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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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Why were the Three Elven Rings subject to Sauron's will?

It is my understanding that Celebrimbor forged the Three Rings of Power, and that Sauron had no part in the creation of those rings. So why is it he was able to control them. … So how is it that the rings which Celebrimbor made, presumably due to his own craft, could be made thralls for Sauron? …
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Did the Ring give Sauron any powers apart from controlling the other rings of power? [duplicate]

Sauron was defeated multiple times while he was in possession of the Ring. What does the Ring actually allow Sauron to do that he could not do without it? Did it make him more powerful in battle? …
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Who was more powerful: Sauron or Morgoth?

Both Morgoth and Sauron were Dark Lords. …
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Did Sauron end his service to Morgoth after he lost Tol Sirion or did he earn back his maste...

From reading the Silmarillion I had thought that Sauron disappeared and ended his service to Morgoth once he lost Tol Sirion to Luthien and Huan. … I feel that Sauron being found at the end of the War of Wrath further lends credence to this interpretation. Why was Sauron found by Eonwe if he was not fighting Morgoth's war? …
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Was Sauron's body destroyed before or after the ring was cut from his hand?

From the Silmarillion it appears that Sauron was hewn down by Gil-galad and Elendil, and afterwards the Ring was cut from his dead body's finger by Isildur. Is this the correct order of events? … Or was Sauron weakened by Gil-galad and Elendil and then Isildur cut the ring from his living body causing it to be destroyed? …
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Were the Nazgûl invisible to Sauron when he did not wear the Ring?

Does this mean that they are invisible to Sauron if he is not wearing or in possession of the Ruling Ring? …
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Do the Ringwraiths love Sauron?

Is it known in canon how the Ringwraiths felt about Sauron? They were his servants and he had complete control over them since he had the nine rings. …
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What information did Saruman have access to that helped him learn the arts of the Enemy?

Or do they consist of other evil technologies/sorceries that Sauron invented? …
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