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{{quote|Then, '''Éowyn of Rohan''', I say to you that you are beautiful. In the valleys of our hills there are flowers fair and bright, and maidens fairer still; but neither flower nor lady have I seen till now in Gondor so lovely, and so sorrowful. It may be that only a few days are left ere darkness falls upon our world, and when it comes I hope to face it steadily; but it would ease my heart, if while the Sun yet shines, I could see you still. For you and I have both passed under the wings of the Shadow, and the same hand drew us back.|[[Faramir]]<ref>{{RK|VI5}}</ref>}}<br />
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'''Éowyn''' ({{TA|2995}} – [[Fourth Age]] ?), the '''Lady of Rohan''', was also known as the [[Lady of the Shield-arm]], the [[White Lady of Rohan]]<ref group="note">Éowyn was known as "Lady of Rohan" in Rohan, but as "White Lady of Rohan" in Ithilien (due to her pale complexion).</ref>, and Lady of Ithilien. She was a member of the [[House of Eorl]] and the niece of King [[Théoden]] of [[Rohan]]. She was the daughter of Théoden's sister, [[Théodwyn]], and [[Éomund]] of Eastfold. Her brother was [[Éomer|Éomer Éadig]]. Following the end of the [[War of the Ring]], she and Faramir were married and bore one son, Elboron. <ref name="Mark">{{App|Mark}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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Following the death of her parents in {{TA|3002}}, Éowyn and Éomer were brought into Théoden's house and there raised. Éowyn grew to be tall and slender, with a grace and pride that came from her mother.<ref name="Mark"/><br />
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Prior to the [[Battle of the Hornburg]], Éowyn was left to care for [[Meduseld]] when Théoden and Éomer led the remaining [[Rohirrim]] to the west. King Théoden in fact named her ruler of [[Rohan]] in his and Éomer's absence when the Doorward [[Háma]] recommended that one of "The House of Eorl" should rule. At first, Théoden only thought of male members, and he and Éomer were the last males of the House, but Háma reminded them of Éowyn, who "is fearless" and that "all love her".<ref>{{TT|III6}}</ref><br />
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Éowyn revealed her temperament when [[Aragorn]] was about to ride into the mountains to attempt to take the [[Paths of the Dead]]. Unable to dissuade him, she offered to accompany him, declaring herself "weary of skulking in the hills, and wish to face peril and battle." The only thing she feared was a cage. However, Aragorn reminded her of her charge to govern the people until the king's return and left without her.<ref>{{RK|V2}}</ref><br />
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Later, when the forces of Rohan were mustered to go to Gondor, Éowyn disguised herself as a man, and under the alias of '''Dernhelm''', traveled with the Riders of Rohan, carrying with her [[Meriadoc Brandybuck|Merry]], who was also ordered to remain behind.<ref>{{RK|V3}}</ref><br />
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During the [[battle of the Pelennor Fields]], she fought by King Théoden, and when he was injured during combat with the [[Witch-king|Witch-king of Angmar]], she and Merry scrambled to help him. Confronting the Witch-king, who boasted that "no living man may hinder me," she removed her helmet, exposing her long blond hair and declaring, <br />
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<blockquote>''"No living man am I! You look upon a woman."''</blockquote><br />
[[File:Matt Stewart - Dernhelm.jpg|thumb|left|''Dernhelm'' by [[:Category:Images by Matt Stewart|Matt Stewart]].]]<br />
Just as MacDuff disconcerted [http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Tragedy_of_Macbeth Macbeth] by revealing he was not "of woman born", Lady Éowyn found the loophole in the 1,000-year-old prophecy by [[Glorfindel of Rivendell|Glorfindel]], fulfilling that the Witch-king would not be slain by a man. However, the Witch-king actually recited the prophecy incorrectly: he said that "no living man may hinder me," though the prophecy actually said that "Not by the hand of Man ''will'' he fall."<ref>{{App|Gondor}}</ref> Glorfindel's prophesy, unlike his own version, implies that the Witch-king will eventually fall, and the Witch-king likely overestimated his own power and believed he would never be defeated. <br />
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Lady Éowyn slew the Witch-king after Merry stabbed him behind the knee. Strictly speaking, Merry is also "no man," being a [[Hobbits|Hobbit]]. However, the stab behind the knee likely wouldn't have been fatal, even if it did break the bonds that "bent his unseen sinews to his will." The consensus seems to be that Merry's stab made the Witch-king vulnerable while Éowyn's slash actually resulted in death. She was granted the title "Lady of the Shield-arm" after the Battle in recognition of her triumph over the Witch-king.<ref name="Battle">{{RK|V6}}</ref><br />
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Lady Éowyn was severely injured in this fight, and because of the poisonous effect of the Nazgûl, she faced near-certain death; however, she was treated in time by Aragorn during his brief rest in [[Minas Tirith]]. Since she didn't yet recover completely, she couldn't join Aragorn's army on their way to [[Mordor]]. However, while recuperating in the [[Houses of Healing]], she met [[Faramir]], with whom she fell in love. After the demise of [[Sauron]], the happily wed couple settled in [[Ithilien]], of which Faramir was made the ruling Prince. Éowyn was not known as the Princess of Ithilien, rather as the Lady of Ithilien.<ref>{{RK|VI5}}</ref> They had at least one son (likely [[Elboron]]),<ref>{{PM|Elendil}}</ref> and their grandson was [[Barahir (grandson of Faramir)|Barahir]], who wrote ''[[The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen]]'' in the Fourth Age.<ref>{{FR|Records}}</ref> The date of Éowyn's death is nowhere recorded.<br />
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Éowyn's role in the stories challenges conventional stereotypes of the role of women. She succeeds where a man would have failed in slaying the [[Witch-king]] and throughout the books even when recovering from the wounds bought in that conflict rebels against being left behind while the men go off to win glory in war. Her role more than any other female within the mythology challenges accusations of sexism commonly leveled at [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] and in many ways (intentionally or not) displays attitudes ahead of his time in regards to social equality.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Éowyn'' means "Horse-joy" in [[Old English]] (being a combination of her parents' names: [[Éomund]] and [[Théodwyn]]),<ref name="Intro">{{HM|IE}}, "The Giving of Names", p. 216</ref> the language [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] adapted to represent [[Rohirric]].<ref name="L144">{{L|144}}</ref><br />
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==Pronunciation==<br />
The first syllable of Lady Éowyn's name sounds like "eh-ah," with the "ah" just barely pronounced. As in Scandinavian, the ''y'' in the second syllable is the same sound as the German letter ''ü'' or the French ''u''. The actors in [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] consistently pronounce her name as well as the names of [[Éomer]] and [[Théoden]] in a manner inconsistent with most reconstructions of Old English pronunciation.<br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
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File:Eowyn from Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings.jpg|<center><small>[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]</center></small><br />
File:The Return of the King (1980 film) - Éowyn.jpg|<center><small>[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]</center></small><br />
File:The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy - Éowyn.jpg|<center><small>''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]</center></small><br />
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'''1955-6: [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:[[Olive Gregg]] provides the voice of Éowyn.<br />
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'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''<br />
:Éowyn is briefly seen, but has no lines. <br />
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'''1979: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|The Mind's Eye's The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''<br />
:Éowyn is portrayed by [[Karen Hurley]].<br />
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'''1980: [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]:'''<br />
:Éowyn is voiced by actress [[Nellie Bellflower]]. She appears unintroduced, but Merry fills Pippin (and so the spectator) in on the details. She is not terribly wounded, and appears healthy besides Faramir at the coronation. <br />
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'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:[[Elin Jenkins]] plays the part of Éowyn.<br />
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'''2002-3: [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
:Éowyn is portrayed by [[Miranda Otto]]. Jackson's adaptation shows two different explanations for Éowyn's injuries after fighting the Witch-king. In the Theatrical Release, her wounds are less severe than in the book; she is conscious but hurt, as opposed to unconscious. In the extended scenes of the Extended Edition, she is near death: her brother finds her and grieves, and later we see her being healed in the Houses of Healing, where she shares a tender moment with Faramir.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[:Category:Images of Éowyn|Images of Éowyn]]<br />
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*"[http://www.norsemyth.org/2013/02/tolkiens-heathen-feminist-part-one.html Tolkien's Heathen Feminist]" by Karl E.H. Seigfried<br />
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'''Celepharn''' ([[Sindarin|S]], pron. {{IPA|[keˈlep.harn]}}; {{TA|979}}<ref>{{PM|Elendil}}, p. 193</ref> - {{TA|1191|n}},<ref name="North">{{App|North}}</ref> died aged 212) was the fourth [[King of Arthedain]].<br />
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Celepharn was the son of [[Mallor]], and he came to the throne of [[Arthedain]] upon the death of his father in {{TA|1110|n}}.<ref name="North"/><br />
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During his reign, circa {{TA|1150|n}}, more [[Hobbits]] entered [[Eriador]] and the lands of [[Arnor]] from [[Wilderland]]. Most of these were [[Fallohides]] and [[Stoors]] (who came over the [[Redhorn Pass]] and settled mainly in [[Dunland]] and the [[Angle of Eriador|Angle]]), joining the [[Harfoots]] who had come earlier during the time of Celepharn's father [[Mallor]].<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref><br />
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Celepharn ruled Arthedain for eighty-one years, and was succeeded by his son, [[Celebrindor]], upon his death in {{TA|1191|n}}.<ref name="North"/><br />
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The etymology of Celepharn's name is unknown. The most likely meaning would be "silver rock" from ''[[celeb]]'' and ''[[sarn]]''. In that case the name should be pronounced as {{IPA|[keˈlep.harn]}} and not as **{{IPA|[ˈkelefarn]}}.<br />
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Right, for all the new people that get incorporated into this, until we can get somewhere permanent, this is where we are based. Assignments (as well as notifying the team that you are done with your assignments) will go here. We can't have to people righting out the same stuff!</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=User_talk:Reallyfat&diff=228897User talk:Reallyfat2013-04-11T16:00:27Z<p>Reallyfat: Farewell, welcome text</p>
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Hi everyone. I am Reallyfat Trollion. I have been reading the works of Tolkien since I was a small child. As a result, I have memorized most of the Professor's works, and I know a great deal about the lore and languages of Middle-earth.<br />
You can send me emails, but I never do go check them. So I suppose your best bet would be to leave something on my talk page. Thanks.<br />
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[[Category:User lore-3]]</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Forums:URGENT:_Roots_and_words.&diff=228852Forums:URGENT: Roots and words.2013-04-09T14:58:22Z<p>Reallyfat: </p>
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Guys, I believe that it is high time we had a proper compilation of the primitive Elven roots, both from The Etymologies, the Addenda/Corrigenda published in Parma Eldalamberon and Vinyar Tengwar, and the Elven mini-lexicon at the end of the Silmarillion.<br />
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I know it is a painstaking task, but this whole thing is a knowledge base, right? We have to take the time to do this. Recently I was able to acquire a copy of the Lost Road, so I now have access to the whole range of roots, stems, and words. Frankly, I was astounded at the huge amount of information in there- and also, how little of it is up here. Maybe we should get a team together? Transcribe say, two roots (and all corresponding info) a day, and post them up here. Each. We could get done quite quickly, but I need volunteers. We could quite easily make a full Elven-corpus, as it is, with Quenya, Sindarin, Telerin, Ossiriandic, Doriathrin, etc. Simply because we have access to all of it. Maybe an interactive Etymological engine. I know Morgan's got a lot of info up here too in his own dictionaries. Would it really take that long to establish a language-base here? If we had 50 people willing to do this, and we each did 2 roots a day, we would be done in less than a week. Dunno, actually, haven't counted how many there are. But definitely not more than five days.<br />
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OBVIOUSLY... we won't get fifty people. And that's okay. It can be over time. Willingly we could do more. But really, i think it is a rather splendid idea to get together a full knowledgebase, user-friendly,practical as well as abstract, for those who understand linguistics and those who don't. I want to make this better than what we have at Ardalambion,with lookup functions for all the Elven-tongues, and English too. <br />
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What do you say? who is willing? we need as many people as possible, but they must be committed enough to copy out around 2 entries from the book every day. Also, you must have access to the material.And finally (if we do get a team together) maybe the admins could make us a seperate, veiled-off section on this site for us to work on and compile stuff. Would all this be possible?</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Forums:URGENT:_Roots_and_words.&diff=228851Forums:URGENT: Roots and words.2013-04-09T14:57:52Z<p>Reallyfat: Created page with "<div style="background: #eee; border: 1px solid #aaa; padding: 5px">'''Tolkien Gateway &gt; Forums &gt; {{PAGENAME}}'''</div> Category:Council..."</p>
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Guys, I believe that it is high time we had a proper compilation of the primitive Elven roots, both from The Etymologies, the Addenda/Corrigenda published in Parma Eldalamberon and Vinyar Tengwar, and the Elven mini-lexicon at the end of the Silmarillion.<br />
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I know it is a painstaking task, but this whole thing is a knowledge base, right? We have to take the time to do this. Recently I was able to acquire a copy of the Lost Road, so I now have access to the whole range of roots, stems, and words. Frankly, I was astounded at the huge amount of information in there- and also, how little of it is up here. Maybe we should get a team together? Transcribe say, two roots (and all corresponding info) a day, and post them up here. Each. We could get done quite quickly, but I need volunteers. We could quite easily make a full Elven-corpus, as it is, with Quenya, Sindarin, Telerin, Ossiriandic, Doriathrin, etc. Simply because we have access to all of it. Maybe an interactive Etymological engine. I know Morgan's got a lot of info up here too in his own dictionaries. Would it really take that long to establish a language-base here? If we had 50 people willing to do this, and we each did 2 roots a day, we would be done in less than a week. Dunno, actually, haven't counted how many there are. But definitely not more than five days.<br />
OBVIOUSLY... we won't get fifty people. And that's okay. It can be over time. Willingly we could do more. But really, i think it is a rather splendid idea to get together a full knowledgebase, user-friendly,practical as well as abstract, for those who understand linguistics and those who don't. I want to make this better than what we have at Ardalambion,with lookup functions for all the Elven-tongues, and English too. <br />
What do you say? who is willing? we need as many people as possible, but they must be committed enough to copy out around 2 entries from the book every day. Also, you must have access to the material.And finally (if we do get a team together) maybe the admins could make us a seperate, veiled-off section on this site for us to work on and compile stuff. Would all this be possible?</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Talk:Uinen&diff=226864Talk:Uinen2013-02-17T16:37:40Z<p>Reallyfat: Important: etymology.</p>
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<div>Guys, I think I may have a proper definition for the name of Uinen. Here's the logic behind it:<br />
It must be made of two parts, the second of which is NEN:water.<br />
So the first element is probably UI. This occurs in Uilos, which means Ever-snow(or Ever-white). Besides that, there is also the Quenya form OIO, in Oiolossë, Oiomúrë, etc.<br />
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So combining the two elemnts will result in UI+NEN: Ever-water. What do you think? should we write this in the Etymology section?</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Forums:Merging_articles&diff=226804Forums:Merging articles2013-02-15T12:36:16Z<p>Reallyfat: </p>
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Now, this is very annoying and time consuming, but I have merged quite a lot of articles which have been flagged for a very long amount of time. Why have they been left? {{Unsigned|Reallyfat}}<br />
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:Most probably because it's time-consuming (as you mention).--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 10:04, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::Right, I'm bushed. But I have reduced the number of pages that need merging by around 20. There is not much left, so if anyone does give me a hand we can have all of these articles gone by tomorrow. {{Unsigned|Reallyfat}}<br />
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:::I've held off as I still hope someday to have articles for every Quenya, Sindarin, etc. word, and if that's the case most of the merge candidates become worth keeping. But I think I'm on my own with that opinion :) --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:45, 15 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::I too have the same wish. I think it would be great if we had an article for each of the words in Morgan's dictionaries. But we don't need to keep the merge candidates. Whenever I merge articles, I make sure that if the article has any one piece of etymological information, that piece of information is retained. So the articles for different words can just link to the etymology section of merged articles (where applicable).--<span style="color:#005500">'''Reallyfat Trollion'''</span> 10:44, 15 February 2013 (UTC)</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Celeborn&diff=226803Celeborn2013-02-15T12:34:27Z<p>Reallyfat: We need sources here. Added a {{source}} mark.</p>
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| name=Celeborn<br />
| othernames= [[Telerin|T.]] ''[[Teleporno]]''; Lord of the Wood, Lord of Lórien, Lord of the [[Galadhrim]] <br />
| titles=Lord of the [[Lothlórien|Golden Wood]]<br />
| birth=Uncertain, see [[#Controversy|below]]<br />
| realm=[[Doriath]], [[Lindon]], [[Eregion]], [[Lothlórien]]<br />
| death=Did not die; sailed [[Valinor|West]] in the early [[Fourth Age]]<br />
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'''Celeborn''' ([[Sindarin|S]]: "silver-tall", pron. {{IPA|[ˈkeleborn]}}) was a noble of the [[Sindar]], who wedded the famous [[Galadriel]] of the [[Noldor]] and eventually became [[Lord of Lórien]]. <br />
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==History==<br />
===Early life===<br />
Celeborn was a [[Sindar|Sindarin]] prince from [[Doriath]], the grandson of [[Elmo]] (the brother of [[Thingol|Elwe/Thingol]])<ref>{{S|13}}</ref> There has been many debates about his origins and early life. See ''[[#Controversy|Controversy]]''.<br />
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===First Age===<br />
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In the early [[Years of the Sun]] Finrod and [[Galadriel]] came to Doriath as guests of [[Elu Thingol]], the King of Doriath. There Celeborn and Galadriel met, fell in love and were wedded. Galadriel remained in Doriath with Celeborn after [[Finrod]] went to the [[Caverns of Narog]] to establish the stronghold of [[Nargothrond]]. <br />
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For the rest of the [[First Age]] Celeborn and Galadriel are not mentioned to have played any significant role in the general course of events of the Age, while their relatives, both Sindarin and Noldorin did. The only thing that can be said for sure, is that the couple survived the [[Wars of Beleriand]], including the [[Sack of Doriath]] by the [[Sons of Feanor]]. They may have escaped to the [[Havens of Sirion|Havens]] or the [[Isle of Balar]].<br />
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===Second Age===<br />
After the [[War of wrath|fall of Beleriand]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to [[Lindon]] the coastal region west of the Blue Mountains. Celeborn ruled the fief of [[Harlindon]], which was composed mostly of Sindar, under the [[Gil-galad|High King Gil-galad]]. They eventually came to [[Eregion]] where they dwelt for a time with [[Celebrimbor]] and the jewelsmiths of [[Gwaith-i-Mírdain]]. After Celebrimbor had largely taken over, they made contact with the [[Nandor]] of [[Lórinand]], across the [[Hithaeglir]]. Not long after they went through [[Khazad-dûm]] to live there, becoming great among its people. <br />
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===Third Age===<br />
After the [[Sack of Eregion]], Celeborn and Galadriel came to Lórinand, the land of [[Silvan Elves]] on the eastern side of the Misty Mountains which was ruled by King [[Amdir]]. When Amdir died in the [[Battle of Dagorlad]], his son [[Amroth]] succeeded him. In early Third Age Amroth was weary of Middle-earth and wished to sail to the [[Valinor|West]]. He departed to [[Edhellond]] and by the year {{TA|1981}}. King Amroth drowned in the Bay of Belfalas. Celeborn and Galadriel took the title [[Lord and Lady]] of Lothlórien, the [[Sindarin]] name for Lórinand and together they built [[Caras Galadhon]].<br />
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Celeborn and Galadriel produced a daughter named [[Celebrían]], who later married [[Elrond]] Half-elven of [[Rivendell]], thus making Celeborn and her wife Galadriel the grandparents of the twins [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]] and their younger sister [[Arwen Undómiel]]. Celebrían's exact date and place of birth are not specified. <br />
[[File:Rowena Morrill - The Swan-Boat of Galadriel.jpg|thumb|left|''Galadriel and Celeborn'' as drawn by Rowena Morrill.]]<br />
In response to the growing threat of [[Dol Guldur]], the [[White Council]] was formed in {{TA|2463}}. Galadriel was on it; it is likely that Celeborn was also a member. Some time after, during the [[War of the Ring]] in {{TA|3019}}, Lórien received the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], composed of various travelers on the quest to destroy the [[One Ring]]. He offered advice, and boats for the [[Anduin]], speeding them on their way. <br />
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Celeborn's most significant recorded actions came in the [[Third Age 3020|year following]], when he repulsed three attacks by [[orcs]] of [[Dol Guldur]]. Celeborn then marshalled his forces to cross the Anduin and [[Fall of Dol Guldur|lay siege to Dol Guldur]]. He captured the fortress, and Galadriel threw down its walls and purified it.<br />
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===After the War of the Ring===<br />
Celeborn attended the wedding of [[Aragorn|King Elessar]] and his granddaughter [[Arwen]], and on the journey to return bade a fond farewell to [[Treebeard]] as well.<br />
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{{quote|I do not think we shall meet again."<br>"I do not know, Eldest.|[[Treebeard]] and Celeborn, ''[[Many Partings]]''}}.<br />
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Celeborn returned to Lothlórien, but the power of [[Nenya]] was broken. It no longer was filled with the light and life it had before. Galadriel shortly after passed West with the other [[Ring-bearers]], and Celeborn, weary, moved to Imladris to live with [[Elladan]] and [[Elrohir]], Elrond’s sons. After [[Círdan]]'s departure Celeborn was the last of the [[Wise]] in Middle-earth, they that had seen the glory of [[Valinor]] and the struggles of [[Elves|Elvenkind]]. It is not recorded when he sought the [[Grey Havens]] and sailed west, but when he did so he took with him the last memory of the Elder Days in Middle-earth<sup>[[#References|7]]</sup>.<br />
