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Mar 25, 2022 at 14:31	history	edited	DavidW	CC BY-SA 4.0	Add accents
Dec 15, 2018 at 14:28	comment	added	tuxmachina		@Amarth The Istari certainly weren't idle in Valinor, just likely not actively working against Sauron until they were called by Manwe and the other Vala, at least that's how I understood it. I knew Saruman was versed in the lore, but I had forgotten he had been a servant of Aule as well. I guess a more relevant thought might be that he didn't have specific enough knowledge of the existing rings of power (at least the ones Sauron created/consulted on in Middle-earth) to create one that would hold sway over them?
Dec 14, 2018 at 16:16	comment	added	Amarth		This is kind of assuming that Istari, while living in Valinor, spent their time twiddling thumbs. Saruman spent several ages as a servant of Aulë - possibly longer than Sauron did, as Sauron defected to Melkor quite early. The art of forging rings isn't necessarily a Middle-Earth-specific thing.
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Dec 14, 2018 at 9:29	history	answered	tuxmachina	CC BY-SA 4.0