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Use this tag when asking about the primary antagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, not just for questions with 'Sauron' in them. Should also be used in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag. Also tag with [the-lord-of-the-rings] where appropriate.
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Did Sauron hold the 7 and the 9?
She's not really claiming that Sauron literally has possession of 16 rings of power, because I can't imagine she would not know better. … So, when she says Sauron is the holder of the Seven, she just means possesses all the remaining dwarf rings. …
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How did Sauron communicate through the palantír?
Yes, Sauron possessed one of the Palantíri. … Sauron would have taken that stone along with the fortress.
However, Sauron did have more "control" over the stone than others; the stones were not just mechanical devices. …
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Why did Sauron send his armies immediately when Aragorn challenged him?
several things:
Taunt Sauron with his recent defeat and threaten to continue beating Mordor's armies
Remind Sauron of the last time he was defeated, at the hands of a Dunadan wielding Narsil, and that … Indeed, to Sauron, the simple fact that Aragorn dared threaten him, knowing how powerful Sauron and his armies were, was likely more proof that he must have the Ring. …
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Why is Sauron called "the Necromancer"?
Well, out of universe the answer is pretty clear: at the time Tolkien wrote The Hobbit, the character of Sauron as it appears in The Lord of the Rings didn't exist. … As far as summoning the spirits of the dead, we have no indication that Sauron can literally summon spirits, so it's unlikely that's what Radagast actually meant. …
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They defeated a ring-bearing Sauron once, why couldn't they do it again?
In the source novels, though, it's never really shown how Gil-Galad and Elendil manage to defeat Sauron, but Isildur only cuts off the ring once Sauron is down. … Sauron Has More Resources
In conjunction with the previous bullet point, Sauron now had the ability to field way more soldiers than the Elves and Men. …
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