unknown.

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Appearance

Nowhere does Tolkien give a detailed description of Sauron's appearance during his incarnation.

According to The Silmarillion , Sauron could initially change his appearance at will. Initially she took a beautiful form, but after turning her loyalty to Morgoth, she took a bad form. In the First Age, Gorlim at one point was taken to "the terrible presence of Sauron", but the only concrete directive of his appearance was a reference to his scary eyes.

As part of a plan to destroy Huan, Sauron takes the form of the greatest werewolf in Middle-earth history. When the plan backfires, it takes a snake-like form, and eventually turns back "from a monster to its usual form." The implication is that his "accustomed form" is not, at least, terrible. This is understood as humanoid.

Sauron took a beautiful appearance once again at the end of the First Age in an attempt to entice the EÃÆ'¶nwÃÆ'Â,, near the beginning of the Second Age when appearing as Annatar for the Elves, and again towards the end of the Second Age when destroying the NÃÆ'ºmenor people.

One version of the story illustrates, in general, the impression Sauron made on NÃÆ'ºmenÃÆ'³reans. He appears "as a man, or one in human form, but larger than anything even from the NÃÆ'Âmenmenor race in stature... And it seems to those Saurons who are great, even though they fear the light of his eyes.For many he looks fair , for the other horrible, but for some of the crimes. "

Like Morgoth, Sauron eventually lost the ability to change his physical form (his hrÃÆ'¶a ). After the destruction of its fair form in the fall of the NÃÆ'ºmenor, Sauron can not take a pleasing appearance or exert his strength again. After that, at the end of the Second Age and again in the Third, he always took the form of a dreadful dark master. His first incarnation after the Fall of the NÃÆ'ºmenor was horrific, "images of hatred and hatred are made visible". Isildur notes that Sauron's hand is "black, and burns like fire...". Gil-galad perished because of the heat of Sauron.

In one of his letters, Tolkien states that Sauron had a physical form in the Third Age:

... In a story that allows the incarnation of the great spirit in physical form and is destroyed, their strength must be much greater when it is actually physically present.... Sauron should be considered terrible. The form he took was a man taller than a human, but not large.

Tolkien's illustration of Sauron

J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator includes a Sauron watercolor illustration made by Tolkien himself (shown at the top of the article). It seems to indicate the moment in the book that occurred immediately after the destruction of the Ring, when the Western army saw the form, towering dark above Mordor, stretching his arm threatening against them before the figure was dissolved.

Because the illustration refers to a more or less vague, visionary moment (the second sketch of Sauron's arm appears under the arm itself), the image should not be too pressed for details about Sauron's appearance. The head, right arm and upper body of the humanoid figure are visible. His arms are black, the rest of the body is gray, except red eyes. No other facial features can be created. A series of spikes are seen on Sauron's head, perhaps showing a crown. The Mordor mountains are seen beneath outstretched arms, which confirm the large size of Sauron's final appearance.

Mata Sauron

Throughout the Lord of the Rings, â € Å"Mataâ € (Red Eyes, Evil Eyes, Unlucky Eyes, Big Eyes) are the images most commonly associated with Sauron. Sauron Orc has the Eye symbol in their helmet and shield, and calls it "Eyes" because he does not allow his name to be written or spoken, according to Aragorn (exception to this rule is his messenger, Mouth Sauron). Also, Lord of the Nazgà «l threatens ÃÆ'â €" owyn with torture before the "Lidless Eye" in the Battle of the Pelennor Fields.

Frodo has the vision of Eyes in the Galadriel Mirror:

The eyes were framed with fire, but it was self-tinted, yellow like a cat, alert and intentional, and his pupil's black slit open over the hole, the window blank.

Later, Tolkien wrote as if Frodo and Sam had actually seen the eye. The fog that surrounds the Barad-dÃÆ'Â »r is briefly drawn, and:

just one moment he looked out... because of some infinitely large windows up there stabbing the northern red fire, a glimpse of a piercing Eye... The eyes did not turn to them, it looked north... but Frodo glimpsed that horrible it fell like a very miserable person.

This raises the question of whether the "Eye" is the actual manifestation of Sauron, or whether he has a body outside the Eye. Gollum (who was tortured by Sauron in person) told Frodo that Sauron had, at least, "Black Hands" with four fingers. The missing finger is cut when Isildur takes the Ring, and the finger is still missing when Sauron reappears centuries later.

Tolkien wrote in The Silmarillion that "Some Terrible Sauron Eyes can survive" even before his body disappeared in the Last Alliance War.

