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Did Sauron create the plague?
The Plague marked the beginning of the desolation of Eriador, that continued being depopulated from Men for the rest of the Age. Historians believed that the Plague was caused by Sauron since the Shadow deepened in Mirkwood, foretelling his return in the (now unguarded) Mordor.
Did Sauron know the istari were maiar?
Of course he knew of their kind, spirits great, and not so great were present in the world on both sides. So he had to figure some maia were there, much as he figured certain elves probably had the elven rings in their possession.
What started the 3rd Age LOTR?
The Third Age began after the first overthrow of Sauron by the Last Alliance, and was marked by Isildur’s planting of the White Tree in Minas Anor. It ended more than three thousand years later with the destruction of the One Ring, the final end of Sauron, and the passing of the Ring-bearers over the Sea.
What was Sauron trying to accomplish?
While Morgoth was defeated in the First Age, Sauron eventually returned and sought to conquer Middle-earth on his own in the Second Age. In other words, Morgoth was definitely on Sauron’s mind during, at least, some of the time he spent trying to conquer Middle-earth in the Second Age.
How well do you know Sauron’s history?
While everyone may know the Sauron from The Lord of the Rings, the villain actually has a very long history that stretches back to the beginning of time — a history that’s essential if you want to fully understand the Necromancer persona. Sauron starts off as an angelic being named Mairon.
What happened in the Third Age of Middle-earth?
After all of the Last Alliance drama that closes out the Second Age, the first few centuries of the Third Age begin with a well-earned dose of peace and quiet. This makes sense as the age kicks off with Sauron’s defeat, the loss of his Ring, and the scattering of his servants.
What happened to Sauron in The Lord of the Rings?
Cowardly allies aside, the armies of the Last Alliance attack Mordor, and eventually, the Númenórean king Isildur cuts the One Ring off of Sauron’s hand. This event ends the Second Age, scattering Sauron’s surviving servants and leaving the scoundrel once again wandering bodiless across Middle-earth.
What happens to Sauron’s body when he returns to Mordor?
It returns to the mainland and takes a new shape. The Silmarillion explains that once back in Mordor, Sauron “brooded in the dark, until he had wrought for himself a new shape; and it was terrible,” adding that his handsome form “had departed for ever.”