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Did Sauron put his soul/spirit into all of the Rings of Power?
In the same way that Melkor grew weaker across the ages by 'expending' himself into his monstrous creations, Sauron must have similarly expended himself into the creation of his Ring, which didn't ...
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What’s the threshold of power for a wielder of the one ring to defeat Sauron?
Through the series I recall there are different implications (or at least that’s my recollection of it) on who could use the ring to obtain enough power to defeat (and replace as Dark Lord) Sauron and ...
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How did the Ring allow Sauron to retain his human form? [duplicate]
I was reading on Tolkien Gateway that
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 ...
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Why did Sauron die when the Ring was destroyed in Mount Doom?
When Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand, he returned again. But when Frodo went to Mount Doom and accidentally Gollum cast the Ring along with himself, Sauron was defeated and never came back ...
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What would have happened to Saruman if Sauron acquired the One Ring?
This question is the opposite of another one. The other question asks "What would happen to Saruman if he got the One Ring?" and this one asks what would happen to Saruman if Sauron got the ...
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How did Sauron learn of the Three?
My understanding of ring lore is that Sauron, disguised as Annatar, Lord of Gifts, taught Celebrimbor and the elves of Eregion how to make rings of power, and together they made the Seven and the Nine....
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What happened to Sauron immediately after losing the One Ring? [duplicate]
I watched and read LotR and Hobbit and there is no mention of the events after the Last Alliance overthrew Sauron.
I imagine that after Isildur cut off the Ring Sauron could be captured and for ...
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Why didn't Sauron "hide" the One Ring?
Okay, perhaps "hide" is the incorrect word here: but during the War of the Last Alliance, when his armies were shattered and the defences of his kingdom destroyed, why didn't Sauron at some stage ...
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Why would Sauron want the one ring back? (Canon reference?) [duplicate]
So, question should say everything, but I'll detail what answer I'm looking for. Including the "Rings of Power" that were forged by the elves under Sauron's guidance:
3 Rings for the Elves
7 Rings ...
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Aside from the Rings of Power, what else did Sauron make in his forge at Mount Doom?
We know that the forging power of Mount Doom was legendary and vastly powerful. And I see from other questions here that Sauron kept the forge at Mount Doom essentially crafting things.
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Could somebody use the Ring to control or influence Sauron or the Nazgûl?
The book makes it quite clear that the One Ring could control the bearers of the lesser rings. We also know that Sauron had recaptured at least one of the seven dwarvish rings, presumably to use ...
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Was it the ring that gave Sauron all of his strength? [duplicate]
Sauron was defeated by Isildur but he did not die. I suppose because the ring was taken from him but it was not destroyed. Having lost the ring how did he begin to gain power again? Did the ring have ...
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Why didn't Sauron make another ring to replace the One Ring? [duplicate]
When Sauron returned to Mordor, he had his forge, Mount Doom, and probably all of the tools that he has used to make the One Ring, so why didn't he just create a second Ring? Was it because he put too ...
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Why could Sauron only detect the One Ring if someone wore it? [duplicate]
As has been noted in many instances Sauron was searching for the One Ring and it has been subtly suggested that the ring itself was trying to get back to Sauron. That's why it deserted Gollum after ...
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Why was the One Ring of Sauron unadorned?
In this question we learn a great deal about the differences between the rings of power in Middle Earth. Here it's also quoted:
"The Nine, the Seven, and the Three," he said, "had each their ...
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