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==Character==<br />
What can be gleaned of his personality is that he was quick-thinking and swift to act, one of the wisest elves of Middle-earth in the Third Age. He was a warrior too, leading his followers into battle against [[Dol Guldur]] and other menaces. He is constantly shown deferring to his wife; sometimes for good<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''</ref>, sometimes for ill<ref name="GC"/>.<br />
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==Other Versions of the Legendarium==<br />
According to an alternate history of Celeborn and Galadriel in [[Unfinished Tales]], Celeborn was a [[Teler]] of noble rank in [[Alqualondë]], born '''[[Teleporno]]''', grandson of [[Olwë]], King of the [[Falmari]].<ref name="GC">{{UT|6}}</ref><ref name="Shib">{{PM|Shibboleth}}</ref><br />
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[[Galadriel|Artanis]], Olwë's granddaughter and a [[Noldor]]in princess of great beauty, often spent long visits to Alqualondë and her mother’s kin. During this time the two fell in love, and Teleporno gave her the romantic epithet ''[[Alatáriel]]'', meaning "Maiden Crowned with Radiant Garland".<ref name="Shib"/> Teleporno's name gained an additional [[Quenya]] form, '''[[Telporno]]''' (pron. {{IPA|[telˈporno]}}).<br />
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Later, Teleporno and Artanis helped to defend Alqualondë from the Noldor during the [[First Kinslaying]]. Nevertheless, Artanis’s heart was fired by the stories of [[Fëanor]] of the open lands across the [[Belegaer|sea]]. She urged Teleporno to take a ship westward to [[Endor]], and he gave in. In doing so the two fell under the [[Ban of the Valar]].<br />
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In [[Beleriand]], Teleporno and Artanis were greeted by [[Thingol|Elu Thingol]], High King of the [[Sindar]] and Lord of [[Doriath]]. The two gave him news of his old brothers and friends, [[Olwë]] and [[Finwë]], but they said nothing about the [[kinslaying]]. Teleporno eventually [[Sindarin]]ized his name to Celeborn; Artanis Sindarinized the epithet Celeborn had given her, and Alatáriel became Galadriel.<br />
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Celeborn fought in the [[Sack of Eregion]], and he and [[Elrond]] narrowly escaped to a dell, where the latter founded [[Rivendell]]. After the making of [[Three Rings|the rings]] and the Sack of Eregion, Galadriel received one of the Three Rings, [[Nenya]]. After Amdír, King of Lórinand, died, so fell also [[Sauron]], and the One Ring was lost. So Galadriel was able to put her ring to use, and made Lórinand even more beautiful and powerful.<br />
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==Controversy==<br />
Up to the time when ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' was published, there had been no mention of Celeborn in the previously written legendarium. [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] later attempted multiple times to fix upon the story behind such an important elf. He remains a fairly unsubstantial character in the legendarium, for despite his profound effect upon the doings of the Elder Days, there is very little direct information on him as a person, mostly overshadowed by his wife.<br />
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[[Robert Foster]] mentions that although Celeborn is famed and named "the Wise", "he does not seem especially bright" in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Celeborn"</ref>.<br />
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In his first writings (which make up the bulk of the matter of Celeborn), the elf-lord is portrayed as a kinsman of Thingol, and met Galadriel when she came with the Noldor into exile. This was the approach chosen by [[Christopher Tolkien]] and [[Guy Kay]] for ''[[The Silmarillion]]''. In a brief, speculative paper written by Tolkien included in ''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Celeborn is made Thingol’s grandnephew, by the King’s brother [[Elmo]]. Elmo, also linked to Círdan, appears nowhere else in the legendarium.<br />
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A Sindarin origin as Elmo's grandson has been the most widely accepted one of all but Celeborn as a Telerin prince seems a late development, and there is some dispute as to which is the more canonical. <br />
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In Tolkien's last writings Celeborn is a [[Falmari]]n Elf from Valinor, then named Teleporno in [[Telerin]] (this brings him closer to being a peer and equal to Galadriel and makes their partnership seem more balanced).<ref>{{PM|Shibboleth}}, pp. 347, 364 (note 46)</ref> The name Teleporno was then "Sindarized" as Celeborn. In this account Celeborn is stated to have been a grandson of the Telerin king Olwë, so that he still was a kinsman of the Sindarin king Thingol.<ref name="GC"/><br />
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This altered origin was not adopted into the published Silmarillion, primarily because it would have necessitated a major rewrite of the earlier parts to account for a separate departure of Galadriel. <br />
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''“On the other hand, the making of Celeborn into a Telerin Elf of Aman contradicts not only statements in The Silmarillion, but also those cited already from The Road Goes Ever On and Appendix B to The Lord of the Rings”'' <sub>- [[Christopher Tolkien]], [[Unfinished Tales]]</sub><br />
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A further problem was that this descent would have made the couple first or second cousin (assuming that he was still to be considered closely related to Thingol), and Elves never married close kin.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Celeborn'' is a [[Sindarin]] name, consisting of ''[[celeb]]'' ("silver") + a derivative of ''[[ornā]]'' ("tall"). ''Teleporno'', his original [[Telerin]] name, has an identical meaning. The name Teleporno was "Sindarized" as ''Celeborn'': [[Telerin]] ''[[telepi|telpe]]'' ("silver") (Quenya ''[[telpe|tyelpe]]'') was transformed to Sindarin ''celeb''.<ref>{{UT|6e}}</ref><br />
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He was given the epithet "the Wise" by Galadriel in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
[[File:Celeborn.jpg|thumb|350px|Celeborn's appearance in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]<br />
'''1978: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'':'''<br />
:Celeborn did not have a speaking role. He only appeared beside [[Galadriel]] for a brief shot.<br />
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'''1981: ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|The Lord of the Rings]]'''''<br />
:Celeborn was voiced by [[Simon Cadell]].<br />
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'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
:Celeborn is played by [[Marton Csokas]]. The role was extremely small in the theatrical version, but expanded slightly in the Extended Edition of ''The Fellowship of the Ring''. In that version, he participates in giving gifts to the Fellowship as they are leaving Lórien. Notably, he gives [[Aragorn]] a dagger and warns him of the dangers the Fellowship will face while sailing down the [[Anduin]]. <br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
:Celeborn makes a brief appearance in Lothlorien.<br />
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'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King]]'':'''<br />
:Celeborn leaves for Valinor with Galadriel and the other Ringbearers, rather than remaining behind as in the book.<br />
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'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''<br />
:Celeborn only appears during the "Evil" campaign, when is he is slain by the Forces of Sauron.<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''<br />
:Celeborn can be found alongside Galadriel on a main talan in [[Caras Galadhon]]. He is involved in various storylines, including negotiations with the Dwarves of the Iron Hill Garrison and organization of a military assault against [[Dol Guldur]] in [[Mirkwood]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Images of Celeborn|Images of Celeborn]].<br />
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* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[The Lord of the Rings Appendices|Appendices]] [[Appendix A|A]] and [[Appendix B|B]].<br />
* ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[Prologue]]''.<br />
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:Most probably because it's time-consuming (as you mention).--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 10:04, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::Right, I'm bushed. But I have reduced the number of pages that need merging by around 20. There is not much left, so if anyone does give me a hand we can have all of these articles gone by tomorrow. {{Unsigned|Reallyfat}}<br />
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:::I've held off as I still hope someday to have articles for every Quenya, Sindarin, etc. word, and if that's the case most of the merge candidates become worth keeping. But I think I'm on my own with that opinion :) --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:45, 15 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::I too have the same wish. I think it would be great if we had an article for each of the words in Morgan's dictionaries. But we don't need to keep the merge candidates. Whenever I merge articles, I make sure that if the article has any one piece of etymological information, that piece of information is retained. So the articles for different words can just link to the etymology section of merged articles (where applicable).<br />
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The '''Echoriath''' or '''Echoriad''', the '''Encircling Mountains''',<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref> were a mountain range in the north of [[Beleriand]], with the vale of [[Sirion]] to the west and separated by the Pass of [[Anach]] from the [[Ered Gorgoroth]] to the east. The southern part of the circle of mountains were called the [[Crissaegrim]], which was the abode of eagles.<ref>{{S|Map}}</ref><br />
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The Echoriath formed a natural circle of rock, enclosing the valley later called [[Tumladen]], within which lay the [[Elves|Elven]] city of [[Gondolin]]. A hidden ravine provided the main access through the Echoriath &mdash; a way guarded by seven gates.<ref>{{UT|Tuor}}</ref><br />
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[[Maeglin]] prospected in the northern part of the Echoriad and found diverse and abundant metals. From his mine, [[Anghabar]], he found hard iron that he prized.<ref>{{S|Maeglin}}</ref><br />
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When [[Fingolfin]] died the eagle [[Thorondor]] carried his body to a mountain top north of Gondolin. [[Turgon]], the son of Fingolfin, came and built a [[Fingolfin's Cairn|cairn]] over his body that no [[Orcs|Orc]] dared to approach. Also in the aftermath of the [[Dagor Bragollach]] [[Húrin]] and [[Huor] were the first men to enter Gondolin, but they did not traverse the hidden ravine to reach the city - instead they were borne aloft by the eagles of Thorondor over the Encircling Mountains. Later they departed in the same manner and thus could not reveal the passage into Tumladen (and swore oaths to not reveal the valley's location).<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref><br />
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Yet it was Húrin who, despite his oath, eventually and inadvertently revealed the location of Turgon's realm to [[Morgoth]]. Húrin came to the Encircling Mountains and cried out for Turgon to hear him in his hidden halls. Húrin was unaware that spies of Morgoth heard his words and reported to their master where the Hidden Kingdom lay.<ref>{{S|Doriath}}</ref><br />
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The host of Morgoth came to Gondolin, pouring over the Echoriad from the north and north east. All would have died within the city but that [[Idril]] had made a secret tunnel. She and [[Tuor]] led the remnants of the people of Gondolin out by this route and then they climbed into the mountains to the north, by the perilous pass known as the [[Cirith Thoronath]]. The refugees were attacked by [[Orcs]] and a [[Balrogs|Balrog]]. While eagles dispersed the Orcs, [[Glorfindel]] fought with the Balrog upon a pinnacle of rock and both fell into the nearby abyss. Like Fingolfin, Thorondor came and brought Glorfindel's body up to the refugees, who buried him in a mound of stones beside the path. The people could then proceed with their escape, and eventually came out of the mountains and into the vale of [[Sirion]].<ref>{{S|Gondolin}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Echoriath is [[Sindarin]]. It means "encircling fence", from ''[[echor]]'' "encircling" and ''[[iâth]]'' "fence".<ref name="Elements">{{S|Elements}}, entries ''echor'' and ''iâth''</ref><br />
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[[Christopher Tolkien]] mentioned that his father's intent was to rename the Echoriath as ''Echoriad'', but perhaps this knowledge eluded him while publishing ''[[The Silmarillion]]''.<ref name="WJ">{{WJ|Hurin}}, note 27</ref><br />
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'''Sauron''' was the greatest and most trusted servant of [[Morgoth]] before and during the [[First Age]]. After the downfall of his master, he continuously strove to conquer [[Middle-earth]] throughout the [[Second Age|Second]] and [[Third Age|Third]] Ages. Deceiving the [[Elves]] of [[Eregion]], who under his guidance had created the [[Rings of Power]], he secretly forged the [[One Ring]] in [[Mount Doom]]. Thus Sauron became "[[The Lord of the Rings]]".<br />
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==History==<br />
===Origin===<br />
As one of the [[Maiar]], Sauron was created by [[Ilúvatar]] before the [[Music of the Ainur]].<ref name="Ainu">{{S|Ainu}}</ref> At the beginning of Time, he was amongst the [[Ainur]] who entered into [[Eä]].<ref name="SVala">{{S|Vala}}</ref> Here he became one of the Maiar of [[Aulë]],<ref name="SVala"/> and was known as '''''Mairon'''''.<ref name="PE17.1">{{PE|17}}, p. 183</ref> However, he was soon ensnared by [[Morgoth|Melkor]] and became his greatest and most trusted servant.<ref name="SRings">{{S|Rings}}</ref> Thus he came to be known '''''Gorthaur''''' by the [[Sindar]] of [[Beleriand]] and '''''Sauron''''' by others.<ref name="SIndex">{{S|Index}}</ref><br />
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===[[Years of the Trees]]===<br />
After [[Morgoth|Melkor]] made his great fortress of [[Angband]] in the north-west of [[Middle-earth]], he appointed Sauron to be its commander.<ref name="SCaptivity">{{S|Captivity}}</ref> When the [[Valar]] captured Melkor at the [[Siege of Utumno]], they stormed and searched Utumno and Angband; they, however, failed to find Sauron.<ref name="SCaptivity"/><br />
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===First Age===<br />
{{Blockquote|Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="SFingolfin">{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref>}}<br />
With the unchaining of Morgoth and his subsequent destruction of the [[Two Trees|Two Trees of Valinor]], the [[Sun]] first rose and ushered in the awakening of [[Men]]. Leaving Sauron in command of the war, Morgoth left Angband in secret to find the second-born kindred of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]] and to corrupt them to his will.<ref name="SWest">{{S|West}}</ref><br />
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After the fall of [[Fingolfin]], Sauron launched an attack on [[Tol Sirion]]. Utter fear descended upon [[Orodreth]] and those who defended the isle. Sauron assailed [[Minas Tirith (Beleriand)|Minas Tirith]] and turned it into a watch tower for Morgoth. Therein Sauron sat and Tol Sirion the fair became [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]], the Isle of Werewolves.<ref name="SFingolfin"/><br />
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Upon hearing of the deeds of [[Barahir]] and his companions, Morgoth ordered Sauron to find and kill them. [[Gorlim]], one of Barahir's companions, was captured and brought before Sauron. There Sauron promised that he would he would free Gorlim and his wife [[Eilinel]] in return for information. Under the terror of Sauron's eyes, Gorlim revealed everything he knew and thus the hiding place of Barahir was betrayed to the enemy. Subsequently, Sauron had Gorlim put to death.<ref name="Beren">{{S|Beren}}</ref><br />
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[[Beren]], son of [[Barahir]], promised to avenge his father's death. He wandered [[Dorthonion]] as an outlaw and achieved great deeds that were heard far and wide. Thus Morgoth set a high price on his head and Sauron, commanding a great army of [[werewolves]] and [[fell beasts]], sought for Beren.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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Later, [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]], Beren, and their ten companions left [[Nargothrond]] in search of the [[Silmarils]]. Despite being disguised as Orcs, Sauron espied them as they entered into the vale between [[Ered Wethrin]] and [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]]. He had them captured and they were brought to him. There Finrod and Sauron fought in songs of power; the strength of both was great, but Sauron was more powerful. He then stripped them of their Orc disguise but failed to discern who they were. He had them thrown into a dark pit where one by one they were devoured by a werewolf. Withstanding this horror, they refused to betray one another.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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[[File:Ted Nasmith - Huan Subdues Sauron.jpg|thumb|right|''Huan Subdues Sauron'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
When all of their companions were dead, Finrod and Beren were the last who remained alive in Sauron's pit. When a werewolf went to attack Beren, Finrod Felegund used all his power to defeat it. In this he was successful. However, he was critically wounded and soon passed away. In that dark moment, [[Lúthien]] came to the bridge of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]] and sang. From his tower of Minas Tirith, Sauron saw Lúthien and knew that it was the famous daughter of [[Melian]] and [[Thingol]]. He desired to capture her and hand her over to Morgoth. Therefore he sent a wolf to the bridge, but it was quickly and silently slain by [[Huan]]. He sent many more and each one Huan killed. Finally, he sent [[Draugluin]], sire of the werewolves of Angband. The fight between Huan and Draugluin was fierce. Eventually Draugluin fled and, before dying, he told his master that Huan was there. Therefore Sauron took the form of a werewolf, the greatest the world had ever seen, and went towards the bridge. He leaped to attack Lúthien, but Huan sprang upon Sauron and there they fought. But Sauron could not subdue the hound of [[Valinor]]. He yielded to Lúthien, giving her control of the isle in return for his release. He then took the form of a vampire and fled to [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]], filling the forest with horror.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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After the [[War of Wrath]], with the downfall of [[Morgoth]] and the destruction of [[Thangorodrim]], Sauron adopted a fair form and repented his evil deeds in fear of the wrath of the Valar. [[Eönwë]] then ordered Sauron to return to [[Valinor]] in order to receive the judgement of Manwë. Sauron was not willing to suffer such humiliation and so he fled and hid himself in [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="SRings"/><br />
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===Second Age===<br />
[[File:AnnatarLarge.png|thumb|left|''Annatar'' as envisioned by [[Weta Workshop|Weta]] from [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]]]<br />
After lying hidden and dormant for about one thousand years, Sauron put on a fair visage in the [[Second Age]]. Calling himself '''''Annatar''''', the Lord of Gifts, he befriended the Elvish smiths of [[Eregion]], and counseled them in arts and magic. Not all the Elves trusted him, particularly Lady [[Galadriel]] and [[Gil-galad]], High King of the [[Noldor]], but few listened to them. The Elves forged [[Rings of Power]], but in secret Sauron forged [[the One Ring]] in [[Mount Doom]] to rule the other rings, investing most of his own power into the Ring as he forged it.<br />
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In this time Sauron became known as the [[Dark Lord]] of [[Mordor]]. He raised [[Barad-dûr]], the Dark Tower, near Mount Doom; constructed the [[Black Gate]] of Mordor to prevent invasion; corrupted nine mortal Men with Rings of Power and turned them into the [[Nazgûl]] (Ringwraiths), his chief servants; and raised massive armies of [[Orcs]], [[Trolls]], and Men, chiefly [[Easterlings]] and [[Southrons]]. <br />
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Sauron's power reached its zenith 700 years after Mordor's creation, in the 17th century of the Second Age. Immediately after Sauron created the One Ring, Celebrimbor and the other Ring-bearers realized his treachery and went to war with him. The [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] was a bloody conflict which destroyed Eregion and devastated much of Eriador. Celebrimbor was slain and his body impaled on a spike paraded at the head of Sauron's legions. The Elves were pushed back almost to the Blue Mountains, while their Dwarf allies (who had also rejected Sauron) retreated behind the walls of [[Moria]] where Sauron could not assail them. Sauron was master of almost all of Middle-earth beyond the coasts, but the Númenóreans responded to the Elves' call for aid and sent a relief force. The combined armies rallied and were able to defeat Sauron's armies in Eriador after heavy fighting, and the Dark Lord fled back to Mordor with little more than his own bodyguard and a handful of orcs. <br />
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Nonetheless, while Sauron's subsequent power never quite matched the height it had during the War with the elves, many of his most powerful enemies' homelands had been devastated. ''Relative'' to his enemies, Sauron's empire was actually in a stronger position than it used to be. His empire continued to expand to dominate barbarian Men to the far south and east. Throughout this, Sauron remained faithful in his old allegiance, building temples to the worship of Morgoth, where human sacrifice was practiced. Because of this, towards the end of the Second Age, Sauron assumed the titles of '''Lord of the Earth''' and '''King of Men'''.<br />
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[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Forging of the One.jpg|thumb|''The Forging of the One'', by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
This offended the Númenóreans, the powerful Men descended from the line of Beren and Lúthien, who lived on the island of Númenor in the sea between Middle-earth and Valinor. The proud Númenóreans came to Middle-earth with great force of arms, and Sauron's forces fled. Realizing he could not defeat the Numenoreans with military strength, Sauron allowed himself to be taken as a hostage to Númenor by King [[Ar-Pharazôn]]. There, he quickly grew from captive to advisor and was known as '''Tar-Mairon'''; he converted many Númenóreans to the worship of Morgoth, and raised a great temple in which he performed human sacrifices. Finally, he convinced the king to rebel against the Valar and attack Valinor itself. [[Ilúvatar|Eru]], the supreme god, then directly intervened: Númenor was drowned under the sea, and the great navy of Númenor was destroyed. Sauron was diminished in the flood of Númenor, and fled back to Mordor, where he slowly rebuilt his strength during the time known as the [[Dark Years]].<br />
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From this point on he was unable to assume a fair shape, and ruled now through terror and force. A few faithful Númenóreans were saved from the flood, and they founded [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]] in Middle-earth. These faithful Men, led by [[Elendil]] and his sons, allied with the Elves of [[Lindon]] under the Elven-king [[Gil-galad]], and together fought Sauron in the [[War of the Last Alliance]] and, after a long period, defeated him in the year {{SA|3441}}, although both Elendil and Gil-galad were killed. [[Isildur]], son of Elendil, cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger and claimed it. Later, the Ring betrayed him and was lost for more than two thousand years.<br />
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===Third Age===<br />
====Sauron's Return====<br />
After his defeat in the War of the Last Alliance, Sauron had lost his ability to form a physical body for a great while. It is thought that he fled to the far east to regain his power and strength before returning. It was not until c. {{TA|1000}} that Sauron could again begin to take shape and in {{TA|1050|n}} his power was enough that he began again to throw a shadow across portions of [[Middle-earth]]. It is around this time that he first began to inhabit southern [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]], choosing the hill of [[Amon Lanc]] as a place to build the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]]. At first, it was thought by the wise that it was one of the [[Nazgûl]] who had returned and taken up residence in southern Greenwood, but when [[Gandalf]] entered the fortress in {{TA|2063|n}} the power in Dol Guldur fled before him into the East thus beginning the [[Watchful Peace]].<br />
