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In this book is traced first the story of the destruction of the One Ring and the Downfall of Sauron at the End of the Third Age. Then follows an account of the intrusion of the Cataclysm of the West into the deliberations of certain scholars of Oxford and the Fall of Sauron named Zigûr in the Drowning of Anadûne." From the publisher [ edit | edit source ] Eye of Sauron [ edit ] A flag displaying the Red Eye of Sauron, based on a design by Tolkien that was used on the cover of the first edition of The Fellowship of the Ring in 1954 Towards the end of the Second Age, he was once again powerful enough to raise large armies to attempt to conquer Middle-earth. By this time, he assumed the titles of "Lord of the Earth" and " King of Men", angering the proud Kings of Númenor; the last ruler, Ar-Pharazôn, sought to compete with Sauron for the kingship of Arda. The history of Middle-earth is divided into a handful of distinct ages. The events of both The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit take place within the Third Age, leaving a huge unexplored period prior to what readers and viewers experience first-hand. The First Age begins with the introduction of Men into the world - those hairy, corruptible mortals that would bring ruin and destruction to the beautiful mysticism of Middle-earth - and chronicles the struggle against Morgoth, the first Dark Lord and a predecessor to Sauron. This period ends with Morgoth's defeat and a restructuring of Middle-earth in terms of the landscape and species inhabiting it. The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: " Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"Sauron (pronounced / ˈ s aʊ r ɒ n/ [T 2]) is the title character [a] and the primary antagonist, [1] through the forging of the One Ring, of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, where he rules the land of Mordor and has the ambition of ruling the whole of Middle-earth. In the same work, he is identified as the "Necromancer" of Tolkien's earlier novel The Hobbit. The Silmarillion describes him as the chief lieutenant of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth. Tolkien noted that the Ainur, the " angelic" powers of his constructed myth, "were capable of many degrees of error and failing", but by far the worst was "the absolute Satanic rebellion and evil of Morgoth and his satellite Sauron". [T 4] Sauron appears most often as "the Eye", as if disembodied. Using the Palantír of Minas Ithil, Sauron communed with Saruman, who held the Orthanc-stone. The Dark Lord soon lured the White Wizard into his service with promises of power, intending to use him as an instrument to subjugate Rohan and form a second pincer to crush Gondor. Tolkien, J. R. R. (1996). Christopher Tolkien (ed.). The Peoples of Middle-earth. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 978-0-395-82760-4.

The Great Tales of Middle-earth ( The Children of Húrin [2007] • Beren and Lúthien [2017] • The Fall of Gondolin [2018])In The Treason of Isengard the story of the Fellowship of the Ring is traced from Rivendell through Moria and the Land of Lothlórien to the time of its ending at Salembel beside Anduin the Great river, then is told of the return of Gandalf Mithrandir, of the meeting of the hobbits with Fangorn and of the war upon the Riders of Rohan by the traitor Saruman. The donors of Signum University make the Mythgard Academy possible through their generous donations. As a perk, those who donate also get to nominate and vote on the books that we study in these sessions. The Council of the Wise is quite fond of The History of Middle-earth series, but in recent seminars we have also examined Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, and Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke.

The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, Letter 175 ("things hostile to men and hobbits who prey on them without being in league with the Devil")At the start of the film, Sauron had captured Gollum, from whom he learned through torture that the One Ring was now in the hands of a Baggins. At his command, the Nazgûl left Minas Morgul for the Shire, intent on slaying the Ring-bearer and recovering their master's prize. Owing to the planning of Gandalf, Aragorn the heir of Isildur kept the Hobbit and his companions safe and allowed them to reach Rivendell. Facing the threat of Sauron's imminent assault, whose urgency was increased by Saruman's defection to the service of the Dark Lord, Elrond and his allies decided that a Fellowship will help Frodo take the Ring to Mount Doom and destroy it. Sauron had also released Gollum, hoping perhaps to try follow him to the Ring-bearer. Lense, Edward (1976). "Sauron and Dracula". Mythlore. 4 (1). article 1. Archived from the original on 2020-09-18 . Retrieved 2020-05-31. Throughout The Lord of the Rings, "the Eye" (known by other names, including the Red Eye, the Evil Eye, the Lidless Eye, the Great Eye) is the image most often associated with Sauron. Sauron's Orcs bore the symbol of the Eye on their helmets and shields, and referred to him as the "Eye" because he did not allow his name to be written or spoken, according to Aragorn. [T 36] [b] The Lord of the Nazgûl threatened Éowyn with torture before the "Lidless Eye" at the Battle of the Pelennor Fields. [T 37] Frodo had a vision of the Eye in the Mirror of Galadriel: [T 38]

Sauron's mini-figure form, voiced by Steven Blum, also appears in LEGO Dimensions, where he invades the DC Comics' dimension, taking over Metropolis with the aid of the Rift Keystone. Soon thereafter, Sauron uses the Rift Keystone to bring Barad-dûr across dimensions to stand atop Lexcorp tower. When Batman, Gandalf, and Wildstyle arrive in the city to retake the Keystone, Sauron engages the three in a battle atop a Doctor Who Dalek saucer. Eventually, he is defeated, being pulled through a rift by Lord Vortech, the primary antagonist. Sauron is turned into a cube and does not appear again. Mythgard Academy programs make literary studies of science fiction and fantasy stories free for everyone who wishes to attend. Live conversations happen weekly, and the recordings of those sessions are posted tothe Signum University YouTube channel. Hammond, Wayne G.; Scull, Christina (1995). J. R. R. Tolkien: Artist and Illustrator. Illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0-395-74816-X.

Sauron Defeated was first released in January 1992, about two years after its predecessor. The first part of the book concludes Christopher Tolkien’s presentation of the development of The Lord of the Rings. In Part 2, the focus shifts to one of Tolkien’s stories that doesn’t primarily concern Middle-earth, The Notion Club Papers, though as we will see, there are still some ties to the legendarium. Finally, Part 3 examines The Drowning of Anadûnê.