In the design text of the climax moments of the Lord of the Rings, "Mâ €" is the abbreviation of the Sauron people, with their emotions and minds:

The Dark Prince suddenly realized he was [Frodo], Eyes piercing all the shadows... His wrath burns like a sudden fire and his fears like a great black smoke, as he knows the danger of turning it off, the thread that hangs it catastrophe... [I ] thinks that it is now bending with all its extraordinary powers over the mountain... "

Christopher Tolkien commented: "This passage is important in pointing out the extent to which my father has come to identify the Eyes of Barad-dÃÆ'» r with the mind and will of Sauron, so that he can speak of his 'anger, his fear, his thoughts.' "In the second text... he shifted from 'his' to 'hers' when he wrote that part again. "

Most of the adaptations from the story to the visual media depict the Eye as appearing present. The adaptation of the film directed by Peter Jackson describes the Eye of Sauron as an eye-catching eye, and his prequel adaptation shows it as an expanded aura of Sauron's spiritual essence, which is a silhouette of his physical form and appears as the pupil of the eye gap.

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Concepts and creations

Since the earliest version of the legend The Silmarillion as described in the series Central World History , Sauron has undergone many changes. Prototype or predecessor Sauron-figure is a gigantic giant cat, Prince of Cat. Called Tevildo , Tifil and Tiberth among other names, this character plays a role then taken by Sauron in the earliest versions of the Beren and TinÃÆ'ºviel at The Book of Lost Tales . The Prince of Cats was later replaced by ThÃÆ'Â », the Necromancer. The name was later changed to GorthÃÆ'Â », SÃÆ'» r , and finally to Sauron. GorthÃÆ'Â », in the form of Gorthaur remains at The Silmarillion ; both ThÃÆ'Â » and Sauron name the characters in the Lay of Leithian .

The story of Beren and LÃÆ'ºthien also features Huan's heroine and involves the subtext of the cat versus the dog in its earliest form. Then the cats turned into wolves or werewolves, with Sauron being the Lord of Werewolves.

Prior to the publication of The Silmarillion (1977), Sauron's origin and true identity were unclear to those who did not have full access to Tolkien's records. In the early editions of Robert Foster's Complete Guide to Middle-earth, Sauron was described as "probably from the Eldar elf". But there are other critics who basically reach the goal. In early 1967, W. H. Auden suspected that Sauron might be Vala, long before it was known that Tolkien did describe him as "a member of the lower Valar race" (see full quote above).

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Adaptations

In the film version of Lord of the Rings, Sauron has been described as a humanoid creature (as in the animated version of Ralph Bakshi 1978, The Lord of the Rings) or physical, as in the 1980 animated Return of the King ), or both.

This last option was shown in the 2001-2003 film trilogy directed by Peter Jackson, with Sauron voiced by Alan Howard. Here, Sauron is shown to have a large humanoid form during the forging of the Ring and until its loss, then becomes "limited" to the bodyless Eye shape throughout the rest of the story line. Video game 2014 Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor presents the related version of this premise. In the game, he regains his physical form moments after his defeat at Dol Guldur, losing it once more. This portrayal maintains continuity with the adaptation of Jackson movies, at least - if not with the Tolkien canon.

Although the 1978 animated film and the 2001 live action film both contain a prologue featuring Forging the Power Rings, the Elvish Wars and Sauron are not mentioned and the films jumped straight into the Last Alliance's Last War. In both, Sauron did not have the form he wore as "Annatar" when he forged the Ring, but which reflected his identity as the Dark Lord, and he was defeated by Isildur himself.

In the Jackson series, Sauron was originally portrayed as a towering "black knight" who used a large black stick (reminiscent of Tolkien's description as well as the illustration of John Howe's conceptual artist about Morgoth); in this form, he is described by Sala Baker. While Tolkien has never specifically addressed the type of armor, Sauron is shown with a very high-quality spiny steel plate: it has a very ornate but highly functional filigree. In the DVD commentary, the production team explains their intent is to represent Sauron's great skills as a craftsman and ringmaker: Sauron was originally a spirit maia in service to the paranormal-aulena, and thus very wise in his knowledge of physical construction. Sauron may have fallen from the angelic state before, but his great shadow of skill in forging and construction remains, albeit twisted to make weapons of war. Thus they chose to portray Sauron as wearing a frightening outfit, but highly qualified and full of ornaments from his own creation. Sauron's body was destroyed by an explosive force after Isildur cut the Ring with a shard of a Narsil sword. Sauron's spiritual essence remained intact when it finally joined the Eye of Sauron during the restoration of Barad-dÃÆ'Â »r, setting himself among the twin tower towers above the tower to scan Mordor like a spotlight. The effect on Mordor is seen as a red ray that travels across the ground, forever probing. It seems also to be seen by Frodo (and see it interchangeably) whenever he wears the Ring. Pippin had a brief encounter with the Eye, after looking into palantÃÆ'r of Orthanc. In the extended edition of The Return of the King, Sauron's humanoid form appears when Aragorn looks at palantÃÆ'r . When the Ring is destroyed, Sauron's eye collapses on itself, causing a massive shock wave that destroys the whole of his kingdom.

