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Why didnt Sauron seal Mount Doom?
, Tolkien reader since 1968. Originally Answered: Why did Sauron not seal the entry to Mount Doom with boulders? He was completely incapable of imagining that anyone might try to destroy the Ring. He assumed that everyone desired its power just as much as he did.
Why is there an entrance to Mount Doom?
Mount Doom is very well protected. Sauron believes that no one can break into Mordor at all, and he is nearly right. He can’t imagine anyone getting past Shelob, and the mountains are otherwise impassable and the Black Gate is closed.
Did Sauron Control Mount Doom?
Purpose. The One Ring was forged by the Dark Lord Sauron during the Second Age to gain dominion over the free peoples of Middle-earth. He then forged the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. Sauron intended it to be the most powerful of all Rings, able to rule and control those who wore the others.
Why Elrond didnt stop isildur?
Because he couldn’t. Elrond could try to convince Isildur to destroy the Ring; but he could not force him to do so. If he had taken the Ring by force, it would have corrupted his mind sooner than later.
Did Sauron forge you at Mount Doom?
During the Second Age, Sauron chose the land of Mordor as his dwelling-place. He used the fire that welled there from the heart of the earth in his sorceries and his forging. Around SA 1600, Sauron forged the One Ring in the depths of the Cracks of Doom, which was built within Mount Doom itself.
What did Sauron put into the Ring?
Sauron went to Orodruin, Mount Doom, to forge the Ruling Ring, and by putting a large part of his own inherent power into the Ring he created a means by which he could enslave the users of the rings: Separated from his power, Sauron was vanquished and seemingly disappeared from Middle-earth.
Why can Mount Doom destroy the Ring?
The most famous of Sauron’s creations forged at Mount Doom is the One Ring. In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf explains that the materials of which the Ring is made are so durable and the enchantments with which it is imbued so powerful that it can only be destroyed in the Cracks of Doom where it was made.