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====The Watchful Peace====<br />
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Sauron returned from the east in {{TA|2460|n}} and again took up residence in [[Dol Guldur]]. Eventually, after many hundreds of years of pressing the [[White Council]] to take action against the Necromancer, [[Gandalf]] entered Dol Guldur in secret in {{TA|2850|n}} and learned that the Necromancer was actually none other than Sauron. In {{TA|2851|n}}, the White Council were informed of this, and [[Gandalf]] urged an immediate attack upon the fortress, but [[Saruman|Saruman the White]] opposed him, having already learned of the presence of the [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] near the [[Gladden Fields]].<br />
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It was not until 90 years later, in {{TA|2941|n}} that Gandalf finally prevailed upon the [[White Council]] to attack Dol Guldur and drive Sauron out (see ''[[Attack on Dol Guldur]]''). At this point, Sauron returned to [[Mordor]] and finalized the reconstruction of [[Barad-dûr]], which had been prepared for him by the [[Nazgûl]] for many years prior to this.<br />
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====The War of the Ring====<br />
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Shadow of Sauron.jpg|thumb|220px|left|''The Shadow of Sauron'', by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
Sauron bred immense armies of Orcs and allies with which enslaved Men from the east and south. He adopted the symbol of a lidless eye, and he was able at that time to send out his will over Middle-earth, so that the [[Eye of Sauron]] was a symbol of power and fear. <br />
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After torturing [[Gollum]], he learned that the One Ring had been found by [[Bilbo Baggins]]. He sent his deadliest servants, the [[Nazgûl]], to [[the Shire]], only to find that both Bilbo and his nephew, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], had departed. Unbeknownst to Sauron, Frodo had, at the behest of Gandalf, joined the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] on a quest to destroy the Ring. He rallied his vast armies to conquer the resistance's strongholds, and sent the Ringwraiths to find and kill Frodo. At about this time, he also learned that [[Aragorn]], Isildur's heir, had also joined the Fellowship, and was rallying armies to defeat his.<br />
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When Saruman's army was defeated at [[Isengard]], Aragorn used the Palantir of [[Orthanc]] to reveal himself to Sauron. Sauron made the premature conclusion that Aragorn had the Ring, and sent an army commanded by his strongest servant, the Witch-King of Angmar, to overthrow [[Minas Tirith]]. This battle would become known as the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].<br />
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Although Sauron lost the Battle of Pelennor Fields, the free forces of the West were greatly weakened, and Sauron still had sufficent armies in reserve to ensure military victory. He was outwitted, however, by the strategy of Gandalf, who urged the captains of the [[Free peoples]] to march against Sauron, thus diverting the Dark Lord's eye from the real threat of Frodo, the Ring Bearer, who was nearing the end of his quest to destroy the One Ring. <br />
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Frodo, however, failed at the last moment, unable to resist the power of the Ring at the place of its birth. But Gollum inadvertently saved him by recovering the Ring in a desperate attempt to possess it, and then falling with it into the fire. Thus Sauron's power was unmade, and his corporeal power in Middle-earth came to an end. His spirit towered above Mordor like a black cloud, but was blown away by a [[Manwë|powerful wind]] from the [[Aman|West]]. Sauron was now permanently crippled, never to rise again. Saruman would suffer a similar fate.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
{{Transcribed|Tengwar Sauron (Quenya mode).png|Sauron|Tengwar, Quenya mode}}<br />
'''''Sauron''''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˈsaʊron]}})<ref group=note>''Sauron'' is pronounced "sour-on" (''sour'' as in not sweet).</ref> is a [[Quenya]] name, said to mean "the Abhorred".<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref><br />
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Several accounts of the origin of the name ''Sauron'' were suggested in different linguistic manuscripts:<br />
*deriving from Quenya ''[[saura]]'' ("foul, evil-smelling, putrid", from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[THUS#Other versions|THUS]]).<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 393 (entry THUS-)</ref><br />
*deriving from Quenya ''[[saura]]'' ("foul, vile"; from root [[SAWA]]). The manuscript continues saying that ''Sauron'' "could be a genuine [[Sindarin]] formation from ''[[saur]]''; but is probably from Quenya". However, this origin appears to have been rejected, as it is followed by the comment "No. [[THAW|THAW-]], cruel. ''[[Saura]]'', cruel" in the manuscript.<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 183-4</ref><br />
*deriving from the [[Primitive Quendian]] form ''Øaurond-'' (formed from the adjective ''Øaurā'' "detestable", from root [[THAW]]).<ref>{{L|297}}, p. 380</ref><br />
*deriving from '''''Thauron''''', which includes the [[Sindarin]] element ''[[thaur]]'' ("abominable, abhorrent"; also found in [[Sauron#Other names and titles|''Gor'''thaur''''']]).<ref>{{S|Appendix}} (entry for ''thaur'')</ref><br />
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==Other names and titles==<br />
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'''''Gorthaur''''' ([[Sindarin]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈɡorθaʊr]}}) was a name used of Sauron by the [[Sindar]] during the [[First Age]],<ref>{{S|18}}</ref><ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 240</ref> meaning "Terrible Dread".<br />
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In some of Tolkien's notes from the 1950s, it is said that Sauron's original name was '''''Mairon''''', "the admirable" ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈmaɪron]}}), "but this was altered after he was suborned by Melkor. But he continued to call himself Mairon the Admirable, or Tar-mairon 'King Excellent', until after Númenor's downfall."<ref name="PE17.1"/><br />
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Among his many titles were the '''[[Necromancer]]''', '''the Abhorred Dread''', the '''Nameless Enemy''', the '''Cruel''',<ref>{{S|IId}}</ref> the '''Dark Lord of Mordor''' and the '''Lord of the Rings'''. The Dúnedain called him '''Sauron the Deceiver''' due to his role in the downfall of Númenor and the Forging of the Rings of Power.<br />
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In the earlier Legendarium, Thû was a name for Sauron used by Tolkien in some of earlier periods, particularly the Lay of Leithian<ref>{{LB|3|C7}}</ref>, where Thû replaced Tevildo the Cat<ref>{{LT2|I}}</ref>.<br />
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== Other versions of the Legendarium ==<br />
Prior to the publication of ''The Silmarillion'' Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to Tolkien's notes. In early editions of the ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth|Guide to Middle Earth]]'', Sauron is described as "probably of the Eldar elves."<br />
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Since the earliest versions of the ''Silmarillion'' legendarium as detailed in [[the History of Middle-earth]] series, Sauron has undergone many changes. The prototype of this character was '''[[Tevildo]]''', lord of the cats, who played the role later taken by Sauron in the earliest version of the story of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', '''[[The Tale of Tinúviel]]'''. Tevildo later (but still in the ''Book of Lost Tales'' period) was transformed into '''[[Thû]]''', the Necromancer. The name was then changed to '''Gorthû''', '''Sûr''', and finally to Sauron. ''Gorthû'', in the form ''Gorthaur'' remained in ''The Silmarillion''.<br />
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===The Necromancer===<br />
In ''[[The Hobbit]]'' the Necromancer is an obscure villainous entity mentioned fleetingly by [[Gandalf]] as one of the dangers of the wider world. He is peripheral to the plot of the book: explaining why the company takes the dangerous road though Mirkwood rather than going around, and providing a reason for Gandalf's absence for that section of the journey. Thematically the Necromancer, a truly 'terrible' force beyond the power of the main protagonists, gives the world of ''The Hobbit'' a greater level of reality which Tolkien felt was necessary for a 'fairy-tale' to ring true.<ref name="Letter17">{{L|17}}</ref><br />
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Despite the alias it would appear that the Necromancer was always intended to stand for [[Sauron]], a figure from the very earliest phases of his [[Legendarium]] (as [[Tevildo]] in ''[[The Tale of Tinúviel]]''). Shortly after the publication of ''The Hobbit'' Tolkien wrote:<br />
{{blockquote|Mr Baggins began as a comic tale among conventional and inconsistent Grimm's fairy-tale dwarves, and got drawn into the edge of it &ndash; so that even Sauron the terrible peeped over the edge.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="Letter19">{{L|19}}</ref>}}<br />
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However, as ''The Hobbit'' was not originally intended to be integrated with Tolkien's wider mythology the Necromancer did not necessarily need to be consistent with his [[First Age]] counterpart Sauron, rather the two were loosely linked to add an 'impression of depth' to the narrative of ''The Hobbit''. With Tolkien's decision to merge the two 'worlds' and make Sauron the central antagonist ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' came the need to reconcile the two figures and account for his whereabouts in the millennia between the end of the First Age and his dwelling in Bilbo's Mirkwood. This was largely achieved in the ''[[Appendix B|Tale of Years]]'', with Sauron becoming a much greater figure after the fall of his master, one who argueably drove the history of the entire Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth.<br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
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|File:Prologue - A Ring's Tale.jpg|Sauron in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]<br />
|File:LOTR-vol2-Sauron1.png|Sauron in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy - Sauron.jpg|Sauron ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''<br />
|File:The Eye Of Sauron.jpg|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''<br />
|File:Necromancer.jpg|The Necromancer in the ''[[Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]''<br />
|File:Lord of the Rings The Third Age - Eye of Sauron.png|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online Shadows of Angmar - Eye of Sauron.png|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online Shadows of Angmar - Annatar.png|[[Annatar|Antheron]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Conquest - Sauron1.png|Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]''<br />
|File:Guardians of Middle-earth - Sauron.png|Sauron in ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]''<br />
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===Films===<br />
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''<br />
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'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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'''2001-03: [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2003: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
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===Radio series===<br />
'''1955: [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:The voice of Sauron is provided by [[Felix Felton]].<ref name="RT1724">Radio Times, Volume 133, No. 1724, [[23 November|November 23]], [[1956]]</ref><br />
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'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned only very briefly at the end; [[Gandalf]] and [[Elrond]] discuss how the "Necromancer" had been driven from his abode in the south of [[Mirkwood]].<br />
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'''1979: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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'''1979: [[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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===Video games===<br />
'''1985: ''[[Lord of the Rings: Game One]]'':'''<br />
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'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]''<br />
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'''1990: [[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|''J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I'' (1990 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned by [[Gandalf]] in the beginning of the game.<br />
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'''1993: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned in the beginning of the game, when [[Gandalf]] explains the history of [[the One Ring]].<br />
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'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
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'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron and the events of the south of Mirkwood are left unmentioned. However, whilst in Mirkwood, [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] has to defeat creatures that he calls "Minions of the Necromancer".<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]'':'''<br />
:At the end of the game, Berethor and company (the playable characters) have to defeat the eye of Sauron by physically attacking him on top of [[Barad-dûr]].<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
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'''2005: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]'':'''<br />
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'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'':'''<br />
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'''2008: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'':'''<br />
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'''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'':'''<br />
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'''2010: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'':'''<br />
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'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'''''<br />
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'''2012: ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is a "guardian".<ref name="Trailer">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caYW7d-8MIY&feature=player_embedded|articlename=''Guardians of Middle-earth'': First Official Gameplay Trailer|dated=29 June 2012|website=YT|accessed=16 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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===Others===<br />
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is treated as a Mage of level 180 (level 360 if using the One Ring). Among his items are the Elf-slaying Black Sword (S. ''Mormegil''), the Gauntlet of Slaying ("Narsil's Bane"), and the Black Scale of dragonskin. Among his special powers are Domination (control over other players using the One Eye), resistance to normal weapons, and the ability to force anyone within his sight to resist fear (or otherwise becoming frozen).<ref>{{ICE|8002}}, pp. 98-102</ref><ref>{{ICE|2006}}, pp. 97-105</ref><br />
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'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''<br />
:The card "[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/card_id/54534/cards_lang/1 Sauron]", appearing in the set ''[[Middle-earth: The Balrog|The Balrog]]'', is playable as a manifestation of the card "[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/card_id/54002/cards_lang/1 The Lidless Eye]" (from the set [[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye|''The Lidless Eye'']]), and can be used by players to enhance their general influence.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/game_id/20/goal/|articlename=Home page for the game Middle Earth|dated=|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Trade Cards Online]|accessed=5 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Images of Sauron|Images of Sauron]]<br />
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|image=[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Sauron.jpg|250px]]<br />
|name=Sauron<br />
|othernames=Annatar<ref name="SRings"/><br />The Dark Lord<ref name="SIndex"/><br />Gorthaur the Cruel<ref name="SVala">{{S|Vala}}</ref><br />Mairon<ref name="PE17.1"/><br />Necromancer<ref name="SIndex"/><br />The Shadow<br />The Enemy<br />
|created=Before the [[Music of the Ainur]]<br />
|years=''circa'' {{SA|500}} - {{SA|3441}}<br />''circa'' {{TA|1000}} - {{TA|3019}}<br />
|age=<br />
|destroyed=[[25 March]], {{TA|3019}}<br />
|realm=[[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]] <small>([[Tol Sirion]])</small><br />[[Dol Guldur]]<br />[[Mordor]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|race=[[Maiar]]<br />
|appearance=Various: see [[Sauron#Appearance|appearance section]].<br />
|accomplishments=Decieved the [[Elves]] into forging the [[Rings of Power]];<br />created the [[One Ring]];<br />brought about the [[Downfall of Númenor]];<br />and nearly conquered the whole of [[Middle-earth]].<br />
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<center>{{Quote|Sauron [...] was only less evil than his [[Morgoth|master]] in that for long he served another and not himself.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="SVala"/>}}</center><br />
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'''Sauron''' was the greatest and most trusted servant of [[Morgoth]] before and during the [[First Age]]. After the downfall of his master, he continuously strove to conquer [[Middle-earth]] throughout the [[Second Age|Second]] and [[Third Age|Third]] Ages. Deceiving the [[Elves]] of [[Eregion]], who under his guidance had created the [[Rings of Power]], he secretly forged the [[One Ring]] in [[Mount Doom]]. Thus Sauron became "[[The Lord of the Rings]]".<br />
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==History==<br />
===Origin===<br />
As one of the [[Maiar]], Sauron was created by [[Ilúvatar]] before the [[Music of the Ainur]].<ref name="Ainu">{{S|Ainu}}</ref> At the beginning of Time, he was amongst the [[Ainur]] who entered into [[Eä]].<ref name="SVala">{{S|Vala}}</ref> Here he became one of the Maiar of [[Aulë]],<ref name="SVala"/> and was known as '''''Mairon'''''.<ref name="PE17.1">{{PE|17}}, p. 183</ref> However, he was soon ensnared by [[Morgoth|Melkor]] and became his greatest and most trusted servant.<ref name="SRings">{{S|Rings}}</ref> Thus he came to be known '''''Gorthaur''''' by the [[Sindar]] of [[Beleriand]] and '''''Sauron''''' by others.<ref name="SIndex">{{S|Index}}</ref><br />
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===[[Years of the Trees]]===<br />
After [[Morgoth|Melkor]] made his great fortress of [[Angband]] in the north-west of [[Middle-earth]], he appointed Sauron to be its commander.<ref name="SCaptivity">{{S|Captivity}}</ref> When the [[Valar]] captured Melkor at the [[Siege of Utumno]], they stormed and searched Utumno and Angband; they, however, failed to find Sauron.<ref name="SCaptivity"/><br />
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===First Age===<br />
{{Blockquote|Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="SFingolfin">{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref>}}<br />
With the unchaining of Morgoth and his subsequent destruction of the [[Two Trees|Two Trees of Valinor]], the [[Sun]] first rose and ushered in the awakening of [[Men]]. Leaving Sauron in command of the war, Morgoth left Angband in secret to find the second-born kindred of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]] and to corrupt them to his will.<ref name="SWest">{{S|West}}</ref><br />
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After the fall of [[Fingolfin]], Sauron launched an attack on [[Tol Sirion]]. Utter fear descended upon [[Orodreth]] and those who defended the isle. Sauron assailed [[Minas Tirith (Beleriand)|Minas Tirith]] and turned it into a watch tower for Morgoth. Therein Sauron sat and Tol Sirion the fair became [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]], the Isle of Werewolves.<ref name="SFingolfin"/><br />
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Upon hearing of the deeds of [[Barahir]] and his companions, Morgoth ordered Sauron to find and kill them. [[Gorlim]], one of Barahir's companions, was captured and brought before Sauron. There Sauron promised that he would he would free Gorlim and his wife [[Eilinel]] in return for information. Under the terror of Sauron's eyes, Gorlim revealed everything he knew and thus the hiding place of Barahir was betrayed to the enemy. Subsequently, Sauron had Gorlim put to death.<ref name="Beren">{{S|Beren}}</ref><br />
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[[Beren]], son of [[Barahir]], promised to avenge his father's death. He wandered [[Dorthonion]] as an outlaw and achieved great deeds that were heard far and wide. Thus Morgoth set a high price on his head and Sauron, commanding a great army of [[werewolves]] and [[fell beasts]], sought for Beren.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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Later, [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]], Beren, and their ten companions left [[Nargothrond]] in search of the [[Silmarils]]. Despite being disguised as Orcs, Sauron espied them as they entered into the vale between [[Ered Wethrin]] and [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]]. He had them captured and they were brought to him. There Finrod and Sauron fought in songs of power; the strength of both was great, but Sauron was more powerful. He then stripped them of their Orc disguise but failed to discern who they were. He had them thrown into a dark pit where one by one they were devoured by a werewolf. Withstanding this horror, they refused to betray one another.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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[[File:Ted Nasmith - Huan Subdues Sauron.jpg|thumb|right|''Huan Subdues Sauron'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
When all of their companions were dead, Finrod and Beren were the last who remained alive in Sauron's pit. When a werewolf went to attack Beren, Finrod Felegund used all his power to defeat it. In this he was successful. However, he was critically wounded and soon passed away. In that dark moment, [[Lúthien]] came to the bridge of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]] and sang. From his tower of Minas Tirith, Sauron saw Lúthien and knew that it was the famous daughter of [[Melian]] and [[Thingol]]. He desired to capture her and hand her over to Morgoth. Therefore he sent a wolf to the bridge, but it was quickly and silently slain by [[Huan]]. He sent many more and each one Huan killed. Finally, he sent [[Draugluin]], sire of the werewolves of Angband. The fight between Huan and Draugluin was fierce. Eventually Draugluin fled and, before dying, he told his master that Huan was there. Therefore Sauron took the form of a werewolf, the greatest the world had ever seen, and went towards the bridge. He leaped to attack Lúthien, but Huan sprang upon Sauron and there they fought. But Sauron could not subdue the hound of [[Valinor]]. He yielded to Lúthien, giving her control of the isle in return for his release. He then took the form of a vampire and fled to [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]], filling the forest with horror.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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After the [[War of Wrath]], with the downfall of [[Morgoth]] and the destruction of [[Thangorodrim]], Sauron adopted a fair form and repented his evil deeds in fear of the wrath of the Valar. [[Eönwë]] then ordered Sauron to return to [[Valinor]] in order to receive the judgement of Manwë. Sauron was not willing to suffer such humiliation and so he fled and hid himself in [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="SRings"/><br />
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===Second Age===<br />
[[File:AnnatarLarge.png|thumb|left|''Annatar'' as envisioned by [[Weta Workshop|Weta]] from [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]]]<br />
After lying hidden and dormant for about one thousand years, Sauron put on a fair visage in the [[Second Age]]. Calling himself '''''Annatar''''', the Lord of Gifts, he befriended the Elvish smiths of [[Eregion]], and counseled them in arts and magic. Not all the Elves trusted him, particularly Lady [[Galadriel]] and [[Gil-galad]], High King of the [[Noldor]], but few listened to them. The Elves forged [[Rings of Power]], but in secret Sauron forged [[the One Ring]] in [[Mount Doom]] to rule the other rings, investing most of his own power into the Ring as he forged it.<br />
