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In addition to his physical appearance, Sauron also apparently had an aura of incredible malevolence. A passage in The Silmarillion describes him as having a "dreadful presence" and daunting eyes. [14] The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 175 ("things hostile to men and hobbits who prey on them without being in league with the Devil") a b c Crown, Sarah (27 October 2014). "Baddies in books: Sauron, literature's ultimate source of evil". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020 . Retrieved 19 September 2020. In one of his letters, Tolkien once referred to Sauron as "the Devil", [44] an epithet used for the personification of evil in many cultures and religions, including the author's own faith. Parallels can be drawn between the two figures based on their common triple status: fallen 'angel', deceiver and tyrant. This is supported by another letter regarding Sauron's personality:

Hammond, Wayne G.; Scull, Christina (1995). J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator. Illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-74816-X.Three of the titles of the volumes of The History of The Lord of the Rings were also used as book titles for the seven-volume edition of The Lord of the Rings: The Treason of Isengard for Book 3, The War of the Ring for Book 5, and The End of the Third Age for Book 6. What will they do when you tell them that you were my ally? When you tell them that Sauron lives because of you?" — Sauron

Some information concerning the appendices and a soon-abandoned sequel to the novel can also be found in volume 12, The Peoples of Middle-earth. Magistrale, Tony (21 December 2009). Stephen King: America's Storyteller. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p.40. ISBN 978-0313352287. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021 . Retrieved 19 May 2015. In the first section of Sauron Defeated Christopher Tolkien completes his fascinating study of The Lord of the Rings. Beginning with Sam’s rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Cirith Ungol, and giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire, this section ends with versions of the hitherto unpublished Epilogue, in which, years after the departure of Bilbo and Frodo from the Grey Havens, Sam attempts to answer his children’s questions. In the seventh year of the siege, it became so pressing that Sauron himself came forth. His onslaught was terrible and the siege was almost broken as Sauron and his host advanced to the slopes of Mount Doom. There he was encountered by the captains of the Alliance, Gil-galad and Elendil and to their side stood Elrond, Círdan and Isildur. Sauron fought with Gil-galad and Elendil, and both were slain. As Elendil fell, his sword was broken beneath him. Yet Sauron was thrown down, too, and Isildur seized the hilt of his father's sword and cut off the finger on which Sauron wore the One Ring. Being bereft of its power, Sauron was no longer able to hold a physical form and perished. [2] Aftermath [ edit | edit source ] In the time of The Silmarillion, however, Sauron was a shape-shifter, taking in one instance the forms of a serpent, a vampire, and a great wolf. After Morgoth's fall, Sauron appeared in fair form as "Annatar", the Lord of Gifts, and maintained this appearance until the fall of Númenor, in which he was unable to ever take a fair form ever again. The History of Middle-earth includes a passage vaguely describing how the Númenóreans saw him: "Upon that ship which was cast highest and stood dry upon a hill there was a man, but greater than any even of the race of Númenor in stature...And it seemed to men that Sauron was great; though they feared the light of his eyes.Since the earliest versions of the Silmarillion legendarium (as detailed in The History of Middle-earth), Sauron underwent many changes. Prior to their publication, his origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to J.R.R. Tolkien's notes, so that early editions of the The Complete Guide to Middle-earth described Sauron as "probably of the Eldar Elves". The Monsters and the Critics, and Other Essays · Beowulf and the Critics · Tolkien On Fairy-stories · In The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, Sauron is the main antagonist of the series. He appears briefly in the series' prologue as a tall, armored figure, and is responsible for the death of Galadriel's elder brother Finrod, who had attempted to seek him out following the Dagor Bragollach. Galadriel refuses to believe Sauron is truly gone, and takes on her brother's mission, both to avenge him and to find the Dark Lord, her only lead a sigil Sauron cut into Finrod's body. Galadriel laters discovers the sigil to be in fact a stylized map of the Southlands, perceiving Sauron plans to make it his stronghold.

After his defeat by Lúthien, Sauron played little part in the events of the First Age (possibly hiding from Morgoth's scorn or wrath). After his former master was defeated and taken to Valinor in chains, Sauron seemed to repent and plead Eönwë and the victorious Host of the West for mercy, although he may have only been daunted by their triumph. At the same time, Sauron was unwilling to return to the Utter West for judgment out of pride, and instead fled and hid somewhere in Middle-earth. [15] Second Age Forging of the One Ring " A new shadow arises in the East. It is no tyranny of evil Men, as your son believes; but a servant of Morgoth is stirring, and evil things wake again. Each year it gains in strength, for most Men are ripe to its purpose." — Gil-galad, Aldarion and Erendis: The Mariner's Wife The donors of Signum University make the Mythgard Academy possible through their generous donations. As a perk, those who donate also get to nominate and vote on the books that we study in these sessions. The Council of the Wise is quite fond of The History of Middle-earth series, but in recent seminars we have also examined Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke. But while Isildur had taken the Ring, he could not bring himself to destroy it in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged, but kept it for himself. He was eventually betrayed by it a few years later, and slain by Orcs at the Gladden Fields. The Ring fell into the Gladden Fields, and was lost for over two millennia. Among Sauron's chief powers were deception and disguise: In the First Age Sauron took on many forms. During his battle against Lúthien and Huan in The Silmarillion, he took on no less than four separate shapes: his "normal" shape, (some kind of terrible dark sorcerer), a great wolf, a serpent, and finally a vampire "dripping blood from his throat upon the trees" (" Of Beren and Lúthien," The Silmarillion). At the end of the First Age, Sauron took on a fair form to appeal to the Captain of the Host of the Valar and ask for pardon. In the Second Age, Sauron took up that fair form again and used it under the alias "Annatar" to deceive the Elves into creating the Rings of Power. Lord of the Rings’ Star Morfydd Clark Explains Galadriel’s Decision at the End of Episode 1 (Video) What Was Sauron Before He Was Evil?Starting in May 2019, Mythgard Academy will offer a free 13-week discussion series on Sauron Defeated, the ninth volume in the History of Middle-earth (HoME) series and the fourth and final volume of The History of The Lord of the Rings. (Note that it has also been published under the title The End of the Third Age.)

Philosopher Peter J. Kreeft proposes that Sauron is in fact the main character of The Lord of the Rings, inasmuch as he has the largest significance to the work of good and evil in the story, given his shared essence with the Ring; and given the title's referral to him. In The Treason of Isengard the story of the Fellowship of the Ring is traced from Rivendell through Moria and the Land of Lothlórien to the time of its ending at Salembel beside Anduin the Great river, then is told of the return of Gandalf Mithrandir, of the meeting of the hobbits with Fangorn and of the war upon the Riders of Rohan by the traitor Saruman. In this book is traced first the story of the destruction of the One Ring and the Downfall of Sauron at the End of the Third Age. Then follows an account of the intrusion of the Cataclysm of the West into the deliberations of certain scholars of Oxford and the Fall of Sauron named Zigûr in the Drowning of Anadûne. Tolkien, J. R. R. (1955). The Return of the King. The Lord of the Rings. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. OCLC 519647821.

The Silvan Elves of Greenwood the Great led by their King Oropher and of Lórien led by King Amdír were not well equippied with armour and weapons in comparison with the Eldar of the West and did not want to place themselves under the supreme command of Gil-galad. Oropher and his bravest warriors the Silvan Elves, charged forward before Gil-galad had given the command and suffered heavy casualties, including Oropher himself. Amdír and his forces were cut off from the main battle and driven to the north-west into the marshes, where he also fell along with more than half of his troops. [3] This area became known afterwards as the Dead Marshes, because of the thousands of bodies buried there.