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Why does Isildur claim to have defeated Sauron when Gil-galad and Elendil did it?
It is well-known that Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron, as in The Fellowship of the Ring, The Shadow of the Past Elrond says:
It was Gil-galad, Elven-king and Elendil of Westernesse who ...
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Why did Tar-Calion listen to Sauron and become so evil?
Around the beginning of his rule, Tar-Calion the Golden was a dear friend to Amandil the Lord of Andúnië, despite Amandil being leader of the Faithful, and he let him be a member of the Council of ...
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Is there any solid evidence that Sauron was originally called Mairon?
It's common knowledge now that Mairon was a smith of Aule and one of the greatest smiths to be known before he became corrupted and commonly known as Sauron. I want to know if anyone knows any ...
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Did Sauron ever betray Morgoth?
Sauron was given the title "Sauron the Deceiver" because he used charm and deception to gain control over others. He taught ring-craft to the elves and gave Rings of Power to men and dwarves ...
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What is the nature of an Ainu's fair form?
When Númenor was sunk, Sauron was forced to flee the island by abandoning his physical body so that his spirit could return to Middle-earth. It was said that, henceforth, he could no longer assume a ...
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How does Sauron get away after the War of Wrath
In the Silmarillion is says that Sauron speaks to Eonwë after the war of wrath, so I assume Sauron is in captivity? Does it mention in any of the histories how he manages to escape?
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What is the evidence for Sauron's love of Law and Order?
[I]t had been [Sauron's] virtue (and therefore also the cause of his fall, and of his relapse) that he loved order and coordination, and disliked all confusion and wasteful friction.
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Why did Sauron join Morgoth?
Morgoth became a powerful baddie before Sauron decided to join him. From the wiki, it mentions that Sauron had a:
"love of order and perfection, disliking anything wasteful."
Which he could make ...
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Did Sauron and Finrod Felagund really get into a singing fight?
In The Silmarillion, in the chapter "Of Beren and Lúthien", we read of what can only be called a singing fight, at least if we take the account at face value.
I won't repeat it in its entirety, but ...
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Is there any plate armor in Tolkien's world?
As far as I can recall, no one ever wears plate armor in The Lord of the Rings - only leather and chain mail. But most depictions of Sauron and Morgoth show them wearing heavy black plate armor - ...
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Tolkien calls Sauron Morgoth's Greatest Servant - But does he ever really earn that with his actions?
Alright, so there is a great, incredibly well informed community here so let me ask a question that's been bothering me since I finished the Silmarillion. I'll lay out my reasoning for why it's a ...
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Was Sauron's body destroyed before or after the ring was cut from his hand?
I'm a bit confused as to the ordering of events leading to Sauron's demise at the end of the second age.
From the Silmarillion it appears that Sauron was hewn down by Gil-galad and Elendil, and ...
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Who did the Elves think Annatar (Sauron) was?
Sauron posed in fair form to the Elves as "Annatar" (Lord of Gifts). Considering many of the elves Annatar appeared to have probably been alive for hundreds or even thousands of years, who did they ...
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Sauron's sight details?
I am aware that the "Eye of Sauron" in Peter Jackson's movies was not Sauron's actual physical form.
What the answers at 'Was the "Eye of Sauron" Sauron's actual physical form?' don't ...
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The One Ring and Númenor
Did Sauron have his great Ring while in Númenor? How did he save it then, while in spirit form?
He ... fell into the abyss. But Sauron was not of mortal flesh, and though he was robbed now of that ...
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