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In this time Sauron became known as the [[Dark Lord]] of [[Mordor]]. He raised [[Barad-dûr]], the Dark Tower, near Mount Doom; constructed the [[Black Gate]] of Mordor to prevent invasion; corrupted nine mortal Men with Rings of Power and turned them into the [[Nazgûl]] (Ringwraiths), his chief servants; and raised massive armies of [[Orcs]], [[Trolls]], and Men, chiefly [[Easterlings]] and [[Southrons]]. <br />
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Sauron's power reached its zenith 700 years after Mordor's creation, in the 17th century of the Second Age. Immediately after Sauron created the One Ring, Celebrimbor and the other Ring-bearers realized his treachery and went to war with him. The [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] was a bloody conflict which destroyed Eregion and devastated much of Eriador. Celebrimbor was slain and his body impaled on a spike paraded at the head of Sauron's legions. The Elves were pushed back almost to the Blue Mountains, while their Dwarf allies (who had also rejected Sauron) retreated behind the walls of [[Moria]] where Sauron could not assail them. Sauron was master of almost all of Middle-earth beyond the coasts, but the Númenóreans responded to the Elves' call for aid and sent a relief force. The combined armies rallied and were able to defeat Sauron's armies in Eriador after heavy fighting, and the Dark Lord fled back to Mordor with little more than his own bodyguard and a handful of orcs. <br />
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Nonetheless, while Sauron's subsequent power never quite matched the height it had during the War with the elves, many of his most powerful enemies' homelands had been devastated. ''Relative'' to his enemies, Sauron's empire was actually in a stronger position than it used to be. His empire continued to expand to dominate barbarian Men to the far south and east. Throughout this, Sauron remained faithful in his old allegiance, building temples to the worship of Morgoth, where human sacrifice was practiced. Because of this, towards the end of the Second Age, Sauron assumed the titles of '''Lord of the Earth''' and '''King of Men'''.<br />
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[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Forging of the One.jpg|thumb|''The Forging of the One'', by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
This offended the Númenóreans, the powerful Men descended from the line of Beren and Lúthien, who lived on the island of Númenor in the sea between Middle-earth and Valinor. The proud Númenóreans came to Middle-earth with great force of arms, and Sauron's forces fled. Realizing he could not defeat the Numenoreans with military strength, Sauron allowed himself to be taken as a hostage to Númenor by King [[Ar-Pharazôn]]. There, he quickly grew from captive to advisor and was known as '''Tar-Mairon'''; he converted many Númenóreans to the worship of Morgoth, and raised a great temple in which he performed human sacrifices. Finally, he convinced the king to rebel against the Valar and attack Valinor itself. [[Ilúvatar|Eru]], the supreme god, then directly intervened: Númenor was drowned under the sea, and the great navy of Númenor was destroyed. Sauron was diminished in the flood of Númenor, and fled back to Mordor, where he slowly rebuilt his strength during the time known as the [[Dark Years]].<br />
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From this point on he was unable to assume a fair shape, and ruled now through terror and force. A few faithful Númenóreans were saved from the flood, and they founded [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]] in Middle-earth. These faithful Men, led by [[Elendil]] and his sons, allied with the Elves of [[Lindon]] under the Elven-king [[Gil-galad]], and together fought Sauron in the [[War of the Last Alliance]] and, after a long period, defeated him in the year {{SA|3441}}, although both Elendil and Gil-galad were killed. [[Isildur]], son of Elendil, cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger and claimed it. Later, the Ring betrayed him and was lost for more than two thousand years.<br />
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===Third Age===<br />
====Sauron's Return====<br />
After his defeat in the War of the Last Alliance, Sauron had lost his ability to form a physical body for a great while. It is thought that he fled to the far east to regain his power and strength before returning. It was not until c. {{TA|1000}} that Sauron could again begin to take shape and in {{TA|1050|n}} his power was enough that he began again to throw a shadow across portions of [[Middle-earth]]. It is around this time that he first began to inhabit southern [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]], choosing the hill of [[Amon Lanc]] as a place to build the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]]. At first, it was thought by the wise that it was one of the [[Nazgûl]] who had returned and taken up residence in southern Greenwood, but when [[Gandalf]] entered the fortress in {{TA|2063|n}} the power in Dol Guldur fled before him into the East thus beginning the [[Watchful Peace]].<br />
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====The Watchful Peace====<br />
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Sauron returned from the east in {{TA|2460|n}} and again took up residence in [[Dol Guldur]]. Eventually, after many hundreds of years of pressing the [[White Council]] to take action against the Necromancer, [[Gandalf]] entered Dol Guldur in secret in {{TA|2850|n}} and learned that the Necromancer was actually none other than Sauron. In {{TA|2851|n}}, the White Council were informed of this, and [[Gandalf]] urged an immediate attack upon the fortress, but [[Saruman|Saruman the White]] opposed him, having already learned of the presence of the [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] near the [[Gladden Fields]].<br />
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It was not until 90 years later, in {{TA|2941|n}} that Gandalf finally prevailed upon the [[White Council]] to attack Dol Guldur and drive Sauron out (see ''[[Attack on Dol Guldur]]''). At this point, Sauron returned to [[Mordor]] and finalized the reconstruction of [[Barad-dûr]], which had been prepared for him by the [[Nazgûl]] for many years prior to this.<br />
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====The War of the Ring====<br />
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Shadow of Sauron.jpg|thumb|220px|left|''The Shadow of Sauron'', by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
Sauron bred immense armies of Orcs and allies with which enslaved Men from the east and south. He adopted the symbol of a lidless eye, and he was able at that time to send out his will over Middle-earth, so that the [[Eye of Sauron]] was a symbol of power and fear. <br />
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After torturing [[Gollum]], he learned that the One Ring had been found by [[Bilbo Baggins]]. He sent his deadliest servants, the [[Nazgûl]], to [[the Shire]], only to find that both Bilbo and his nephew, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], had departed. Unbeknownst to Sauron, Frodo had, at the behest of Gandalf, joined the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] on a quest to destroy the Ring. He rallied his vast armies to conquer the resistance's strongholds, and sent the Ringwraiths to find and kill Frodo. At about this time, he also learned that [[Aragorn]], Isildur's heir, had also joined the Fellowship, and was rallying armies to defeat his.<br />
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When Saruman's army was defeated at [[Isengard]], Aragorn used the Palantir of [[Orthanc]] to reveal himself to Sauron. Sauron made the premature conclusion that Aragorn had the Ring, and sent an army commanded by his strongest servant, the Witch-King of Angmar, to overthrow [[Minas Tirith]]. This battle would become known as the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].<br />
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Although Sauron lost the Battle of Pelennor Fields, the free forces of the West were greatly weakened, and Sauron still had sufficent armies in reserve to ensure military victory. He was outwitted, however, by the strategy of Gandalf, who urged the captains of the [[Free peoples]] to march against Sauron, thus diverting the Dark Lord's eye from the real threat of Frodo, the Ring Bearer, who was nearing the end of his quest to destroy the One Ring. <br />
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Frodo, however, failed at the last moment, unable to resist the power of the Ring at the place of its birth. But Gollum inadvertently saved him by recovering the Ring in a desperate attempt to possess it, and then falling with it into the fire. Thus Sauron's power was unmade, and his corporeal power in Middle-earth came to an end. His spirit towered above Mordor like a black cloud, but was blown away by a [[Manwë|powerful wind]] from the [[Aman|West]]. Sauron was now permanently crippled, never to rise again. Saruman would suffer a similar fate.<br />
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==Appearance==<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
{{Transcribed|Tengwar Sauron (Quenya mode).png|Sauron|Tengwar, Quenya mode}}<br />
'''''Sauron''''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˈsaʊron]}})<ref group=note>''Sauron'' is pronounced "sour-on" (''sour'' as in not sweet).</ref> is a [[Quenya]] name, said to mean "the Abhorred".<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref><br />
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Several accounts of the origin of the name ''Sauron'' were suggested in different linguistic manuscripts:<br />
*deriving from Quenya ''[[saura]]'' ("foul, evil-smelling, putrid", from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[THUS#Other versions|THUS]]).<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 393 (entry THUS-)</ref><br />
*deriving from Quenya ''[[saura]]'' ("foul, vile"; from root [[SAWA]]). The manuscript continues saying that ''Sauron'' "could be a genuine [[Sindarin]] formation from ''[[saur]]''; but is probably from Quenya". However, this origin appears to have been rejected, as it is followed by the comment "No. [[THAW|THAW-]], cruel. ''[[Saura]]'', cruel" in the manuscript.<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 183-4</ref><br />
*deriving from the [[Primitive Quendian]] form ''Øaurond-'' (formed from the adjective ''Øaurā'' "detestable", from root [[THAW]]).<ref>{{L|297}}, p. 380</ref><br />
*deriving from '''''Thauron''''', which includes the [[Sindarin]] element ''[[thaur]]'' ("abominable, abhorrent"; also found in [[Sauron#Other names and titles|''Gor'''thaur''''']]).<ref>{{S|Appendix}} (entry for ''thaur'')</ref><br />
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==Other names and titles==<br />
{{pronounce|Sindarin - Gorthaur.mp3|Gilgamesh}}<br />
'''''Gorthaur''''' ([[Sindarin]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈɡorθaʊr]}}) was a name used of Sauron by the [[Sindar]] during the [[First Age]],<ref>{{S|18}}</ref><ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 240</ref> meaning "Terrible Dread".<br />
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In some of Tolkien's notes from the 1950s, it is said that Sauron's original name was '''''Mairon''''', "the admirable" ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈmaɪron]}}), "but this was altered after he was suborned by Melkor. But he continued to call himself Mairon the Admirable, or Tar-mairon 'King Excellent', until after Númenor's downfall."<ref name="PE17.1"/><br />
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Among his many titles were the '''[[Necromancer]]''', '''the Abhorred Dread''', the '''Nameless Enemy''', the '''Cruel''',<ref>{{S|IId}}</ref> the '''Dark Lord of Mordor''' and the '''Lord of the Rings'''. The Dúnedain called him '''Sauron the Deceiver''' due to his role in the downfall of Númenor and the Forging of the Rings of Power.<br />
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In the earlier Legendarium, Thû was a name for Sauron used by Tolkien in some of earlier periods, particularly the Lay of Leithian<ref>{{LB|3C7}}</ref>, where Thû replaced Tevildo the Cat<ref>{{LT2|I}}</ref>.<br />
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== Other versions of the Legendarium ==<br />
Prior to the publication of ''The Silmarillion'' Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to Tolkien's notes. In early editions of the ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth|Guide to Middle Earth]]'', Sauron is described as "probably of the Eldar elves."<br />
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Since the earliest versions of the ''Silmarillion'' legendarium as detailed in [[the History of Middle-earth]] series, Sauron has undergone many changes. The prototype of this character was '''[[Tevildo]]''', lord of the cats, who played the role later taken by Sauron in the earliest version of the story of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', '''[[The Tale of Tinúviel]]'''. Tevildo later (but still in the ''Book of Lost Tales'' period) was transformed into '''[[Thû]]''', the Necromancer. The name was then changed to '''Gorthû''', '''Sûr''', and finally to Sauron. ''Gorthû'', in the form ''Gorthaur'' remained in ''The Silmarillion''.<br />
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===The Necromancer===<br />
In ''[[The Hobbit]]'' the Necromancer is an obscure villainous entity mentioned fleetingly by [[Gandalf]] as one of the dangers of the wider world. He is peripheral to the plot of the book: explaining why the company takes the dangerous road though Mirkwood rather than going around, and providing a reason for Gandalf's absence for that section of the journey. Thematically the Necromancer, a truly 'terrible' force beyond the power of the main protagonists, gives the world of ''The Hobbit'' a greater level of reality which Tolkien felt was necessary for a 'fairy-tale' to ring true.<ref name="Letter17">{{L|17}}</ref><br />
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Despite the alias it would appear that the Necromancer was always intended to stand for [[Sauron]], a figure from the very earliest phases of his [[Legendarium]] (as [[Tevildo]] in ''[[The Tale of Tinúviel]]''). Shortly after the publication of ''The Hobbit'' Tolkien wrote:<br />
{{blockquote|Mr Baggins began as a comic tale among conventional and inconsistent Grimm's fairy-tale dwarves, and got drawn into the edge of it &ndash; so that even Sauron the terrible peeped over the edge.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="Letter19">{{L|19}}</ref>}}<br />
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However, as ''The Hobbit'' was not originally intended to be integrated with Tolkien's wider mythology the Necromancer did not necessarily need to be consistent with his [[First Age]] counterpart Sauron, rather the two were loosely linked to add an 'impression of depth' to the narrative of ''The Hobbit''. With Tolkien's decision to merge the two 'worlds' and make Sauron the central antagonist ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' came the need to reconcile the two figures and account for his whereabouts in the millennia between the end of the First Age and his dwelling in Bilbo's Mirkwood. This was largely achieved in the ''[[Appendix B|Tale of Years]]'', with Sauron becoming a much greater figure after the fall of his master, one who argueably drove the history of the entire Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth.<br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
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|File:Prologue - A Ring's Tale.jpg|Sauron in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]<br />
|File:LOTR-vol2-Sauron1.png|Sauron in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy - Sauron.jpg|Sauron ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''<br />
|File:The Eye Of Sauron.jpg|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''<br />
|File:Necromancer.jpg|The Necromancer in the ''[[Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]''<br />
|File:Lord of the Rings The Third Age - Eye of Sauron.png|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online Shadows of Angmar - Eye of Sauron.png|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online Shadows of Angmar - Annatar.png|[[Annatar|Antheron]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Conquest - Sauron1.png|Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]''<br />
|File:Guardians of Middle-earth - Sauron.png|Sauron in ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]''<br />
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===Films===<br />
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''<br />
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'''1980: [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]:'''<br />
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'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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'''1993: ''[[Hobitit]]'':'''<br />
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'''2001-03: [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2003: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
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===Radio series===<br />
'''1955: [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:The voice of Sauron is provided by [[Felix Felton]].<ref name="RT1724">Radio Times, Volume 133, No. 1724, [[23 November|November 23]], [[1956]]</ref><br />
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'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned only very briefly at the end; [[Gandalf]] and [[Elrond]] discuss how the "Necromancer" had been driven from his abode in the south of [[Mirkwood]].<br />
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'''1979: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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'''1979: [[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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===Video games===<br />
'''1985: ''[[Lord of the Rings: Game One]]'':'''<br />
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'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]''<br />
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'''1990: [[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|''J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I'' (1990 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned by [[Gandalf]] in the beginning of the game.<br />
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'''1993: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned in the beginning of the game, when [[Gandalf]] explains the history of [[the One Ring]].<br />
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'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
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'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron and the events of the south of Mirkwood are left unmentioned. However, whilst in Mirkwood, [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] has to defeat creatures that he calls "Minions of the Necromancer".<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]'':'''<br />
:At the end of the game, Berethor and company (the playable characters) have to defeat the eye of Sauron by physically attacking him on top of [[Barad-dûr]].<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
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'''2005: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]'':'''<br />
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'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'':'''<br />
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'''2008: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'':'''<br />
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'''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'':'''<br />
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'''2010: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'':'''<br />
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'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'''''<br />
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'''2012: ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is a "guardian".<ref name="Trailer">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caYW7d-8MIY&feature=player_embedded|articlename=''Guardians of Middle-earth'': First Official Gameplay Trailer|dated=29 June 2012|website=YT|accessed=16 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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===Others===<br />
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is treated as a Mage of level 180 (level 360 if using the One Ring). Among his items are the Elf-slaying Black Sword (S. ''Mormegil''), the Gauntlet of Slaying ("Narsil's Bane"), and the Black Scale of dragonskin. Among his special powers are Domination (control over other players using the One Eye), resistance to normal weapons, and the ability to force anyone within his sight to resist fear (or otherwise becoming frozen).<ref>{{ICE|8002}}, pp. 98-102</ref><ref>{{ICE|2006}}, pp. 97-105</ref><br />
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'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''<br />
:The card "[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/card_id/54534/cards_lang/1 Sauron]", appearing in the set ''[[Middle-earth: The Balrog|The Balrog]]'', is playable as a manifestation of the card "[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/card_id/54002/cards_lang/1 The Lidless Eye]" (from the set [[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye|''The Lidless Eye'']]), and can be used by players to enhance their general influence.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/game_id/20/goal/|articlename=Home page for the game Middle Earth|dated=|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Trade Cards Online]|accessed=5 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Images of Sauron|Images of Sauron]]<br />
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|image=[[File:J.R.R. Tolkien - Sauron.jpg|250px]]<br />
|name=Sauron<br />
|othernames=Annatar<ref name="SRings"/><br />The Dark Lord<ref name="SIndex"/><br />Gorthaur the Cruel<ref name="SVala">{{S|Vala}}</ref><br />Mairon<ref name="PE17.1"/><br />Necromancer<ref name="SIndex"/><br />The Shadow<br />The Enemy<br />
|created=Before the [[Music of the Ainur]]<br />
|years=''circa'' {{SA|500}} - {{SA|3441}}<br />''circa'' {{TA|1000}} - {{TA|3019}}<br />
|age=<br />
|destroyed=[[25 March]], {{TA|3019}}<br />
|realm=[[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]] <small>([[Tol Sirion]])</small><br />[[Dol Guldur]]<br />[[Mordor]]<br />
|gender=Male<br />
|race=[[Maiar]]<br />
|appearance=Various: see [[Sauron#Appearance|appearance section]].<br />
|accomplishments=Decieved the [[Elves]] into forging the [[Rings of Power]];<br />created the [[One Ring]];<br />brought about the [[Downfall of Númenor]];<br />and nearly conquered the whole of [[Middle-earth]].<br />
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<center>{{Quote|Sauron [...] was only less evil than his [[Morgoth|master]] in that for long he served another and not himself.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="SVala"/>}}</center><br />
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'''Sauron''' was the greatest and most trusted servant of [[Morgoth]] before and during the [[First Age]]. After the downfall of his master, he continuously strove to conquer [[Middle-earth]] throughout the [[Second Age|Second]] and [[Third Age|Third]] Ages. Deceiving the [[Elves]] of [[Eregion]], who under his guidance had created the [[Rings of Power]], he secretly forged the [[One Ring]] in [[Mount Doom]]. Thus Sauron became "[[The Lord of the Rings]]".<br />
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==History==<br />
===Origin===<br />
As one of the [[Maiar]], Sauron was created by [[Ilúvatar]] before the [[Music of the Ainur]].<ref name="Ainu">{{S|Ainu}}</ref> At the beginning of Time, he was amongst the [[Ainur]] who entered into [[Eä]].<ref name="SVala">{{S|Vala}}</ref> Here he became one of the Maiar of [[Aulë]],<ref name="SVala"/> and was known as '''''Mairon'''''.<ref name="PE17.1">{{PE|17}}, p. 183</ref> However, he was soon ensnared by [[Morgoth|Melkor]] and became his greatest and most trusted servant.<ref name="SRings">{{S|Rings}}</ref> Thus he came to be known '''''Gorthaur''''' by the [[Sindar]] of [[Beleriand]] and '''''Sauron''''' by others.<ref name="SIndex">{{S|Index}}</ref><br />
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===[[Years of the Trees]]===<br />
After [[Morgoth|Melkor]] made his great fortress of [[Angband]] in the north-west of [[Middle-earth]], he appointed Sauron to be its commander.<ref name="SCaptivity">{{S|Captivity}}</ref> When the [[Valar]] captured Melkor at the [[Siege of Utumno]], they stormed and searched Utumno and Angband; they, however, failed to find Sauron.<ref name="SCaptivity"/><br />
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===First Age===<br />
{{Blockquote|Sauron was become now a sorcerer of dreadful power, master of shadows and of phantoms, foul in wisdom, cruel in strength, misshaping what he touched, twisting what he ruled, lord of werewolves; his dominion was torment.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="SFingolfin">{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref>}}<br />
