Lord of the Rings 10 Things Movie Viewers Wouldnt Know About Sauron

Lord of the Rings: 10 Things Movie Viewers Wouldn’t Know About Sauron

The OG Dark Lord, Sauron the Abhorred, is the primary antagonist of the Lord of the Rings. There are some crucial things the movies missed about him!

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The OG Dark Lord, Sauron the Abhorred, is the primary antagonist of the Lord of the Rings. He has attempted, on several occasions, to cause strife amongst Elves, Men, Dwarves, Hobbits and all the races that live in Middle-earth, usually by pitting them against each other while secretly building his own armies.

The terror that Sauron wields is compounded by his total invisibility throughout the story; he is represented by that iconic eye of fire atop the tower of Barad-dur, but that’s clearly enough to spur the protagonists on to fulfil their formidable tasks. There are many things about him that remain undisclosed in the films, but the novels face no such inadequacy of data.

10 He Wasn’t Always A Bad Guy

Unlike Lord Voldemort, his fantasy villain successor in many ways, Sauron was not born evil. Upon his creation, he was called Mairon the Admirable, working under the Vala of Blacksmithing, Aule. He was pure and virtuous, always seeking to improve efficiency and organization in the systems of his making.

Unfortunately, this is what leads to his conversion by Melkor (later Morgoth), as he is shown that the full extent of his knowledge and powers would only be realized while serving under his new master.

9 Probably The Strongest Maia Ever

There are endless streams of Ainur awaiting the end of Ea, dwelling in the Timeless Halls of Eru Illuvatar as they did before the universe was made. In fact, not even Varda and Manwe, the greatest of them all, have the slightest clue has to how many angelic children their creator has actually made.

Still, of those Maia that went down into the world, it is most likely that Sauron is the most powerful. Even Gandalf is a nervous wreck before he’s sent away on his assignment, and this is after the Dark Lord has lost the One Ring that once made him so mighty.

8 An Accomplished Metamorph

Sauron is incredibly talented in the art of treachery and camouflage; in other words, at full strength, he is able to morph into various forms. During the First Age, he exhibits the capacity to transform into a snake, a wolf, and a horrifying man-bat hybrid that apparently “dripped blood from his throat.”

He could also take on pleasing shapes, such as when he poses as the Giver of Gifts, Annatar, in his bid to convince Dwarves and Men to use the rings he forges for them. Interestingly, he fooled even the Elves in the process, but they learn of his identity at the last minute, thankfully.

7 Fails To Defeat Luthien

When Beren is imprisoned in Angband, Morgoth’s prison-fortress-palace, Luthien travels all the way to rescue him (aided by Huan, the personal Hound of Orome the Hunter.)

According to prophecy, it was believed that Huan’s life could only be taken by the “greatest wolf that ever lived,” so Sauron slyly becomes what he thinks will fit the terms of the divination. And he would have won the battle quite easily if only he had known that Morgoth was secretly breeding the actual greatest wolf in the world, Carcharoth.

6 Kills Gil-galad Through Sheer Heat

The energy emitted by Sauron appears in the form of such intense heat that it burns his own body, turning it a gruesome shade of black. In the first battle against Mordor, Elendil, Isildur and Gil-galad combine forces to take him down, and they only succeed because of the latter’s “sacrifice.”

It seems that Gil-galad’s bravery slowed Sauron down to the point that Isildur could chop his fingers off, but he expires from the third-degree burns he receives in process. It’s fine though, because Elves don’t die, they’re just reborn. Forever.

5 Crafts Seventeen Rings Of Power

Sauron’s blacksmithing is powerful enough to create an armor so powerful that few heroes are able to sneak past its defenses. Similarly, his ability to construct magical pieces of jewelry is unparalleled in Middle-earth, probably in all of Arda (with the exception of Aule, of course.)

The iconic inscription on the One Ring has a preamble detailing this event — “Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne.”

4 Refuses To Be Judged By The Valar

Morgoth is finally defeated by the Host of the Valar, led by Eonwe (either a Maia or the son of Manwe, depending on the version.) Sauron slithers out whatever hole he was hiding in at the time, and begs him for “mercy,” but is plainly told that the only ones with the jurisdiction to make such a decision are the Valar.

Terrified that they mete out the same fate to him as they do Morgoth, that is, being kicked out of the world through the Door of Night, Sauron prefers to run away instead. It’s a little strange that the Valar don’t actively go looking for him, though.

3 Instigates The Reshaping Of Arda

Near the end of the Second Age, Sauron once again dons the guise of innocence, craftily tricking the ruler of Numenor into performing the worst acts of blasphemy: the rejection of the Ban of the Valar and the worship of Morgoth.

For this, Iluvatar punishes the Numenoreans by burying them under the ocean, in the Caves of the Forgotten. Simultaneously, he also reshapes Arda, known as the Change of the World, from a flat plane to a sphere, removing Valinor from access forever (except to the Elves.)

2 He’s Still Not Dead…

After the One Ring was melted down by Gollum, the final remnant of Sauron’s powers in Middle-earth. He becomes a “huge shadow… terrible but impotent,” floating over Mordor until a gale simply scatters him into the atmosphere.

Sauron’s soul, however, is indestructible, and cannot be eradicated without the powers of Eru himself. Nevertheless, as Gandalf puts it, “his fall is so low that none can foresee his arising ever again.” A small understatement, because the most ancient prophecy decrees that the “Dagor Dagorath” is yet to be fought.

1 Not Until Dagor Dagorath Comes

It’s generally accepted that Sauron is one of the worst things to ever happen to Middle-earth, but he’s nowhere close to the final boss, Morgoth, the ex-Vala. During Dagor Dagorath, or the “Final Battle,” Morgoth will return to Arda and destroy the sun, thus sparking a massive war across Middle-earth.

It is said that all his minions, including Sauron, presumably, will be fighting at his side, but at the end, he will fall on Turin Turambar’s black sword and perish forever. And then the Second Music will begin, but what happens next cannot be known.

Link Source : https://screenrant.com/lotr-movie-viewers-wouldnt-know-sauron/

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