Sauron is the primary antagonist of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, as well as being the Lord of the Rings in question. He also features in Tolkien's other writings, including the Hobbit and the Silmarillion.
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Did Gandalf wear his Ring of Power throughout the trilogy?
After Gandalf discovered that Sauron was back and sent Frodo on his quest to Rivendell, did he continue to wear Narya(of the Three Rings)? It seems like a huge risk to continue to wear it after the ...
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How did Sauron not know about the ring?
It says in the fellowship of the ring that Sauron learned that the One Ring was still in existence, partially from Gollum. Gandalf says during his explanation to Frodo that "he believed the one had ...
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Why did Sauron not notice the Phial used by Sam to defeat Shelob?
When Samwise is fighting Shelob, he eventually fends her off with the Phial of Galadriel. I can only imagine that explosions of Elven magic are a rare thing in Mordor and should have alerted the ...
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Was the “Eye of Sauron” Sauron's actual physical form?
During the time frame of the Lord of the Rings, was the Eye of Sauron Sauron's actual physical form? If not, what form did he have?
The Eye of Sauron
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The One Ring as an engagement ring?
The One Ring is clearly a corrupting power in Middle Earth. Even the hobbits that are more resistant to corruption are eventually affected by its influence (Frodo, as an example, of course). The ...
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The One Ring and Númenor
Did Sauron have his great Ring while in Númenor? How did he save it then, while in spirit form?
He ... fell into the abyss. But Sauron was not of mortal flesh, and
though he was robbed now of ...
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Does Frodo believe he can challenge Sauron?
In the Two Towers, when hiding outside Minas Morgul while the Lord of the Nazgul is passing, Frodo has these thoughts:
He knew that the Ring would only betray him, and that he had not, even
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How did Sauron survive before the ring was created?
Sauron's ring was destroyed by Frodo and he was defeated.
How did he create the ring in the first place if he couldn't survive without it?
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Can Sauron's body from the second age with the ring of power be destroyed without separating the ring?
Its depicted that because Isildur chopped Sauron's fingers off and Sauron consequently lost his ring, his body died.
But if someone managed to sneak up behind him and strike some fatal blows to him, ...
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Would Sauron's army reach the Undying Lands if the Ring was not destroyed?
Frodo casts the Ring into Mount Doom and saves Middle Earth. Subsequently he-- along with Gandalf and all the Elves-- exits Middle Earth and goes to a place called the Undying Lands, the haven for the ...
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Could Tom Bombadil have defeated Sauron?
There is evidence that Tom Bombadil is unaffected by the One Ring's power and he has magical ways about him that can't be solved.
It seems that Tom did nothing during the war of the ring when he was ...
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How powerful is Sauron post-ring vs. pre-ring?
Sauron was one of the Maiar, from the dawn of creation. At some point he had a mortal body, lost in the fall of Númenor. He later guided the creation of the Rings, then made the One Ring personally. ...
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What Happened to Mordor After Sauron's Defeat?
The Lord of the Rings Wikia notes the following about Mordor following Sauron's defeat:
After the ultimate defeat of Sauron, Mordor became mostly empty again as the orcs inside it fled or were ...
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How Big Is the Eye of Sauron?
I've read up to chapter ten, Strider, in The Fellowship of the Ring, on a quest to re-read LOTR. I haven't read the trilogy and The Hobbit since I was a kid, so I haven't gotten to any parts featuring ...
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Why Didn't Sauron Become Invisible While Wearing the One Ring?
I'm curious as to why Sauron is the only being/person shown wearing the One Ring who does not become invisible?
Isildur, Gollum, Bilbo, Frodo, and Samwise all become invisible while wearing the One ...
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How did Sauron remain in control of the Nazgûl?
The One Ring gave Sauron control of the Nine, yet when it was taken from him he still possessed the power to control them (or, at least he regained it towards the end of the third age). Why is this? ...
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Did Sauron survive?
According to Tolkien himself Sauron had a physical form in the third age:
...in a tale which allows the incarnation of great spirits in a physical and destructible form their power must be far ...
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Why didn't Sauron fight in the final battle
As depicted in the trilogy:
Sauron did not lead his army to Minas Tirith
He did not defend the gates of Mordor from Aragon's army
In fact, he was never physically involved in (any) battle ever ...
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Did Sauron give any care to Saruman or was he just a pawn?
Did Sauron make any sort of promise or guarantee to Saruman to gain his fealty? Did Saruman consider himself an equal to Sauron?
He seemed to control a reasonable Orc army, but were they actually ...
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What would happen to an Elf if they had used one of the Three while Sauron had the One
Would they become wraiths and dominated by Sauron, or would they just be able to be mind-read.?