With the unchaining of Morgoth and his subsequent destruction of the [[Two Trees|Two Trees of Valinor]], the [[Sun]] first rose and ushered in the awakening of [[Men]]. Leaving Sauron in command of the war, Morgoth left Angband in secret to find the second-born kindred of the [[Children of Ilúvatar]] and to corrupt them to his will.<ref name="SWest">{{S|West}}</ref><br />
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After the fall of [[Fingolfin]], Sauron launched an attack on [[Tol Sirion]]. Utter fear descended upon [[Orodreth]] and those who defended the isle. Sauron assailed [[Minas Tirith (Beleriand)|Minas Tirith]] and turned it into a watch tower for Morgoth. Therein Sauron sat and Tol Sirion the fair became [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]], the Isle of Werewolves.<ref name="SFingolfin"/><br />
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Upon hearing of the deeds of [[Barahir]] and his companions, Morgoth ordered Sauron to find and kill them. [[Gorlim]], one of Barahir's companions, was captured and brought before Sauron. There Sauron promised that he would he would free Gorlim and his wife [[Eilinel]] in return for information. Under the terror of Sauron's eyes, Gorlim revealed everything he knew and thus the hiding place of Barahir was betrayed to the enemy. Subsequently, Sauron had Gorlim put to death.<ref name="Beren">{{S|Beren}}</ref><br />
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[[Beren]], son of [[Barahir]], promised to avenge his father's death. He wandered [[Dorthonion]] as an outlaw and achieved great deeds that were heard far and wide. Thus Morgoth set a high price on his head and Sauron, commanding a great army of [[werewolves]] and [[fell beasts]], sought for Beren.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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Later, [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]], Beren, and their ten companions left [[Nargothrond]] in search of the [[Silmarils]]. Despite being disguised as Orcs, Sauron espied them as they entered into the vale between [[Ered Wethrin]] and [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]]. He had them captured and they were brought to him. There Finrod and Sauron fought in songs of power; the strength of both was great, but Sauron was more powerful. He then stripped them of their Orc disguise but failed to discern who they were. He had them thrown into a dark pit where one by one they were devoured by a werewolf. Withstanding this horror, they refused to betray one another.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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[[File:Ted Nasmith - Huan Subdues Sauron.jpg|thumb|right|''Huan Subdues Sauron'' by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
When all of their companions were dead, Finrod and Beren were the last who remained alive in Sauron's pit. When a werewolf went to attack Beren, Finrod Felegund used all his power to defeat it. In this he was successful. However, he was critically wounded and soon passed away. In that dark moment, [[Lúthien]] came to the bridge of [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]] and sang. From his tower of Minas Tirith, Sauron saw Lúthien and knew that it was the famous daughter of [[Melian]] and [[Thingol]]. He desired to capture her and hand her over to Morgoth. Therefore he sent a wolf to the bridge, but it was quickly and silently slain by [[Huan]]. He sent many more and each one Huan killed. Finally, he sent [[Draugluin]], sire of the werewolves of Angband. The fight between Huan and Draugluin was fierce. Eventually Draugluin fled and, before dying, he told his master that Huan was there. Therefore Sauron took the form of a werewolf, the greatest the world had ever seen, and went towards the bridge. He leaped to attack Lúthien, but Huan sprang upon Sauron and there they fought. But Sauron could not subdue the hound of [[Valinor]]. He yielded to Lúthien, giving her control of the isle in return for his release. He then took the form of a vampire and fled to [[Taur-nu-Fuin (Dorthonion)|Taur-nu-Fuin]], filling the forest with horror.<ref name="Beren"/><br />
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After the [[War of Wrath]], with the downfall of [[Morgoth]] and the destruction of [[Thangorodrim]], Sauron adopted a fair form and repented his evil deeds in fear of the wrath of the Valar. [[Eönwë]] then ordered Sauron to return to [[Valinor]] in order to receive the judgement of Manwë. Sauron was not willing to suffer such humiliation and so he fled and hid himself in [[Middle-earth]].<ref name="SRings"/><br />
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===Second Age===<br />
[[File:AnnatarLarge.png|thumb|left|''Annatar'' as envisioned by [[Weta Workshop|Weta]] from [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]]]<br />
After lying hidden and dormant for about one thousand years, Sauron put on a fair visage in the [[Second Age]]. Calling himself '''''Annatar''''', the Lord of Gifts, he befriended the Elvish smiths of [[Eregion]], and counseled them in arts and magic. Not all the Elves trusted him, particularly Lady [[Galadriel]] and [[Gil-galad]], High King of the [[Noldor]], but few listened to them. The Elves forged [[Rings of Power]], but in secret Sauron forged [[the One Ring]] in [[Mount Doom]] to rule the other rings, investing most of his own power into the Ring as he forged it.<br />
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In this time Sauron became known as the [[Dark Lord]] of [[Mordor]]. He raised [[Barad-dûr]], the Dark Tower, near Mount Doom; constructed the [[Black Gate]] of Mordor to prevent invasion; corrupted nine mortal Men with Rings of Power and turned them into the [[Nazgûl]] (Ringwraiths), his chief servants; and raised massive armies of [[Orcs]], [[Trolls]], and Men, chiefly [[Easterlings]] and [[Southrons]]. <br />
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Sauron's power reached its zenith 700 years after Mordor's creation, in the 17th century of the Second Age. Immediately after Sauron created the One Ring, Celebrimbor and the other Ring-bearers realized his treachery and went to war with him. The [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] was a bloody conflict which destroyed Eregion and devastated much of Eriador. Celebrimbor was slain and his body impaled on a spike paraded at the head of Sauron's legions. The Elves were pushed back almost to the Blue Mountains, while their Dwarf allies (who had also rejected Sauron) retreated behind the walls of [[Moria]] where Sauron could not assail them. Sauron was master of almost all of Middle-earth beyond the coasts, but the Númenóreans responded to the Elves' call for aid and sent a relief force. The combined armies rallied and were able to defeat Sauron's armies in Eriador after heavy fighting, and the Dark Lord fled back to Mordor with little more than his own bodyguard and a handful of orcs. <br />
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Nonetheless, while Sauron's subsequent power never quite matched the height it had during the War with the elves, many of his most powerful enemies' homelands had been devastated. ''Relative'' to his enemies, Sauron's empire was actually in a stronger position than it used to be. His empire continued to expand to dominate barbarian Men to the far south and east. Throughout this, Sauron remained faithful in his old allegiance, building temples to the worship of Morgoth, where human sacrifice was practiced. Because of this, towards the end of the Second Age, Sauron assumed the titles of '''Lord of the Earth''' and '''King of Men'''.<br />
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[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Forging of the One.jpg|thumb|''The Forging of the One'', by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
This offended the Númenóreans, the powerful Men descended from the line of Beren and Lúthien, who lived on the island of Númenor in the sea between Middle-earth and Valinor. The proud Númenóreans came to Middle-earth with great force of arms, and Sauron's forces fled. Realizing he could not defeat the Numenoreans with military strength, Sauron allowed himself to be taken as a hostage to Númenor by King [[Ar-Pharazôn]]. There, he quickly grew from captive to advisor and was known as '''Tar-Mairon'''; he converted many Númenóreans to the worship of Morgoth, and raised a great temple in which he performed human sacrifices. Finally, he convinced the king to rebel against the Valar and attack Valinor itself. [[Ilúvatar|Eru]], the supreme god, then directly intervened: Númenor was drowned under the sea, and the great navy of Númenor was destroyed. Sauron was diminished in the flood of Númenor, and fled back to Mordor, where he slowly rebuilt his strength during the time known as the [[Dark Years]].<br />
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From this point on he was unable to assume a fair shape, and ruled now through terror and force. A few faithful Númenóreans were saved from the flood, and they founded [[Gondor]] and [[Arnor]] in Middle-earth. These faithful Men, led by [[Elendil]] and his sons, allied with the Elves of [[Lindon]] under the Elven-king [[Gil-galad]], and together fought Sauron in the [[War of the Last Alliance]] and, after a long period, defeated him in the year {{SA|3441}}, although both Elendil and Gil-galad were killed. [[Isildur]], son of Elendil, cut the One Ring from Sauron's finger and claimed it. Later, the Ring betrayed him and was lost for more than two thousand years.<br />
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===Third Age===<br />
====Sauron's Return====<br />
After his defeat in the War of the Last Alliance, Sauron had lost his ability to form a physical body for a great while. It is thought that he fled to the far east to regain his power and strength before returning. It was not until c. {{TA|1000}} that Sauron could again begin to take shape and in {{TA|1050|n}} his power was enough that he began again to throw a shadow across portions of [[Middle-earth]]. It is around this time that he first began to inhabit southern [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]], choosing the hill of [[Amon Lanc]] as a place to build the fortress of [[Dol Guldur]]. At first, it was thought by the wise that it was one of the [[Nazgûl]] who had returned and taken up residence in southern Greenwood, but when [[Gandalf]] entered the fortress in {{TA|2063|n}} the power in Dol Guldur fled before him into the East thus beginning the [[Watchful Peace]].<br />
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====The Watchful Peace====<br />
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Sauron returned from the east in {{TA|2460|n}} and again took up residence in [[Dol Guldur]]. Eventually, after many hundreds of years of pressing the [[White Council]] to take action against the Necromancer, [[Gandalf]] entered Dol Guldur in secret in {{TA|2850|n}} and learned that the Necromancer was actually none other than Sauron. In {{TA|2851|n}}, the White Council were informed of this, and [[Gandalf]] urged an immediate attack upon the fortress, but [[Saruman|Saruman the White]] opposed him, having already learned of the presence of the [[The One Ring|Ruling Ring]] near the [[Gladden Fields]].<br />
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It was not until 90 years later, in {{TA|2941|n}} that Gandalf finally prevailed upon the [[White Council]] to attack Dol Guldur and drive Sauron out (see ''[[Attack on Dol Guldur]]''). At this point, Sauron returned to [[Mordor]] and finalized the reconstruction of [[Barad-dûr]], which had been prepared for him by the [[Nazgûl]] for many years prior to this.<br />
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====The War of the Ring====<br />
[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Shadow of Sauron.jpg|thumb|220px|left|''The Shadow of Sauron'', by [[Ted Nasmith]]]]<br />
Sauron bred immense armies of Orcs and allies with which enslaved Men from the east and south. He adopted the symbol of a lidless eye, and he was able at that time to send out his will over Middle-earth, so that the [[Eye of Sauron]] was a symbol of power and fear. <br />
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After torturing [[Gollum]], he learned that the One Ring had been found by [[Bilbo Baggins]]. He sent his deadliest servants, the [[Nazgûl]], to [[the Shire]], only to find that both Bilbo and his nephew, [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], had departed. Unbeknownst to Sauron, Frodo had, at the behest of Gandalf, joined the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] on a quest to destroy the Ring. He rallied his vast armies to conquer the resistance's strongholds, and sent the Ringwraiths to find and kill Frodo. At about this time, he also learned that [[Aragorn]], Isildur's heir, had also joined the Fellowship, and was rallying armies to defeat his.<br />
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When Saruman's army was defeated at [[Isengard]], Aragorn used the Palantir of [[Orthanc]] to reveal himself to Sauron. Sauron made the premature conclusion that Aragorn had the Ring, and sent an army commanded by his strongest servant, the Witch-King of Angmar, to overthrow [[Minas Tirith]]. This battle would become known as the [[Battle of the Pelennor Fields]].<br />
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Although Sauron lost the Battle of Pelennor Fields, the free forces of the West were greatly weakened, and Sauron still had sufficent armies in reserve to ensure military victory. He was outwitted, however, by the strategy of Gandalf, who urged the captains of the [[Free peoples]] to march against Sauron, thus diverting the Dark Lord's eye from the real threat of Frodo, the Ring Bearer, who was nearing the end of his quest to destroy the One Ring. <br />
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Frodo, however, failed at the last moment, unable to resist the power of the Ring at the place of its birth. But Gollum inadvertently saved him by recovering the Ring in a desperate attempt to possess it, and then falling with it into the fire. Thus Sauron's power was unmade, and his corporeal power in Middle-earth came to an end. His spirit towered above Mordor like a black cloud, but was blown away by a [[Manwë|powerful wind]] from the [[Aman|West]]. Sauron was now permanently crippled, never to rise again. Saruman would suffer a similar fate.<br />
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==Appearance==<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
{{Transcribed|Tengwar Sauron (Quenya mode).png|Sauron|Tengwar, Quenya mode}}<br />
'''''Sauron''''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˈsaʊron]}})<ref group=note>''Sauron'' is pronounced "sour-on" (''sour'' as in not sweet).</ref> is a [[Quenya]] name, said to mean "the Abhorred".<ref>{{S|Index}}</ref><br />
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Several accounts of the origin of the name ''Sauron'' were suggested in different linguistic manuscripts:<br />
*deriving from Quenya ''[[saura]]'' ("foul, evil-smelling, putrid", from the [[Sundocarme|root]] [[THUS#Other versions|THUS]]).<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 393 (entry THUS-)</ref><br />
*deriving from Quenya ''[[saura]]'' ("foul, vile"; from root [[SAWA]]). The manuscript continues saying that ''Sauron'' "could be a genuine [[Sindarin]] formation from ''[[saur]]''; but is probably from Quenya". However, this origin appears to have been rejected, as it is followed by the comment "No. [[THAW|THAW-]], cruel. ''[[Saura]]'', cruel" in the manuscript.<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 183-4</ref><br />
*deriving from the [[Primitive Quendian]] form ''Øaurond-'' (formed from the adjective ''Øaurā'' "detestable", from root [[THAW]]).<ref>{{L|297}}, p. 380</ref><br />
*deriving from '''''Thauron''''', which includes the [[Sindarin]] element ''[[thaur]]'' ("abominable, abhorrent"; also found in [[Sauron#Other names and titles|''Gor'''thaur''''']]).<ref>{{S|Appendix}} (entry for ''thaur'')</ref><br />
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==Other names and titles==<br />
{{pronounce|Sindarin - Gorthaur.mp3|Gilgamesh}}<br />
'''''Gorthaur''''' ([[Sindarin]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈɡorθaʊr]}}) was a name used of Sauron by the [[Sindar]] during the [[First Age]],<ref>{{S|18}}</ref><ref>{{WJ|15}}, p. 240</ref> meaning "Terrible Dread".<br />
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In some of Tolkien's notes from the 1950s, it is said that Sauron's original name was '''''Mairon''''', "the admirable" ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. {{IPA|[ˈmaɪron]}}), "but this was altered after he was suborned by Melkor. But he continued to call himself Mairon the Admirable, or Tar-mairon 'King Excellent', until after Númenor's downfall."<ref name="PE17.1"/><br />
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Among his many titles were the '''[[Necromancer]]''', '''the Abhorred Dread''', the '''Nameless Enemy''', the '''Cruel''',<ref>{{S|IId}}</ref> the '''Dark Lord of Mordor''' and the '''Lord of the Rings'''. The Dúnedain called him '''Sauron the Deceiver''' due to his role in the downfall of Númenor and the Forging of the Rings of Power.<br />
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In the earlier Legendarium, Thû was a name for Sauron used by Tolkien in some of earlier periods, particularly the Lay of Leithian<ref>{{LB|3C7</ref>, where Thû replaced Tevildo the Cat<ref>{{LT2|I}}</ref>.<br />
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== Other versions of the Legendarium ==<br />
Prior to the publication of ''The Silmarillion'' Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to Tolkien's notes. In early editions of the ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth|Guide to Middle Earth]]'', Sauron is described as "probably of the Eldar elves."<br />
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Since the earliest versions of the ''Silmarillion'' legendarium as detailed in [[the History of Middle-earth]] series, Sauron has undergone many changes. The prototype of this character was '''[[Tevildo]]''', lord of the cats, who played the role later taken by Sauron in the earliest version of the story of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] in ''[[The Book of Lost Tales Part Two]]'', '''[[The Tale of Tinúviel]]'''. Tevildo later (but still in the ''Book of Lost Tales'' period) was transformed into '''[[Thû]]''', the Necromancer. The name was then changed to '''Gorthû''', '''Sûr''', and finally to Sauron. ''Gorthû'', in the form ''Gorthaur'' remained in ''The Silmarillion''.<br />
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===The Necromancer===<br />
In ''[[The Hobbit]]'' the Necromancer is an obscure villainous entity mentioned fleetingly by [[Gandalf]] as one of the dangers of the wider world. He is peripheral to the plot of the book: explaining why the company takes the dangerous road though Mirkwood rather than going around, and providing a reason for Gandalf's absence for that section of the journey. Thematically the Necromancer, a truly 'terrible' force beyond the power of the main protagonists, gives the world of ''The Hobbit'' a greater level of reality which Tolkien felt was necessary for a 'fairy-tale' to ring true.<ref name="Letter17">{{L|17}}</ref><br />
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Despite the alias it would appear that the Necromancer was always intended to stand for [[Sauron]], a figure from the very earliest phases of his [[Legendarium]] (as [[Tevildo]] in ''[[The Tale of Tinúviel]]''). Shortly after the publication of ''The Hobbit'' Tolkien wrote:<br />
{{blockquote|Mr Baggins began as a comic tale among conventional and inconsistent Grimm's fairy-tale dwarves, and got drawn into the edge of it &ndash; so that even Sauron the terrible peeped over the edge.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]<ref name="Letter19">{{L|19}}</ref>}}<br />
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However, as ''The Hobbit'' was not originally intended to be integrated with Tolkien's wider mythology the Necromancer did not necessarily need to be consistent with his [[First Age]] counterpart Sauron, rather the two were loosely linked to add an 'impression of depth' to the narrative of ''The Hobbit''. With Tolkien's decision to merge the two 'worlds' and make Sauron the central antagonist ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'' came the need to reconcile the two figures and account for his whereabouts in the millennia between the end of the First Age and his dwelling in Bilbo's Mirkwood. This was largely achieved in the ''[[Appendix B|Tale of Years]]'', with Sauron becoming a much greater figure after the fall of his master, one who argueably drove the history of the entire Second and Third Ages of Middle-earth.<br />
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==Portrayal in adaptations==<br />
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|File:Prologue - A Ring's Tale.jpg|Sauron in [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]<br />
|File:LOTR-vol2-Sauron1.png|Sauron in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings - The Motion Picture Trilogy - Sauron.jpg|Sauron ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''<br />
|File:The Eye Of Sauron.jpg|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''<br />
|File:Necromancer.jpg|The Necromancer in the ''[[Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game]]''<br />
|File:Lord of the Rings The Third Age - Eye of Sauron.png|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online Shadows of Angmar - Eye of Sauron.png|Eye of Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Online Shadows of Angmar - Annatar.png|[[Annatar|Antheron]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]''<br />
|File:The Lord of the Rings Conquest - Sauron1.png|Sauron in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]''<br />
|File:Guardians of Middle-earth - Sauron.png|Sauron in ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]''<br />
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===Films===<br />
'''1978: [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1978 film)]]:'''<br />
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'''1980: [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|''The Return of the King'' (1980 film)]]:'''<br />
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'''1981: [[The Lord of the Rings (1981 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1981 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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'''1993: ''[[Hobitit]]'':'''<br />
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'''2001-03: [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2003: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
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'''2012-14: [[The Hobbit (film series)|''The Hobbit'' (film series)]]:'''<br />
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===Radio series===<br />
'''1955: [[The Lord of the Rings (1955 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1955 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:The voice of Sauron is provided by [[Felix Felton]].<ref name="RT1724">Radio Times, Volume 133, No. 1724, [[23 November|November 23]], [[1956]]</ref><br />
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'''1968: [[The Hobbit (1968 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1968 radio series)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned only very briefly at the end; [[Gandalf]] and [[Elrond]] discuss how the "Necromancer" had been driven from his abode in the south of [[Mirkwood]].<br />
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'''1979: [[The Hobbit (1979 radio series)|''The Hobbit'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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'''1979: [[The Lord of the Rings (1979 radio series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (1979 radio series)]]:'''<br />
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===Video games===<br />
'''1985: ''[[Lord of the Rings: Game One]]'':'''<br />
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'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]''<br />
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'''1990: [[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (1990 video game)|''J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I'' (1990 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned by [[Gandalf]] in the beginning of the game.<br />
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'''1993: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is mentioned in the beginning of the game, when [[Gandalf]] explains the history of [[the One Ring]].<br />
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'''2003: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
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'''2003: [[The Hobbit (2003 video game)|''The Hobbit'' (2003 video game)]]:'''<br />
:Sauron and the events of the south of Mirkwood are left unmentioned. However, whilst in Mirkwood, [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]] has to defeat creatures that he calls "Minions of the Necromancer".<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age]]'':'''<br />
:At the end of the game, Berethor and company (the playable characters) have to defeat the eye of Sauron by physically attacking him on top of [[Barad-dûr]].<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
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'''2005: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Tactics]]'':'''<br />
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'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':'''<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar]]'':'''<br />