In earlier versions of the manuscript, Sauron did indeed "appear" on Aragorn's challenge, and fought him: Additional material published along with an expanded DVD version of the third film shows as much as possible. The battle scenes were shot, but then the idea was discarded and replaced by a scene (in an extended version) where Aragorn killed "Mouth of Sauron" (representative of Sauron) before fighting the Mordor troll. In fact, recording the battle with the troll is the same recording of Aragorn fighting against Sauron, with a CGI troll that maps the painted Sauron, as seen on the DVD of special features. In this abandoned scene, when Sauron first emerges from the Black Gate, he appears in his just and seductive form as "The Annatar of the Lord of Grace", trying to attract the attention of Aragorn and other leaders by offering peace and power. When they reject it, it returns to its original form, as seen in the prologue. Jackson said he erased the scene when he realized it was too much of a departure from material and thematic sources to lose its core: the battle should be an unconditional sacrifice by Aragorn and his troops, and make it a duel between Aragorn and Sauron making it more of a personal glory. Sauron appears as The Necromancer (a character who was only mentioned by chance by Gandalf in his original novel) and one of the main antagonists in Jackson's The Hobbit film adaptation where he was portrayed through a sound and motion by Benedict Cumberbatch. The Necromancer appeared briefly on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey when Radagast the Brown entered Dol Guldur. In The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Jackson moves Gandalf's expedition to Dol Guldur ahead just in time to coincide with the Quest of Erebor. Sauron appears a dark fog shadow entity floating in the ruins before he assumes his semi-physical form, and then manifests the Eye of Sauron while capturing Gandalf. In The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, and the edition of The Desolation of Smaug, Sauron proved to have been behind Smaug's actions as part of a grand scheme to restore the Kingdom of Angmar. However, the actions of Thorin Oakenshield and Sauron company forces to send his Orc troops to capture Erebor. During the third film, when his Orc troops approached Erebor, Sauron appeared before the White Board after they fought the nine NazgÃÆ'Â »l and saved Gandalf from Dol Guldur. He was given formlessly by Galadriel, who used the Light EÃÆ'¤rendil to drive him away and NazgÃÆ'Â »l returned to Mordor.

Sauron appeared in Jackson movie merchandise, including computer and video games. This includes the Lord of the Rings: Battle for Middle-earth II (where he was voiced by Fred Tatasciore), Lord of the Rings: Tactics, and Lord of the Rings the Rings: Third Era .

Sauron also appears as a playable character in the game. The Lord of the Rings: Conquest , voiced by Jon Olson.

Sauron is a playable character in Lego The Lord of the Rings . The Necromancer shape can be played on Lego The Hobbit .

He is further alluded to in Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor as Black Hand of Sauron, the aspect of himself living in the hands cut by Isildur during the Last Alliance War. While Sauron is voiced by Steven Blum, Black Hand of Sauron is voiced by Nolan North. Sauron is back in the sequel Middle-earth: Shadow of War .

Sauron appeared as the boss on Lego Dimensions with the voice provided by Steve Blum once again. He was one of the villains who served Lord Vortech, and he took over the village of Superman, Metropolis. He was stopped by Batman, Gandalf, and Wyldstyle, with Gandalf noting that his powers were significantly decreased as he was not in his home realm, and cleared of Keystone Search. Similar to the movie, his armor was destroyed when he was defeated. The only difference is that he crumbled into a cube that was teleported back to Lord Vortech's lair.

The Lego Batman Movie describes Sauron in the form of his eyes, voiced by comedian Jemaine Clement. He appears as one of the villains imprisoned in the Ghost Zone who joins the Joker to take over Gotham City. Sauron's eyes caused chaos in the city by spreading lava, and supporting the takeover by being able to find anyone anywhere. He was accidentally destroyed by a fire explosion from the Kraken of the Clash of the Titans while trying to shoot down Batwing. The Joker is crushed over this loss, while the Kraken shyly inserts a quote "Nothing to see here."

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References in other works

The Eye of Sauron is mentioned in The Stand , a post-apocalyptic novel written by Stephen King. Randall Flagg's criminals have astral bodies in the form of "Eyes" similar to Lidless Eye. The novel itself is conceived by King as "fantasy epic like the Lord of the Rings, just by the American setting." The idea of ​​Sauron as a sleeping eye that sees and searches for the protagonist also affects the epic fantasy series King The Dark Tower ; his criminals, King Crimson, are evil figures without bodies whose icons are also an eye.

In Marvel Comics Universe, Sauron's supervillain, X-Men enemy, named himself after Tolkien's character.

In the comic book series Fables, by Bill Willingham, a character called "The Adversary", an ambiguous figure of evil and a great power that is believed to be responsible for many misfortunes in the entire history of Fables. Willingham has declared "The Adversary", in name and character, inspired by Sauron.

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See also

• AkallabÃÆ'ªth
• Dagor Bragollach
• "From the Ring of Power and the Third Age"
• Morgoth
• War of the Ring

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Note

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References

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External links

• Sauron on The One Wiki to Rule Them All
• Sauron on IMDb
• "Sauron". Tolkien Gateway .
• Sauron in the Arda Encyclopedia
• Sauron on The Thain's Book
• Sauron on Ardapedia

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