Sauron is most extensively depicted in the prologue to The Fellowship of the Ring, shown forging the One Ring and leading his armies at the Battle of Dagorlad in the War of the Last Alliance. Thu is reintroduced as an alternate name for Sauron in Beren and Luthien (2017). The time of the Elves is over. Saruman failed however, and Sauron lost one of his most powerful vassals as well as Saruman's massive Uruk-hai army. Whilst Sauron waged the War of the Ring against the Free peoples of Middle-earth, Frodo Baggins, Samwise Gamgee and Gollum reached Mount Doom on 25 March T.A. Some were the descendants, through Elros, of Beren and Lúthien. [12] Gollum will also call him "Black Hand", noticing he only had four fingers after Isildur cut one off.[36]. He had them thrown into a dark pit where one by one they were devoured by a werewolf. At the end of the Second Age, he was defeated in the War of the Last Alliance of Elves and Men united under kings Gil-galad and Elendil. For example, Ossë and Uinen, as spirits of the sea belonged to Ulmo the Sea-King, while Curumo (known in Middle-earth as Saruman) belonged to Aulë the Smith. Sauron also seemed primarily linked to the use of fire, and as Morgoth's chief lieutenant, his ability to tap into the fires in the Earth was of great value. Sauron was on Númenor in the Temple of Melkor and was caught in the ensuing flood. Several accounts of the origin of the name Sauron were suggested in different linguistic manuscripts: Gorthaur was a name used of Sauron by the Sindar during the First Age,[2][43] meaning "Terrible Dread". Long Live Sauron. It was not until c. T.A. [42] The Quenya equivalent was Ñorsus. Then he was the mightiest Maia of the Vala Aulë the Smith, and learned much from Aulë in the ways of smithing and handiwork, becoming a great craftsman, and "mighty in the lore of" Aulë's people. By T.A. The Dwarf Lords who received the Rings proved to be very resistant to their power, and neither "faded" nor became enslaved to Sauron's will. The Age of the Orc has come.Spoken in the Black Speech, as Sauron reveals himself to Galadriel. Rather than leave his physical form, he yielded to Lúthien, giving her control of the isle in return for his release. His race was Ainur. Following Sauron's defeat, Elendil's son Isildur took the One Ring. Thus Sauron's power was unmade, and his corporeal power in Middle-earth came to an end. Tevildo later (but still in the Book of Lost Tales period) was transformed into Thû, the Necromancer. "The Return of the King, "The Last Debate", Sauron is the Quenya term for "the Abhorred". Sauron declared himself openly in T.A. Failing to corrupt the Elves, he assaulted the Westlands, beginning a period called the Dark Years, when first time he became known as the Dark Lord. However, as The Hobbit was not originally intended to be integrated with Tolkien's wider mythology the Necromancer did not necessarily need to be consistent with his First Age counterpart Sauron, rather the two were loosely linked to add an 'impression of depth' to the narrative of The Hobbit. Sauron managed to survive and return to Mordor, but he was cursed to a hideous form for the rest of his days. Sauron (pron. Out of 6,028,151 records in the U.S. Social Security Administration public data, the first name Sauron was not present. He would retain this knowledge throughout his reign as the Dark Lord in Middle-earth, using it to forge the One Ring and construct his fortress of Barad-dûr. "[16] Isildur recounted that at the Siege of Barad-dûr, Sauron's hand was black with a deadly burning touch. Sauron would assume that the Ring itself would influence its wielder, who, in his pride and over-confidence in his newfound power, might be foolish enough to challenge Sauron's might with a force too small to assault Mordor in earnest. His spirit towered above Mordor like a black cloud, but was blown away by a powerful wind from the West. At first Karl kept his power a secret, but he still needed to use it in order to live, and he sapped the energy from human beings, maki… The armies managed to conquer half of Osgiliath, allowing the Nazgûl to begin their search for "the Shire",[29] only to find that both Bilbo and his nephew, Frodo, had departed. Sauron attempted to wrench the Anor-stone to his will, but failed due to Denethor's strength of will and birth-right to the stone. In 2941 he conceded with Gandalf to attack him. The name was then changed to Gorthû, Sûr, and finally to Sauron. He had put his minions look around Anduin near the Gladden Fields for the One Ring, not knowing that it had been already in the possession of a Stoor. Under the terror of Sauron's eyes, Gorlim revealed everything he knew and thus the hiding place of Barahir was betrayed to the enemy. However, the Dark Lord, having had ample time to prepare, abandoned Dol Guldur willingly, and returned to Mordor, where he openly declared himself in TA 2951, and began preparations for his final war against the free peoples of Middle-earth. [12][10] They hid their Rings from Sauron and did not use them. The proud Númenóreans came to Middle-earth with great force of arms, and Sauron's forces fled. [25], As his power was growing and his arising came closer, his minions moved again against Gondor; his agents stirred the Haradrim to resume attacking Gondor, while Uruk-hai and Orcs of Mordor infested Ithilien[28][25] but never managed to pass beyond Anduin, further into Gondor. Prior to the publication of The Silmarillion, Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to Tolkien's notes. His greatest virtue was his love of order and perfection—dislike of anything wasteful. Though he allied himself with Morgoth, in truth, Sauron did not seek to serve, only to command (which would prove useful in understanding the mind of Saruman). [25], The year T.A. It is an enormous fortress of the Dark Lord Sauron, whence he rules the volcanic and barren land of Mordor. To the Dwarves he had given Seven, but to Men he had given Nine, knowing that they would be the easiest to corrupt. Regarding Sauron's personality, Tolkien had this to say from his letters: In my story Sauron represents as near an approach to the wholly evil will as is possible.