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'''2008: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'':'''<br />
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'''2009: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Conquest]]'':'''<br />
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'''2010: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest]]'':'''<br />
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'''2011: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North]]'''''<br />
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'''2012: ''[[Guardians of Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is a "guardian".<ref name="Trailer">{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caYW7d-8MIY&feature=player_embedded|articlename=''Guardians of Middle-earth'': First Official Gameplay Trailer|dated=29 June 2012|website=YT|accessed=16 July 2012}}</ref><br />
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===Others===<br />
'''1982-97: ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'':'''<br />
:Sauron is treated as a Mage of level 180 (level 360 if using the One Ring). Among his items are the Elf-slaying Black Sword (S. ''Mormegil''), the Gauntlet of Slaying ("Narsil's Bane"), and the Black Scale of dragonskin. Among his special powers are Domination (control over other players using the One Eye), resistance to normal weapons, and the ability to force anyone within his sight to resist fear (or otherwise becoming frozen).<ref>{{ICE|8002}}, pp. 98-102</ref><ref>{{ICE|2006}}, pp. 97-105</ref><br />
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'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''<br />
:The card "[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/card_id/54534/cards_lang/1 Sauron]", appearing in the set ''[[Middle-earth: The Balrog|The Balrog]]'', is playable as a manifestation of the card "[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/card_id/54002/cards_lang/1 The Lidless Eye]" (from the set [[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye|''The Lidless Eye'']]), and can be used by players to enhance their general influence.<ref>{{webcite|author=|articleurl=http://www.tradecardsonline.com/im/selectCard/game_id/20/goal/|articlename=Home page for the game Middle Earth|dated=|website=[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/ Trade Cards Online]|accessed=5 January 2012}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Images of Sauron|Images of Sauron]]<br />
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<div>I've linked '''Utter West''' to [[West]], or should there be a seperate article for '''Utter West'''? --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 05:32, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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:'''Utter West''' I believe is just another name for [[Aman]]. If it is used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] then we can link it directly to [[Utter West]], if not then we probably should have two Wests, one for West of [[Middle-earth]] and one for West of [[Arda]] or something, what do you think? --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 11:45, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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::Agreed on the '''Utter West''' referring to [[Aman]], but so does [[West|The West]], generally speaking. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 16:35, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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I disagree with the first part of the following paragraph in the entry and I think it should be deleted. What do the rest of you think? --[[User:Ebakunin|Ebakunin]] 15:53, 4 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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<blockquote>''By doing so, Sauron actually became more powerful than his master Morgoth at the end of the First Age, whose [[Fëa and hröa|fëa]] ("soul" or "spirit"), while stronger, was dispersed into the matter of Arda. When Sauron put on the One Ring and tried to dominate the Elves, they resisted, and Sauron came upon them in the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] and, if not for the intervention of [[Númenor]], might have defeated them.''</blockquote><br />
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:I agree with you Ebakunin, more powerful than [[Morgoth]] is a stretch as [[Sauron]] is simply a [[Maia]] while Morgoth is [[Valar|Vala]]. I'll look into it just to double check [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] never stated such a thing, but I think it would be safe to remove it. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 18:18, 4 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Actually, I do recall having read something to that extend. Will have to look further into it, though. It's probably somewhere in the depths of HoMe. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 03:54, 5 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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In the entry there's a comment on his title, '''the Nameless Enemy''':<br />
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<blockquote>''He is also called '''the Nameless Enemy''', which is hardly accurate (but perhaps an effort to lessen his psychological impact), whereas Morgoth is the Dark Enemy.''</blockquote><br />
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Is Sauron only referred to as the Nameless Enemy during the [[Third Age]], in the time before he had declared himself openly? The [[White Council]] knew there was a villian in [[Dol Guldur]], but until 2850 they didn't know it was Sauron. If this was the time when the Nameless Enemy was used, it would make perfect sense. Any know more about use of the title? Thanks. --[[User:Ebakunin|Ebakunin]] 16:28, 6 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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Should we create a new article for '''[[Thû]]'''? I would like to have placed a note near the title concerning it, but there are so many names for Sauron as Tolkien's legendarium evolved... --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 20:44, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Sounds good to me. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 20:47, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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==Balrog :-s==<br />
I remember reading somewhere a while ago that Sauron was a Balrog (or something associated with them) I kinda doubt this to be true but i would like to know if anybody else knows anything about this. Thanks. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:12, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Hm, maybe you read that they were both [[Maia]] (as was [[Gandalf]]) but [[Sauron]] was definitely not a Balrog nor even remotely close to being considered one. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 15:23, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
*Actually, i think it was that the Balrog was a [[Maiar]]. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:57, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Balrogs were lesser Maiar (by the way, ''Maia'' is the singular). Sauron was also a Maia, though of a more powerful order. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 18:17, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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== timo vihola picture for sauron ==<br />
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someone please upload that timo vihola picture for sauron into the images of sauron category?.<br />
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:Great suggestion, you can now find the image in [[:Category:Images of Sauron]] and [[:Category:Images by Timo Vihola]] --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:34, 26 November 2006 (EST)<br />
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== Name edit ==<br />
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Hi! I just wanted to say that I added a bit of extra information regarding Saurons original name. <br />
Ârzan ([[User:Ârzan|Ârzan]] 03:53, 15 April 2008 (EDT))<br />
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:Yeah, noticed it. I actually wanted to include that for some time, but forgot. Well, that's the purpose of a Wiki! Keep up the good work. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 04:55, 15 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Quenya/Sindarin ambiguity==<br />
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Cf. [[Talk:Tauron#Which language?]] --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 13:59, 27 February 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Removed information?==<br />
Morgan, why have you cleared the Appearances and Abilities section? --[[User:Reallyfat|Reallyfat Trollion]] 09:02, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:The recent addition included a mix of Tolkien's writings and PJ's films. Furthermore, no sources were included.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 09:57, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::Oh. Maybe you should tell the fellow who wrote it though.{{Unsigned|Reallyfat}}<br />
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:::It was an anonymous edit.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 10:35, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::Can I try restoring the info, with sources and all, and removing the non-canonical stuff?<br />
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:::::Sure, go ahead.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 10:55, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::::Ederchil, that edit had some useful information. Is it OK if I add sources to it and restore it? The guy did have a lot of good information.</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Dor-nu-Fauglith&diff=226761Dor-nu-Fauglith2013-02-14T12:00:07Z<p>Reallyfat: Redirected page to Anfauglith</p>
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| etymology=[[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[an-]]'' "with, by" + ''[[faug]]'' "thirsty, gasping" + ''[[lith]]'' "ash, sand, dust"<br />
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| location=South of [[Ered Engrin]], west of [[Ered Luin]], north of [[March of Maedhros]]<br />
| inhabitants=Uninhabited<br />
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'''Anfauglith''' was the charred desert to the north of [[Beleriand]], created by the fires of [[Thangorodrim]] during the [[Dagor Bragollach]] ("Battle of Sudden Flame") in {{FA|455}}. It was originally the green plain of [[Ard-galen]].<ref name="Fall">{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref> Anfauglith remained barren until after the [[Nirnaeth Arnoediad]], when one hill, the [[Haudh-en-Ndengin]] or "Hill of Slain", again was covered with long green grass.<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref><br />
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It was upon Anfauglith that [[Morgoth]] assembled his whole power in the [[War of Wrath]] yet they were conquered by the hosts of the West.<ref>{{S|Earendil}}</ref><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
Anfauglith means "By Gasping Dust" in [[Sindarin]]<ref name="Fall"/> (from ''[[an]]-'' = "with, by", ''[[faug]]'' = "thirsty, gasping",<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''faug''</ref> and ''[[lith]]'' = "ash, sand, dust"<ref>{{S|Appendix}}, ''lith''</ref>).<br />
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Another name was '''Dor-nu-Fauglith''' translated as "Land under Choking Ash"<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref><br />
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| titles=[[King of Númenor]]<br />
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}}'''Ar-Adûnakhôr''' was the twentieth [[King of Númenor]].<br />
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When Ar-Adûnakhôr became King, he took his title in [[Adûnaic]]. He was the first of the [[Kings of Númenor]] to do this; although most [[Númenóreans]] had stopped using the [[Elvish|Elven tongues]] generations before, it was still customary for the Kings to take their royal names in [[Quenya]]. This break with tradition, along with the very meaning of the name itself (''Adûnakhôr'' signifed "Lord of the West" and properly referred to [[Manwë]] the [[Elder King]]) antagonized those of the Númenóreans who were still loyal to the [[Valar]] (called the [[Faithful]]). To the Faithful, the choosing of this name represented outright blasphemy and a direct challenge to the rightful leadership of the Valar.<br />
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In addition to taking an Adûnaic name, Ar-Adûnakhôr forbade the speaking of the Elven tongues in his presence. Because of the cold feelings of Ar-Adûnakhôr and [[King's Men|most of his people]] to the [[Eldar]] and the [[Valar]], Elven ships came from [[Tol Eressëa]] to the west of Númenor only seldom and in secret.<br />
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Had Ar-Adûnakhôr taken a Quenya name, he would have ruled as Tar-Herunúmen. In fact, this was the name inscribed in the [[Scroll of Kings]], not only due to ancient custom but also in fear that breaking the custom would bring evil upon Númenor.<ref>{{UT|Kings}}, Ar-Adûnakhôr</ref><br />
== Other names ==<br />
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Tar-Herunúmen took the Sceptre using his Adûnaic name, Ar-Adûnakhôr, the first time this had been done in Númenor's history. This name, meaning 'Lord of the West', traditionally referred to the Valar, and was considered by many to be blasphemous and ill-omened. So, despite Ar-Adûnakhôr's hatred of the Elvish tongues (he went so far as to ban their teaching) his name was still recorded in the Scroll of Kings in High-elven form: Tar-Herunúmen.<ref>{{S|IV}}</ref><br />
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| name=Varda<br />
| image=[[File:Tania Weil - Varda Elentari.jpg|250px]]<br />
| othernames=See ''[[#Names and epithets|Names and epithets]]''<br />
| coming=[[Years of the Lamps]]<br />
| appointment=Queen of the [[Valar]]<br />
| creations=The [[stars]]<br />
| maiar=[[Ilmarë]] and [[Gandalf|Olórin]]<br />
| dwelling=[[Ilmarin]], [[Taniquetil]]<br />
| gender=Female<br />
| spouse=[[Manwë]]<br />
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{{quote|O stars that in the Sunless Year<br>With shining hand by her were sown,<br>In Windy fields now bright and clear<br>We see your silver blossom blown!|[[Elven Hymn to Elbereth|Hymn to Elbereth]]}}<br />
'''Varda Elentári''' ([[Quenya|Q]], pron. [[Noldorin|N]] {{IPA|[ˈvarda ˌelenˈtaːri]}}, [[Vanyarin|V]] {{IPA|[ˈβarda ˌelenˈtaːri]}}), known in [[Sindarin]] as '''Elbereth Gilthoniel''' (pron. {{IPA|[ˈelbereθ ɡilˈθonjel]}}), was a [[Valar|Valië]], the wife of [[Manwë]] and Queen of the Valar.<br />
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==History==<br />
[[Image:Ted Nasmith - Varda and Manwë in Valinor.jpg|thumb|left|''Varda with Manwë in Valinor'', by [[Ted Nasmith]].]]<br />
When [[Morgoth|Melkor]] first began to create his discord, Varda saw his mind, and despised him. Melkor feared and hated Varda the most out of the Valar. <br />
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Varda was said to be too beautiful for words. Within her face radiated the light of [[Ilúvatar]]. She resided with [[Manwë]] in [[Valinor]]. Varda created the stars with the dews from the vats of [[Telperion]], the first of the [[Two Trees]]. Varda is said to be the Vala most loved and revered by the [[Elves]] in Middle-earth, she is also believed to be the most beautiful.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
The Valar, being divine beings below the ultimate Creator, [[Ilúvatar]], are thought of as being the [[Middle-earth]] equivalent of saints and angels; it has therefore been suggested{{who}} that Varda, in her role as the most loved and prayed-to Vala, may be an equivalent of the Virgin Mary in Tolkien's own Catholic faith.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Varda'' means "sublime" or "lofty" in [[Quenya]], from [[PQ]] ''[[baradâ]]'', merged with ''[[barathî]]''<br />
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In [[Telerin]] she was called ''[[Baradis]]'', and in [[Sindarin]] ''[[Elbereth]]''. <br />
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All these come from the [[Sundocarmë|Root]] [[BARAT|BARÁD/BARATH]].<ref name=Ety351>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 351</ref><br />
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In [[Adûnaic]], her name was adapted rather than translated; it became '''[[Avradî]]'''.<br />
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Some older forms were ''Baráda, Bridhil, Timbridhil'' and ''Tinwetári''.<br />
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'''''Elbereth''''' derives from ''[[elen]]-[[bereth]]'' meaning "star-queen". It represents evolution of [[Primitive Quendian]] *''[[elen]]-[[barathî]]'' (the final ''-i'' [[i-affection|umlauted]] the word to ''berethi'') > ''elemberethi'' > ''elbereth''.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]] and [[Donald Swann]], ''[[The Road Goes Ever On (book)|The Road Goes Ever On]]'', "[[A Elbereth Gilthoniel]]"</ref><br />
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==Names and epithets==<br />
She was also known as ''[[Elentári]]'' "Star-queen", ''[[Tintallë]]'' "Star-kindler". <br />
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In [[Sindarin]] she is also known as '''Gilthoniel''' (Starkindler), '''[[Fanuilos]]''' (Ever-white).<br />
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In Adûnaic she was also called '''[[Gimilnitîr]]''' "starkindler".<br />
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She is also referred to by the epithets ''The Kindler'', ''Lady of the Stars'', ''Queen of the Stars'', ''Snow-white''. They are translations of her Elvish names.<br />
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===Other versions of the legendarium===<br />
In Tolkien's early [[Qenya]], ''Vard-'' was a root referring to royalty. Related words were ''vardar'' "king" and ''vardo'' "prince"; they do not appear in the later inception of Quenya.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[:Category:Images of Varda|Images of Varda]]<br />
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{{location<br />
| image= [[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Forest of Lothlorien in Spring.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name= Lothlórien<br />
| othernames= [[Lórinand]], Lindórinand, [[Dwimordene]], Laurelindórenan<br />
| etymology= [[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[loth]]'' + [[Quenya|Q.]] ''[[Lórien (Valinor)|lórien]]''.<br />
| type= Forest/Kingdom.<br />
| location= Bordering [[Misty Mountains]] centered between [[Gladden River]] and [[Fangorn Forest]].<br />
| inhabitants=([[Sindar]]in/[[Noldor]]in/[[Teler]]in leadership), [[Silvan Elves|Silvan]].<br />
| realms=<br />
| description= Golden wood with [[mallorn]] trees.<br />
| events= [[Battle of Lórien]].<br />
| references= ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<br />
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{{quote|O Lórien! The Winter comes, the bare and leafless Day;<br>The leaves are falling in the stream, the River flows away.<br>O Lórien! Too long I have dwelt upon this [[Hither Shore]]<br>And in a fading crown have twined the golden [[elanor]].|[[Galadriel]], ''[[Farewell to Lórien]]''}}<br />
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'''Lothlórien''' was a kingdom of [[Silvan Elves]] on the eastern side of the [[Misty Mountains|Hithaeglir]]. It was considered one of the most beautiful and "elvish" places in [[Middle-earth]] during the [[Third Age]], and had the only [[mallorn]]-trees east of the [[Belegaer|sea]].<br />
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==History==<br />
<br />
===First Settlers===<br />
<br />
The first inhabitants of the forested area later known as Lórien were a group of [[Nandor]] that refused to cross the [[Hithaeglir]]. Lórien was probably one of their scattered settlements in the area. Later, however, as the power of the [[Longbeards]] of [[Moria]] grew, they relocated to the eastern side of the [[Anduin]], across the [[Nimrodel]]. The land in which they dwelt (the forest east of the Hithaeglir, above [[Fangorn Forest|Fangorn]] and below [[Mirkwood]]) became known in the [[Silvan Elvish|Silvan tongue]] as ''[[Lórinand]]'', or ''Laurelindórenan''.<br />
<br />
===The Sindarin Dynasty===<br />
After the [[War of Wrath]], [[Sindar]] came from the deluge of [[Beleriand]] in the West. Their migration was a great boost to the power and culture of the Nandor. Their language was replaced by [[Sindarin]]. The arrival of the Sinda [[Amdír]] affected the Nandor of Laurelindórenan. He took over as their King, while another Sinda, [[Oropher]], became king of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]].<br />
<br />
[[Celeborn]], a [[Falmari]]n prince, dwelt with his [[Noldor]]in wife [[Galadriel]] in [[Eregion]]. They made contact with the Nandor of Lórinand, and before long they passed through [[Moria]] and arrived in the woods. After the Fall of Eregion and the death of [[Celebrimbor]], [[Nenya]], one of the [[Three Rings]] of the Elves, was delivered to Galadriel.<br />
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As [[Sauron]]'s power grew over the [[Westlands]], King Amdír marshaled the [[Elves]] of Lórinand to the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. His division was cut off from the main body during the [[Battle of Dagorlad]] and many of the Nandor went down into the [[Dead Marshes]] with their King.<br />
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The survivors of the battle, which included Amdír’s son [[Amroth]], returned to Lórinand. Amroth was the new King, but he was tired of Middle-earth, and wished to go West and seek [[Valinor]]. When Moria fell to evil in {{TA|1981}}, many of the Lórinand elves fled south. Around that time Amroth departed to [[Edhellond]] with his beloved, [[Nimrodel (Elf-maid)|Nimrodel]]. The Nandor never saw either of them again.<br />
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===The Lord and Lady===<br />
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[[Image:Angus McBride - Galadriel.gif|thumb|left|220px|''Galadriel'' by [[Angus McBride]]]]After Amroth and Nimrodel had passed away, Celeborn and Galadriel took the title of [[Lord and Lady]] of Lothlórien, the common Sindarin name for Lórinand. With Nenya, the land was kept pure and alive, and evil was not permitted to penetrate it. They moved back to the western side of Anduin, and built [[Caras Galadhon]], the great center of the woodland kingdom. There Galadriel planted the seeds of the [[mallorn]] trees that was given to her by Gil-galad when she lived in [[Lindon]], where they couldn't grow. Lothlórien was filled with light and life, and became beautiful. By the power of the Elven Ring the trees did not die.<br />
<br />
Under the Lord and Lady, Lothlórien prospered for more than a thousand years as time passed without decay under the golden boughs. Celeborn and Galadriel produced a daughter, [[Celebrían]] who married [[Elrond]], and their granddaughter [[Arwen|Arwen Undómiel]] was considered the fairest of the elven race.<br />
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===War of the Ring===<br />
But as the [[Third Age]] began to grope for its culmination, troubles at last began to touch the Valley of Singing Gold. As the shadow of [[Sauron]] lengthened, and the [[War of the Ring]] raged, Lórien received the remnant of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], a group of travelers on a quest of immeasurable importance. The border-wardens came across them on [[15 February]], {{TA|3019}}. Among the company were [[Aragorn]], a prince of the [[Dúnedain]] and a friend of the Lady, as well as [[Legolas]] of [[Mirkwood]]. The only reservation the border-wardens had about them was the dwarf, [[Gimli]]. They were led in blindfolded for a time, but at Galadriel’s word they were taken to Caras Galadhon and their eyes were released.<br />
<br />
There the Elves learned of the death of [[Gandalf]], and Galadriel knew what evil had been brought into the Golden Wood. She revealed her own ring to Frodo, and showed him her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]]. Then the Fellowship was furnished with new supplies, and sent off down Anduin, bearing the gifts of the Lord and Lady.<br />
<br />
But the coming of the [[Ring of Power]] was only the beginning of their troubles. The very night the Fellowship arrived, a band of [[Orcs]] crossed the [[Nimrodel (river)|Nimrodel]]. A regiment or so of Nandor were sent out, and destroyed the Orcs. But they were only the heralds of greater conflicts that were to occur. [[Sauron]] unleashed his [[Rhovanion Campaign (WotR)|Rhovanion Campaign]], which involved massive attacks on the Golden Wood.<br />
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On [[11 March]], Orcs from [[Dol Guldur]] swarmed into the forest in a full-scale assault. By the power of the Wood-elves and Galadriel’s ring, they were repulsed. The second wave came on [[15 March]], at the same time as the invasion of Mirkwood. Again, the Orcs were forced out. The third and last attack was made seven days later, [[22 March]]. They caused much destruction, but Celeborn led the Nandor in a great counterattack that routed them utterly. Boats were made, and the armies of Lórien crossed the Anduin. They stormed [[Dol Guldur]] (the [[Nazgûl]] being absent in the war to the south), and took it. Galadriel threw down its walls, and Mirkwood was cleansed. The southern part of Mirkwood fell into the dominion of Lothlórien, and it was called [[East Lórien]].<br />
