Those last two are for a specific reason. By "The Lord of the Rings," Sauron has lost his bodies so often (and poured so much ...

The films imply that Sauron lost all of his physical form in the War of the Ring. The burning eye is the worldly manifestation of his soul. At times, it casts a red spotlight over the land ...

For the uninitiated, when we speak of the One Ring, we are referring to a jewel created in secret by the Dark Lord Sauron, who had to use all of his power, and did so with the primary goal of ...

Despite all the different manifestations, though, one of the most famous versions of Sauron is the imposing figure that we ...

We get no concrete explanations as to how the ring might transform Sauron or some specific way in which he'd use it. Nor do we fully understand the 19 other rings that the elf-smith Celebrimbor ...

When we return to the Second Age of Middle-earth, in the Season 2 premiere of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, we’re treated to a little bit of backstory. Sauron’s backstory, specifically, ...

That's also when Adar shows his cards by telling Galadriel he knows Sauron hides in Eregion ... He's also obsessed with his ring, which he clings to tighter than his own beard. After throwing his own ...

For starters, in Tolkien's story, the three rings meant for the elves were made after the rings for men and dwarves while Sauron was forging The One Ring and the elves hid their existence from Sauron.

Some of J.R.R. Tolkien’s later work suggests that a pair of Istar known as the Blue Wizards were potentially sent to Middle-earth before the others and may have fallen to Sauron’s influence ...

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