![]() ![]() Unlike Melkor, who wanted to unmake and corrupt the world, Sauron wished to rule it and do what he wanted with it. Sauron initially was not as evil as Morgoth, as he was serving someone and not himself. Thus he came to be known as Gorthaur by the Sindar of Beleriand and Sauron by others. Įarly on he was ensnared by Melkor, becoming his greatest and most trusted servant. He started admiring Melkor's power to realize his designs quickly and masterfully. ![]() But his obsession with order gradually overshadowed his love for the other intelligent beings of Arda, who would benefit from his planning it became the sole object of his will, the end in itself. Mairon's virtue was his love for order, planning and coordination, disliking confusion and chaos. Here he became one of the Maiar of Aulë, among whose people he was deemed mighty and surpassed only by the Smith himself, and was known as Mairon. At the beginning of Time, he was amongst the Ainur who entered into Eä. The breaking of the Ring caused Sauron's fall, and his stepping on Morgoth's path down into the Void, resulting in the start of the Fourth Age and the Dominion of Men.Īs one of the most powerful Maiar, Sauron was created by Ilúvatar before the Music of the Ainur. Whilst Sauron waged the War of the Ring against the Free peoples of Middle-earth, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee and Gollum reached Mount Doom on 25 March T.A. 3018 Frodo Baggins was in possession of the Ring, and he was led by Gandalf as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring in the Quest of the Ring. 2941, Sauron returned to his fortress of Barad-dûr in Mordor, marshalling his armies and using his two-faced vassal, Saruman. Following an attack by the White Council in T.A. In the Third Age, Sauron returned to Middle-earth and, as the Necromancer, took the hill of Amon Lanc as his fortress of Dol Guldur one of his chief servants, the Witch-king, formed the realm of Angmar in the north of Eriador. Following Sauron's defeat, Elendil's son Isildur took the One Ring. 3441, Elendil and Elven High King Gil-galad died destroying Sauron's body. Elves and the Dúnedain, the descendants of the Númenóreans, formed the Last Alliance and, in S.A. His influence corrupted the Númenóreans - leading to the destruction of Númenor - which led to Elendil founding the Realms in Exile of Arnor and Gondor. Failing to corrupt the Elves, he assaulted the Westlands, beginning a period called the Dark Years, the first time he became known as the Dark Lord. Thus Sauron became " the Lord of the Rings". In the Second Age, under the guise of Annatar, he deceived the Elves of Eregion, who under his guidance had created the Rings of Power, whilst he secretly forged the One Ring in Mount Doom. He demonstrated the ability to take the form of a wolf, a serpent, and a vampire.Īfter the downfall of Morgoth, Sauron continually strove to conquer Middle-earth throughout the Second and Third Ages. From his fortress of Tol-in-Gaurhoth, Sauron was directly responsible for the death of Barahir and later the Noldorin king Finrod during the Quest for the Silmaril. As "Gorthaur" he became the most trusted lieutenant of Morgoth, being reckoned as the greatest of his allies and servants in the Wars of Beleriand. Coveting the power through which he would coordinate all things according to his own will, he joined with Melkor. He was a student of Aulë and became skilled at crafting and making. " But in after days he rose like a shadow of Morgoth and a ghost of his malice, and walked behind him on the same ruinous path down into the Void." ― Valaquenta: Of the Enemies Nearly conquered the whole of Middle-earth Deceived the Elves into forging the Rings of Power
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