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===Afterward===<br />
[[File:WiMe-Lorien-1.png|thumb|150px|Lórien in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'']]<br />
Only two years after the War of the Ring, Galadriel, the Lady of Lórien, took ship West to Valinor. Celeborn left to [[Rivendell]] several years later, and light departed from Lórien. <br />
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The Eastern border of Lothlórien in the southern [[Eryn Lasgalen]] became the [[East Lórien]]. The Nandor of that land either merged into the Kingdom of [[Thranduil]], or stayed in Lórien to fade and eventually pass away westward.<br />
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==Locations==<br />
*[[Caras Galadhon]]<br />
*[[Cerin Amroth]]<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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''Lothlórien'', said to mean "Lórien of the Blossom", is a compound of [[Sindarin]] ''[[loth]]'' + [[Quenya]] ''Lórien'' "?Dream Land"). [[Treebeard]] translates the name as "Dreamflower".<ref name=HMRC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 300 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref> <br />
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==Names==<br />
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Lothlórien was often shortened to '''Lórien''', or the '''Golden Wood''' (referring to the golden [[mallorn]] trees that grew in that land).<ref name=HMRC/><ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 48</ref> Other names recorded for the region were:<br />
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* '''''Laurelindórenan''''' [[Quenya|Q.]] ("Valley of Singing Gold")<br />
* ''[[Lórinand]]'' ?[[Nandorin|N.]] ("valley of gold")<ref name=UTG>{{UT|Galadriel}}, note 5</ref><br />
* '''''Laurenandë''''' Q. "Valley of gold"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* '''''Glornan''''' [[Sindarin|S.]] "Valley of gold"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* '''''Nan Laur''''' S. "Valley of gold"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* '''''Lindórinand''''' ?[[Nandorin|N.]] "Vale of the Land of the Singers"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* '''''Dwimordene''. The name means "haunted valley" in [[Old English]].<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Dwimordene"</ref><br />
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==Portrayal in Adaptions==<br />
'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':'''<br />
:Lórien is one of the several battlegrounds in this game. The trees are just normal trees. <br />
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'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
:Lórien was portrayed more as a city of moonshine and soft candlelight, in stark contrast to its brilliant golden appearance (filled with sunshine) in the books.<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
:After defeating the Balrog, the Fellowship enters Lothlórien. There are no missions; stepping towards a ladder triggers the [[Mirror of Galadriel]]-scene and continues the game.<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
:In the Good Campaign, Lothlórien (along with the Fellowship) is attacked by several waves of [[orcs]] and [[trolls]]. The area is full of treasures, which form the only income needed to make elven archers.<br />
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[[File:Map - Lothlorien.jpg|thumb|400px|Map of Lothlorien from ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]<br />
'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
:Similar to ''The Battle for Middle-earth'', a skirmish takes place after Fellowship's arrival in Lothlorien. Player's goal during the mission is to protect two mallorn trees from attacks for a certain period of time.<br />
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'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':''' <br />
:Lothlorien makes appearance as a Battleground in both "Evil" campaign and skirmish model. The layout of the map drastically differs from the ones in the game-predecessor.<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''<br />
:Lothlorien is one of major regions of the game, added following the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'' expansion. It is inhabited by over a hundred of non-playable characters, who are involved in hundreds of various quests. The map shows the major landmarks of the area: The [[Mirrormere]], rivers [[Anduin]], [[Nimrodel]] and [[Celebrant]], [[Cerin Amroth]] and [[Caras Galadhon]].<br />
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{{location<br />
| image= [[Image:J.R.R. Tolkien - The Forest of Lothlorien in Spring.jpg|250px]]<br />
| name= Lothlórien<br />
| othernames= [[Lórinand]], Lindórinand, [[Dwimordene]], Laurelindórenan<br />
| etymology= [[Sindarin|S.]] ''[[loth]]'' + [[Quenya|Q.]] ''[[Lórien (Valinor)|lórien]]''.<br />
| type= Forest/Kingdom.<br />
| location= Bordering [[Misty Mountains]] centered between [[Gladden River]] and [[Fangorn Forest]].<br />
| inhabitants=([[Sindar]]in/[[Noldor]]in/[[Teler]]in leadership), [[Silvan Elves|Silvan]].<br />
| realms=<br />
| description= Golden wood with [[mallorn]] trees.<br />
| events= [[Battle of Lórien]].<br />
| references= ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.<br />
|}}<br />
{{quote|O Lórien! The Winter comes, the bare and leafless Day;<br>The leaves are falling in the stream, the River flows away.<br>O Lórien! Too long I have dwelt upon this [[Hither Shore]]<br>And in a fading crown have twined the golden [[elanor]].|[[Galadriel]], ''[[Farewell to Lórien]]''}}<br />
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'''Lothlórien''' was a kingdom of [[Silvan Elves]] on the eastern side of the [[Misty Mountains|Hithaeglir]]. It was considered one of the most beautiful and "elvish" places in [[Middle-earth]] during the [[Third Age]], and had the only [[mallorn]]-trees east of the [[Belegaer|sea]].<br />
<br />
==History==<br />
<br />
===First Settlers===<br />
<br />
The first inhabitants of the forested area later known as Lórien were a group of [[Nandor]] that refused to cross the [[Hithaeglir]]. Lórien was probably one of their scattered settlements in the area. Later, however, as the power of the [[Longbeards]] of [[Moria]] grew, they relocated to the eastern side of the [[Anduin]], across the [[Nimrodel]]. The land in which they dwelt (the forest east of the Hithaeglir, above [[Fangorn Forest|Fangorn]] and below [[Mirkwood]]) became known in the [[Silvan Elvish|Silvan tongue]] as ''[[Lórinand]]'', or ''Laurelindórenan''.<br />
<br />
===The Sindarin Dynasty===<br />
After the [[War of Wrath]], [[Sindar]] came from the deluge of [[Beleriand]] in the West. Their migration was a great boost to the power and culture of the Nandor. Their language was replaced by [[Sindarin]]. The arrival of the Sinda [[Amdír]] affected the Nandor of Laurelindórenan. He took over as their King, while another Sinda, [[Oropher]], became king of [[Mirkwood|Greenwood the Great]].<br />
<br />
[[Celeborn]], a [[Falmari]]n prince, dwelt with his [[Noldor]]in wife [[Galadriel]] in [[Eregion]]. They made contact with the Nandor of Lórinand, and before long they passed through [[Moria]] and arrived in the woods. After the Fall of Eregion and the death of [[Celebrimbor]], [[Nenya]], one of the [[Three Rings]] of the Elves, was delivered to Galadriel.<br />
<br />
As [[Sauron]]'s power grew over the [[Westlands]], King Amdír marshaled the [[Elves]] of Lórinand to the [[War of the Last Alliance]]. His division was cut off from the main body during the [[Battle of Dagorlad]] and many of the Nandor went down into the [[Dead Marshes]] with their King.<br />
<br />
The survivors of the battle, which included Amdír’s son [[Amroth]], returned to Lórinand. Amroth was the new King, but he was tired of Middle-earth, and wished to go West and seek [[Valinor]]. When Moria fell to evil in {{TA|1981}}, many of the Lórinand elves fled south. Around that time Amroth departed to [[Edhellond]] with his beloved, [[Nimrodel (Elf-maid)|Nimrodel]]. The Nandor never saw either of them again.<br />
<br />
===The Lord and Lady===<br />
<br />
[[Image:Angus McBride - Galadriel.gif|thumb|left|220px|''Galadriel'' by [[Angus McBride]]]]After Amroth and Nimrodel had passed away, Celeborn and Galadriel took the title of [[Lord and Lady]] of Lothlórien, the common Sindarin name for Lórinand. With Nenya, the land was kept pure and alive, and evil was not permitted to penetrate it. They moved back to the western side of Anduin, and built [[Caras Galadhon]], the great center of the woodland kingdom. There Galadriel planted the seeds of the [[mallorn]] trees that was given to her by Gil-galad when she lived in [[Lindon]], where they couldn't grow. Lothlórien was filled with light and life, and became beautiful. By the power of the Elven Ring the trees did not die.<br />
<br />
Under the Lord and Lady, Lothlórien prospered for more than a thousand years as time passed without decay under the golden boughs. Celeborn and Galadriel produced a daughter, [[Celebrían]] who married [[Elrond]], and their granddaughter [[Arwen|Arwen Undómiel]] was considered the fairest of the elven race.<br />
<br />
===War of the Ring===<br />
But as the [[Third Age]] began to grope for its culmination, troubles at last began to touch the Valley of Singing Gold. As the shadow of [[Sauron]] lengthened, and the [[War of the Ring]] raged, Lórien received the remnant of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]], a group of travelers on a quest of immeasurable importance. The border-wardens came across them on [[15 February]], {{TA|3019}}. Among the company were [[Aragorn]], a prince of the [[Dúnedain]] and a friend of the Lady, as well as [[Legolas]] of [[Mirkwood]]. The only reservation the border-wardens had about them was the dwarf, [[Gimli]]. They were led in blindfolded for a time, but at Galadriel’s word they were taken to Caras Galadhon and their eyes were released.<br />
<br />
There the Elves learned of the death of [[Gandalf]], and Galadriel knew what evil had been brought into the Golden Wood. She revealed her own ring to Frodo, and showed him her [[Mirror of Galadriel|mirror]]. Then the Fellowship was furnished with new supplies, and sent off down Anduin, bearing the gifts of the Lord and Lady.<br />
<br />
But the coming of the [[Ring of Power]] was only the beginning of their troubles. The very night the Fellowship arrived, a band of [[Orcs]] crossed the [[Nimrodel (river)|Nimrodel]]. A regiment or so of Nandor were sent out, and destroyed the Orcs. But they were only the heralds of greater conflicts that were to occur. [[Sauron]] unleashed his [[Rhovanion Campaign (WotR)|Rhovanion Campaign]], which involved massive attacks on the Golden Wood.<br />
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On [[11 March]], Orcs from [[Dol Guldur]] swarmed into the forest in a full-scale assault. By the power of the Wood-elves and Galadriel’s ring, they were repulsed. The second wave came on [[15 March]], at the same time as the invasion of Mirkwood. Again, the Orcs were forced out. The third and last attack was made seven days later, [[22 March]]. They caused much destruction, but Celeborn led the Nandor in a great counterattack that routed them utterly. Boats were made, and the armies of Lórien crossed the Anduin. They stormed [[Dol Guldur]] (the [[Nazgûl]] being absent in the war to the south), and took it. Galadriel threw down its walls, and Mirkwood was cleansed. The southern part of Mirkwood fell into the dominion of Lothlórien, and it was called [[East Lórien]].<br />
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===Afterward===<br />
[[File:WiMe-Lorien-1.png|thumb|150px|Lórien in ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'']]<br />
Only two years after the War of the Ring, Galadriel, the Lady of Lórien, took ship West to Valinor. Celeborn left to [[Rivendell]] several years later, and light departed from Lórien. <br />
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The Eastern border of Lothlórien in the southern [[Eryn Lasgalen]] became the [[East Lórien]]. The Nandor of that land either merged into the Kingdom of [[Thranduil]], or stayed in Lórien to fade and eventually pass away westward.<br />
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==Locations==<br />
*[[Caras Galadhon]]<br />
*[[Cerin Amroth]]<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
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''Lothlórien'', said to mean "Lórien of the Blossom", is a compound of [[Sindarin]] ''[[loth]]'' + [[Quenya]] ''Lórien'' "?Dream Land"). [[Treebeard]] translates the name as "Dreamflower".<ref name=HMRC>{{HM|RC}}, p. 300 (citing from the [[Unfinished index]])</ref> <br />
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==Names==<br />
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Lothlórien was often shortened to '''Lórien''', or the '''Golden Wood''' (referring to the golden [[mallorn]] trees that grew in that land).<ref name=HMRC/><ref name=PE17>{{PE|17}}, p. 48</ref> Other names recorded for the region were:<br />
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* '''''Laurelindórenan''''' [[Quenya|Q.]] ("Valley of Singing Gold")<br />
* ''[[Lórinand]]'' ?[[Nandorin|N.]] ("valley of gold")<ref name=UTG>{{UT|Galadriel}}, note 5</ref><br />
* '''''Laurenandë''''' Q. "Valley of gold"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* '''''Glornan''''' [[Sindarin|S.]] "Valley of gold"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* '''''Nan Laur''''' S. "Valley of gold"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* '''''Lindórinand''''' ?[[Nandorin|N.]] "Vale of the Land of the Singers"<ref name=UTG/><br />
* ''[[Dwimordene]]''. The name means "haunted valley" in [[Old English]].<ref>[[Robert Foster]], ''[[The Complete Guide to Middle-earth]]'', entry "Dwimordene"</ref><br />
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==Portrayal in Adaptions==<br />
'''1988: ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth]]'':'''<br />
:Lórien is one of the several battlegrounds in this game. The trees are just normal trees. <br />
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'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
:Lórien was portrayed more as a city of moonshine and soft candlelight, in stark contrast to its brilliant golden appearance (filled with sunshine) in the books.<br />
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'''2002: [[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game)|''The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring'' (video game)]]:'''<br />
:After defeating the Balrog, the Fellowship enters Lothlórien. There are no missions; stepping towards a ladder triggers the [[Mirror of Galadriel]]-scene and continues the game.<br />
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'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth]]'':'''<br />
:In the Good Campaign, Lothlórien (along with the Fellowship) is attacked by several waves of [[orcs]] and [[trolls]]. The area is full of treasures, which form the only income needed to make elven archers.<br />
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[[File:Map - Lothlorien.jpg|thumb|400px|Map of Lothlorien from ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]''.]]<br />
'''2004: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring]]'':'''<br />
:Similar to ''The Battle for Middle-earth'', a skirmish takes place after Fellowship's arrival in Lothlorien. Player's goal during the mission is to protect two mallorn trees from attacks for a certain period of time.<br />
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'''2006: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth II]]'':''' <br />
:Lothlorien makes appearance as a Battleground in both "Evil" campaign and skirmish model. The layout of the map drastically differs from the ones in the game-predecessor.<br />
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'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''<br />
:Lothlorien is one of major regions of the game, added following the ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria]]'' expansion. It is inhabited by over a hundred of non-playable characters, who are involved in hundreds of various quests. The map shows the major landmarks of the area: The [[Mirrormere]], rivers [[Anduin]], [[Nimrodel]] and [[Celebrant]], [[Cerin Amroth]] and [[Caras Galadhon]].<br />
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<div>I've linked '''Utter West''' to [[West]], or should there be a seperate article for '''Utter West'''? --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 05:32, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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:'''Utter West''' I believe is just another name for [[Aman]]. If it is used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] then we can link it directly to [[Utter West]], if not then we probably should have two Wests, one for West of [[Middle-earth]] and one for West of [[Arda]] or something, what do you think? --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 11:45, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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::Agreed on the '''Utter West''' referring to [[Aman]], but so does [[West|The West]], generally speaking. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 16:35, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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I disagree with the first part of the following paragraph in the entry and I think it should be deleted. What do the rest of you think? --[[User:Ebakunin|Ebakunin]] 15:53, 4 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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<blockquote>''By doing so, Sauron actually became more powerful than his master Morgoth at the end of the First Age, whose [[Fëa and hröa|fëa]] ("soul" or "spirit"), while stronger, was dispersed into the matter of Arda. When Sauron put on the One Ring and tried to dominate the Elves, they resisted, and Sauron came upon them in the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] and, if not for the intervention of [[Númenor]], might have defeated them.''</blockquote><br />
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:I agree with you Ebakunin, more powerful than [[Morgoth]] is a stretch as [[Sauron]] is simply a [[Maia]] while Morgoth is [[Valar|Vala]]. I'll look into it just to double check [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] never stated such a thing, but I think it would be safe to remove it. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 18:18, 4 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Actually, I do recall having read something to that extend. Will have to look further into it, though. It's probably somewhere in the depths of HoMe. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 03:54, 5 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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In the entry there's a comment on his title, '''the Nameless Enemy''':<br />
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<blockquote>''He is also called '''the Nameless Enemy''', which is hardly accurate (but perhaps an effort to lessen his psychological impact), whereas Morgoth is the Dark Enemy.''</blockquote><br />
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Is Sauron only referred to as the Nameless Enemy during the [[Third Age]], in the time before he had declared himself openly? The [[White Council]] knew there was a villian in [[Dol Guldur]], but until 2850 they didn't know it was Sauron. If this was the time when the Nameless Enemy was used, it would make perfect sense. Any know more about use of the title? Thanks. --[[User:Ebakunin|Ebakunin]] 16:28, 6 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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Should we create a new article for '''[[Thû]]'''? I would like to have placed a note near the title concerning it, but there are so many names for Sauron as Tolkien's legendarium evolved... --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 20:44, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Sounds good to me. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 20:47, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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==Balrog :-s==<br />
I remember reading somewhere a while ago that Sauron was a Balrog (or something associated with them) I kinda doubt this to be true but i would like to know if anybody else knows anything about this. Thanks. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:12, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Hm, maybe you read that they were both [[Maia]] (as was [[Gandalf]]) but [[Sauron]] was definitely not a Balrog nor even remotely close to being considered one. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 15:23, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
*Actually, i think it was that the Balrog was a [[Maiar]]. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:57, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Balrogs were lesser Maiar (by the way, ''Maia'' is the singular). Sauron was also a Maia, though of a more powerful order. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 18:17, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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== timo vihola picture for sauron ==<br />
<br />
someone please upload that timo vihola picture for sauron into the images of sauron category?.<br />
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:Great suggestion, you can now find the image in [[:Category:Images of Sauron]] and [[:Category:Images by Timo Vihola]] --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:34, 26 November 2006 (EST)<br />
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== Name edit ==<br />
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Hi! I just wanted to say that I added a bit of extra information regarding Saurons original name. <br />
Ârzan ([[User:Ârzan|Ârzan]] 03:53, 15 April 2008 (EDT))<br />
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:Yeah, noticed it. I actually wanted to include that for some time, but forgot. Well, that's the purpose of a Wiki! Keep up the good work. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 04:55, 15 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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==Quenya/Sindarin ambiguity==<br />
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Cf. [[Talk:Tauron#Which language?]] --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 13:59, 27 February 2011 (UTC)<br />
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==Removed information?==<br />
Morgan, why have you cleared the Appearances and Abilities section? --[[User:Reallyfat|Reallyfat Trollion]] 09:02, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:The recent addition included a mix of Tolkien's writings and PJ's films. Furthermore, no sources were included.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 09:57, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::Oh. Maybe you should tell the fellow who wrote it though.{{Unsigned|Reallyfat}}<br />
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:::It was an anonymous edit.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 10:35, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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::::Can I try restoring the info, with sources and all, and removing the non-canonical stuff?</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Nauglafring&diff=226744Nauglafring2013-02-14T10:47:31Z<p>Reallyfat: merged and redirected to Nauglamír.</p>
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[[Category:Rings and Jewels]]</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Nauglafring&diff=226742Nauglafring2013-02-14T10:45:01Z<p>Reallyfat: Redirected page to Nauglamir</p>
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[[Category:Rings and Jewels]]</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Nauglam%C3%ADr&diff=226741Nauglamír2013-02-14T10:42:31Z<p>Reallyfat: /* Etymology and Names */ merged Nauglafring and added sources.</p>
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[[File:Ted Nasmith - The Nauglamir.jpg|thumb|[[Ted Nasmith]] - The Nauglamir]]<br />
The '''Nauglamír''' or '''Necklace of the Dwarves''' is a piece of jewelry which appears at the end of the ''[[Narn i Chîn Húrin]]''.<br />
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==History==<br />
The Nauglamír was forged by the [[Dwarves]] of [[Nogrod]] out of the treasure of [[Nargothrond]], after [[Húrin|Húrin Thalion]] had brought this to the Kingdom of [[Doriath]]. These Dwarves had been invited to [[Menegroth]] by King [[Thingol]] to create jewelry out of the immense treasure, and the Nauglamír was their best work. <br />
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Thingol prized it above everything else in his treasury, save the [[Silmaril]] of [[Lúthien]] and [[Beren]]. After the Nauglamír had been forged he asked the Dwarves of Nogrod to set the Silmaril in it, which they did. Together it became jewelry more beautiful than anything ever before seen in [[Arda]].<br />
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The Dwarves were enthralled by it as well, and greedily demanded it from Thingol, claiming it as just payment for their labours. Thingol realized they just wished to claim the Silmaril, and sent them from Doriath without any payment, an event which led directly to the [[Sack of Doriath]] in which Thingol was slain.<br />
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After Thingol's death the Dwarves of Nogrod tried to return home with the entire treasure, but they were waylaid by Beren, leading an army of [[Laiquendi]] and [[Ents]]. The Dwarves were all slain, and the treasure was cast into the [[Ascar|River Ascar]], except for the Nauglamír, which Beren took with him to Lúthien.<br />
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After Beren and Lúthien's final deaths the Necklace went to their son [[Dior]] in Doriath, and as such was the direct cause of the [[Second Kinslaying]] when the [[Sons of Fëanor]] attacked Doriath in an attempt to claim the Silmaril. Dior's daughter [[Elwing]] fled to the [[Havens of Sirion]] with the Nauglamír.<br />
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During the [[Third Kinslaying]] the Sons of Fëanor attacked the Mouths of Sirion, trying to claim the Nauglamír with Silmaril again, but Elwing cast herself into the sea with it. The Nauglamír was lost, but Elwing and the Silmaril were saved by the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Ulmo]].<br />
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== Etymology and Names ==<br />
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In the [[The Etymologies|''Etymologies'']] appears the [[Doriathrin]] form ''nauglamîr'',<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 373 (root [[MIR|MIR-]])</ref> while the true [[Noldorin]] idiom is said to be ''[[Mîr]] [[Na (Sindarin)|na]] [[naug|Nauglin]]'' or ''Nauglvir'' (-> ''Nauglavir'').<ref>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 375 (note that [[Christopher Tolkien]] uses the capitalized form of ''Mîr'' in the Index; cf. p. 442)</ref><br />
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The old form of the Nauglamir, the ''Nauglafring'' is in [[Goldogrin]]. The first element is naugl-, "dwarf", and the second element is fring, "carcanet, necklace".<ref>{{LT2|IV}}</ref><ref>{{LT2|IVn}}</ref><br />
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== Other Versions of the Legendarium ==<br />
In the published ''[[The Silmarillion]]'', the Nauglamír is said to have been forged by Dwarves for [[Felagund]], and is the only piece of the treasure of Nargothrond that Húrin takes to Doriath.<br />
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In earlier versions of ''The Silmarillion'' tradition, the Nauglamír, then called '''Nauglafring''', is more important: it more directly causes the death of Thingol as it gets caught behind a tree branch when Thingol is riding outside the Girdle of [[Melian]] and is attacked by the Dwarves. Thingol, unhorsed, is slain, after which Melian's protection is lifted and Doriath is sacked.<br />
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<div>I've linked '''Utter West''' to [[West]], or should there be a seperate article for '''Utter West'''? --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 05:32, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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:'''Utter West''' I believe is just another name for [[Aman]]. If it is used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] then we can link it directly to [[Utter West]], if not then we probably should have two Wests, one for West of [[Middle-earth]] and one for West of [[Arda]] or something, what do you think? --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 11:45, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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::Agreed on the '''Utter West''' referring to [[Aman]], but so does [[West|The West]], generally speaking. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 16:35, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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I disagree with the first part of the following paragraph in the entry and I think it should be deleted. What do the rest of you think? --[[User:Ebakunin|Ebakunin]] 15:53, 4 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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<blockquote>''By doing so, Sauron actually became more powerful than his master Morgoth at the end of the First Age, whose [[Fëa and hröa|fëa]] ("soul" or "spirit"), while stronger, was dispersed into the matter of Arda. When Sauron put on the One Ring and tried to dominate the Elves, they resisted, and Sauron came upon them in the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] and, if not for the intervention of [[Númenor]], might have defeated them.''</blockquote><br />
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:I agree with you Ebakunin, more powerful than [[Morgoth]] is a stretch as [[Sauron]] is simply a [[Maia]] while Morgoth is [[Valar|Vala]]. I'll look into it just to double check [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] never stated such a thing, but I think it would be safe to remove it. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 18:18, 4 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Actually, I do recall having read something to that extend. Will have to look further into it, though. It's probably somewhere in the depths of HoMe. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 03:54, 5 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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In the entry there's a comment on his title, '''the Nameless Enemy''':<br />
<br />
<blockquote>''He is also called '''the Nameless Enemy''', which is hardly accurate (but perhaps an effort to lessen his psychological impact), whereas Morgoth is the Dark Enemy.''</blockquote><br />
<br />
Is Sauron only referred to as the Nameless Enemy during the [[Third Age]], in the time before he had declared himself openly? The [[White Council]] knew there was a villian in [[Dol Guldur]], but until 2850 they didn't know it was Sauron. If this was the time when the Nameless Enemy was used, it would make perfect sense. Any know more about use of the title? Thanks. --[[User:Ebakunin|Ebakunin]] 16:28, 6 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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Should we create a new article for '''[[Thû]]'''? I would like to have placed a note near the title concerning it, but there are so many names for Sauron as Tolkien's legendarium evolved... --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 20:44, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Sounds good to me. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 20:47, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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==Balrog :-s==<br />
I remember reading somewhere a while ago that Sauron was a Balrog (or something associated with them) I kinda doubt this to be true but i would like to know if anybody else knows anything about this. Thanks. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:12, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Hm, maybe you read that they were both [[Maia]] (as was [[Gandalf]]) but [[Sauron]] was definitely not a Balrog nor even remotely close to being considered one. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 15:23, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
*Actually, i think it was that the Balrog was a [[Maiar]]. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:57, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Balrogs were lesser Maiar (by the way, ''Maia'' is the singular). Sauron was also a Maia, though of a more powerful order. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 18:17, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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== timo vihola picture for sauron ==<br />
<br />
someone please upload that timo vihola picture for sauron into the images of sauron category?.<br />
<br />
:Great suggestion, you can now find the image in [[:Category:Images of Sauron]] and [[:Category:Images by Timo Vihola]] --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:34, 26 November 2006 (EST)<br />
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== Name edit ==<br />
<br />
Hi! I just wanted to say that I added a bit of extra information regarding Saurons original name. <br />
Ârzan ([[User:Ârzan|Ârzan]] 03:53, 15 April 2008 (EDT))<br />
<br />
:Yeah, noticed it. I actually wanted to include that for some time, but forgot. Well, that's the purpose of a Wiki! Keep up the good work. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 04:55, 15 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
<br />
==Quenya/Sindarin ambiguity==<br />
<br />
Cf. [[Talk:Tauron#Which language?]] --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 13:59, 27 February 2011 (UTC)<br />
<br />
==Removed information?==<br />
Morgan, why have you cleared the Appearances and Abilities section? --[[User:Reallyfat|Reallyfat Trollion]] 09:02, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
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:The recent addition included a mix of Tolkien's writings and PJ's films. Furthermore, no sources were included.--[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 09:57, 14 February 2013 (UTC)<br />
<br />
Oh. Maybe you should tell the fellow who wrote it though.</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Gabil%C4%81n&diff=226730Gabilān2013-02-14T09:33:51Z<p>Reallyfat: Redirected page to Sirion</p>
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[[Category:Khuzdul words]]</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Sirion&diff=226729Sirion2013-02-14T09:33:00Z<p>Reallyfat: /* Etymology */ merged in Gabilān.</p>
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<div>'''Sirion''' was a river of [[Middle-earth]] in the [[First Age]], the principal river of [[Beleriand]]. During most of its course it was the border between East and West Beleriand. From the [[Pass of Sirion]] to its mouth, the river was 130 leagues in length.<ref name="Beleriand">{{S|Beleriand}}</ref><br />
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== Source ==<br />
The Sirion's source was at [[Eithel Sirion]] on the eastern side of the [[Ered Wethrin]], which lay in between [[Ard-galen]] (later Anfauglith) and [[Mithrim]] and [[Hithlum]].<ref name="Map">{{S|Map}}</ref> It was guarded by the tower of [[Barad Eithel]].<ref name="Beleriand"/><br />
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== Course ==<br />
Sirion flowed southwards along the border of the Ered Wethrin, passing through the [[Fen of Serech]] before entering the narrow steep-sided valley between the Ered Wethrin and the [[Echoriath]] named the Pass of Sirion. Sirion then continued south into Beleriand, with the [[Forest of Brethil]] to the west, and [[Dimbar]] and then [[Doriath]] to the east. After leaving Doriath at Aelin-uial (the [[Fens of Sirion]]) it plunged below ground in the [[Falls of Sirion]] at [[Andram]] (the Long Wall), where the ground fell steeply. Three leagues southwards the Sirion exited the underground caves at the [[Gates of Sirion]]. It then flowed southwards through [[Nan-tathren|Nan-Tathren]] until it reached the [[Bay of Balar]], part of [[Belegaer]], at the [[Mouths of Sirion]].<ref name="Map"/><br />
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== Tributaries ==<br />
In order from north to south, the principal tributaries of the Sirion were the [[Rivil]], flowing from Dorthonion until it met Sirion in the Fen of Serech; the [[Mindeb]], which had its source in [[Nan Dungortheb]] and the [[Ered Gorgoroth]], the [[Teiglin]], the [[Esgalduin]] of Doriath; the [[Aros]] flowing south from Dorthonion and west along the [[Forest of Region]] (and also containing the waters of the [[Celon]] from the Hills of [[Himring]] and [[Himlad]]) which met at Aelin-uial, and the [[Narog]], which joined Sirion in Nan-Tathren.<ref name="Map"/><br />
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== Crossing Points ==<br />
The main crossing point was the [[Ford of Brithiach]] where the road from Himlad which crossed the Esgalduin at [[Iant Iaur]] crossed Sirion.<ref name="Map"/> King [[Thingol]] of Doriath also kept secret ferries in Doriath to cross the river.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref><br />
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Barad Eithel, at the source of the Sirion in the Ered Wethrin, was a chief fortress of [[Fingolfin]] and his son [[Fingon]],<ref name="Beleriand"/> which guarded the pass into their realm of Mithrim. Further south, in the Pass of Sirion, lay Tol Sirion (see below). After the Coming of Men, the [[Edain]] of the [[House of Haleth]] made their home in the Forest of Brethil,<ref>{{S|West}}</ref> and the [[Sindar]] ruled by [[Thingol]] lay secure within the Girdle of [[Melian]] in their realm of Doriath.<ref>{{S|Sindar}}</ref> At the outflow of Sirion into Belegaer, after the destruction of [[Eglarest]] and [[Brithombar]], the Havens of Sirion were built by [[Círdan]] and his people.<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref><br />
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The most important island in Sirion was Tol Sirion.<ref name="Map"/> The original [[Minas Tirith (Beleriand)|Minas Tirith]] was built here by [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] in the strategic location controlling the Pass of Sirion where it entered Beleriand between the Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath.<ref name="Beleriand"/> Shortly after [[Dagor Bragollach]] it was captured by Sauron and the island became known as [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]].<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref><br />
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''Sirion'' is a [[Sindarin]]/[[Noldorin]] name which contains the element ''[[sîr]]''.<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 385</ref> Depending on the meaning of the second element, the name could either mean "great river" or "land of waters" (''[[-ion]]'' as augmentative suffix or archaic plural genitive suffix).<ref>[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names#S Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth] at [http://www.tolkiendil.com Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 10 July 2011)</ref><br />
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Its name in [[Khuzdul]] was ''[[Gabilān]]'', with the element ''[[Gabil]]'' - "Great".<ref>{{WJ|Maeglin}}, p. 336</ref><br />
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<div>'''Sirion''' was a river of [[Middle-earth]] in the [[First Age]], the principal river of [[Beleriand]]. During most of its course it was the border between East and West Beleriand. From the [[Pass of Sirion]] to its mouth, the river was 130 leagues in length.<ref name="Beleriand">{{S|Beleriand}}</ref><br />
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The Sirion's source was at [[Eithel Sirion]] on the eastern side of the [[Ered Wethrin]], which lay in between [[Ard-galen]] (later Anfauglith) and [[Mithrim]] and [[Hithlum]].<ref name="Map">{{S|Map}}</ref> It was guarded by the tower of [[Barad Eithel]].<ref name="Beleriand"/><br />
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== Course ==<br />
Sirion flowed southwards along the border of the Ered Wethrin, passing through the [[Fen of Serech]] before entering the narrow steep-sided valley between the Ered Wethrin and the [[Echoriath]] named the Pass of Sirion. Sirion then continued south into Beleriand, with the [[Forest of Brethil]] to the west, and [[Dimbar]] and then [[Doriath]] to the east. After leaving Doriath at Aelin-uial (the [[Fens of Sirion]]) it plunged below ground in the [[Falls of Sirion]] at [[Andram]] (the Long Wall), where the ground fell steeply. Three leagues southwards the Sirion exited the underground caves at the [[Gates of Sirion]]. It then flowed southwards through [[Nan-tathren|Nan-Tathren]] until it reached the [[Bay of Balar]], part of [[Belegaer]], at the [[Mouths of Sirion]].<ref name="Map"/><br />
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== Tributaries ==<br />
In order from north to south, the principal tributaries of the Sirion were the [[Rivil]], flowing from Dorthonion until it met Sirion in the Fen of Serech; the [[Mindeb]], which had its source in [[Nan Dungortheb]] and the [[Ered Gorgoroth]], the [[Teiglin]], the [[Esgalduin]] of Doriath; the [[Aros]] flowing south from Dorthonion and west along the [[Forest of Region]] (and also containing the waters of the [[Celon]] from the Hills of [[Himring]] and [[Himlad]]) which met at Aelin-uial, and the [[Narog]], which joined Sirion in Nan-Tathren.<ref name="Map"/><br />
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== Crossing Points ==<br />
The main crossing point was the [[Ford of Brithiach]] where the road from Himlad which crossed the Esgalduin at [[Iant Iaur]] crossed Sirion.<ref name="Map"/> King [[Thingol]] of Doriath also kept secret ferries in Doriath to cross the river.<ref>{{S|Turin}}</ref><br />
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Barad Eithel, at the source of the Sirion in the Ered Wethrin, was a chief fortress of [[Fingolfin]] and his son [[Fingon]],<ref name="Beleriand"/> which guarded the pass into their realm of Mithrim. Further south, in the Pass of Sirion, lay Tol Sirion (see below). After the Coming of Men, the [[Edain]] of the [[House of Haleth]] made their home in the Forest of Brethil,<ref>{{S|West}}</ref> and the [[Sindar]] ruled by [[Thingol]] lay secure within the Girdle of [[Melian]] in their realm of Doriath.<ref>{{S|Sindar}}</ref> At the outflow of Sirion into Belegaer, after the destruction of [[Eglarest]] and [[Brithombar]], the Havens of Sirion were built by [[Círdan]] and his people.<ref>{{S|Fifth}}</ref><br />
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The most important island in Sirion was Tol Sirion.<ref name="Map"/> The original [[Minas Tirith (Beleriand)|Minas Tirith]] was built here by [[Finrod|Finrod Felagund]] in the strategic location controlling the Pass of Sirion where it entered Beleriand between the Ered Wethrin and the Echoriath.<ref name="Beleriand"/> Shortly after [[Dagor Bragollach]] it was captured by Sauron and the island became known as [[Tol-in-Gaurhoth]].<ref>{{S|Fingolfin}}</ref><br />
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''Sirion'' is a [[Sindarin]]/[[Noldorin]] name which contains the element ''[[sîr]]''.<ref name=LR>{{LR|Etymologies}}, p. 385</ref> Depending on the meaning of the second element, the name could either mean "great river" or "land of waters" (''[[-ion]]'' as augmentative suffix or archaic plural genitive suffix).<ref>[http://www.tolkiendil.com/langues/english/i-lam_arth/compound_sindarin_names#S Compound Sindarin Names in Middle-earth] at [http://www.tolkiendil.com Tolkiendil.com] (accessed 10 July 2011)</ref><br />
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Although I have perused Fonstad's maps I was thinking that the route of the Fellowship is very complex. I thought that what is missing is an animation which shows the siultaneous movement of all the characters throughout Middle-earth.<br />
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This animation could be of course an animated GIF if TG is to host and use it.<br />
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I am willing to do this myself but question is, which software to use? The obvious solution would be Adobe Flash but I was thinking about something free, simpler and less professional. Of course I expect a timeline-like interface where one can put the icons according to each key (day?) and then allow the program to "tween" it.<br />
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Are you aware of any such software? [[User:Sage|Sage]] 00:41, 21 November 2012 (UTC)<br />
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:Try GMAX. Free, and allows 3D animation. Since you want it 2D, create a box with the dimensions of your map, and apply the map as bitmap texture. Top down view, and create an object (like a sphere) that will show the journey. You have 100 key frames. Very simple animation.</div>Reallyfathttps://tolkiengateway.net/w/index.php?title=Great_Lands&diff=226724Great Lands2013-02-14T09:11:13Z<p>Reallyfat: Redirected to itself. Fixed.</p>
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| image=[[File:All middle earth.png|250px]]<br />
| name=Middle-earth<br />
| type=Continent<br />
| location=[[Arda]], east of [[Belegaer]]<br />
| inhabitants=[[Men]], [[Elves]], [[Dwarves]], [[Orcs]], others<br />
| realms= [[Rohan]], [[Gondor]], [[Mordor]], [[Arnor]], [[Rivendell]], [[Lothlórien]], others<br />
| description=A continent set between two oceans<br />
| othernames= [[Ennorath]], [[Endor]]<br />
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'''Middle-earth''' ([[Quenya|Q.]] ''[[Endor]]'') was a large continent of [[Arda]], situated between [[Aman]] to the [[West]] (across [[Belegaer]]), and the [[Land of the Sun]] to the [[East]] (across the [[East Sea]]). <br />
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It is here that many of the epic tales of Arda were played out, for it was there where the [[Children of Ilúvatar]], [[Elves]], [[Dwarves]] and [[Men]] came into being; and in the [[Westlands]] of Middle-earth they bitterly fought the [[Dark Lord]]s.<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Middle-earth is a large continent, a mass of land that occupies the central regions of [[Arda]]. It lays between two continents; [[Aman]], the uttermost West from which it is separated by the ocean [[Belegaer]], and the [[Land of the Sun]], at the uttermost East which the [[East Sea]] separates.<br />
[[Image:John Howe - The Map of Middle-earth.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Westlands]] of Middle-earth]]<br />
The [[Westlands]] are the most well-known regions of the continent, and the only which have been mapped. Of the Westlands, the western portion called '''[[Beleriand]]''' was drowned at the end of the [[First Age]] and survivors relocated to [[Lindon]] and '''[[Eriador]]''' from which it was separated by the [[Blue Mountains]]. Another region of the Westlands was '''[[Rhovanion (region)|Rhovanion]]''' separated by the [[Misty Mountains]]. <br />
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The southern part of the Westlands was around [[Bay of Belfalas|a large bay]], including '''[[Belfalas]]''', the area of [[Gondor]], and [[Near Harad]] (Near South).<br />
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[[Arnor]] and [[Gondor]] before their decline, dominated the Westlands during the [[Third Age]]. Huge mountain ranges like the [[Grey Mountains]] and [[White Mountains]] separated these regions. <br />
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Of the [[East]] and [[South]] of Middle-earth not much is known, other than the names of '''[[Rhûn]]''' and '''[[Khand]]''', east of '''[[Mordor]]''', and the '''[[Far Harad]]''' (Far South); but how far they extended is unknown.<br />
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In the [[Elder Days]], the East was occupied by the two large inland seas of [[Sea of Helcar|Helcar]] and [[Sea of Ringil|Ringil]] created by the demise of the [[Two Lamps]]; and of course '''[[Cuiviénen]] and [[Hildórien]]''', the cradle of [[Elves]] and [[Men]].<br />
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Another known name of the East was the '''[[Empty Lands]]'''. The eastern land-mass was encircled by ranges of mountains, the [[Red Mountains|Red]] and the [[Yellow Mountains]] which mirrored the [[Ered Luin|Blue]] and the [[Grey Mountains (ancient)|Grey]] of the West respectively. There was also a mythical [[Last Desert]]; but its status or existence in the later years was unknown.<br />
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:''This is the geographical history. For events happening in Middle-earth, see [[Timeline]].''<br />
[[File:Beleriand-eriador-fonstad.png|thumb|Western Middle-earth with deluged Beleriand]]<br />
During the [[First Age]] and the ages preceding, the western side of Middle-earth was called [[Beleriand]], stretching from the [[Ered Luin]] to the great ocean of Belegaer. On the northern edge of Beleriand were the fierce [[Ered Engrin]], the Iron Mountains. Even further north was the freezing [[Dor Daidelos]]. Just southwest of the Ered Engrin was [[Hithlum]], which was separated from the coast of [[Lammoth]] and Belegaer by the [[Ered Lómin]], and from the rest of Beleriand to the south by the [[Ered Wethrin]]. The woven wood of [[Doriath]] rested directly south of the [[Thangorodrim]] and [[Dorthonion]], southeast of Hithlum. To the West of Doriath were [[Taur-en-Faroth]] and the [[Falas]], while to the east were [[Nan Elmoth]] and [[Thargelion]] before reaching the [[Ered Luin]]. To the south of Doriath were first the [[Andram]], then [[Arvernien]] and the [[Bay of Balar]]. East of the Bay of Balar and extending ever further south into the unknown lands were the [[Taur-im-Duinath]] and [[Ossiriand]].<br />
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East of the Ered Luin was a land encircled by four mountain ranges: the [[Ered Luin]] to the West, the [[Ered Engrin]] to the North, the [[Misty Mountains|Hithaeglir (Misty Mountains)]] to the East, and some of the [[White Mountains]] to the South. Passing even further East, over the Hithaeglir, you would come to [[Anduin]] (the Great River) and eventually [[Palisor]], the [[Sea of Helcar|Inland Sea of Helcar]], the [[Orocarni]], and the [[East Sea]].<br />
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After the end of the First Age and the drowning of Beleriand, the geography east of the Ered Luin shifted. The Ered Luin themselves, now broken up and disfigured, marked the western border of [[Eriador]], and thence [[Lindon]] and Belegaer itself. Eriador, now the Westernmost part of Middle-earth, was bordered on the East by the Hithaeglir, the Misty Mountains, which stretched down south to the [[White Mountains]] and the [[Bay of Belfalas]]. Across the Misty Mountains from Eriador was [[Rhovanion (region)|Rhovanion]], which extended east to the [[Sea of Rhûn]] and the vast [[Rhûn|lands]] beyond. Within Rhovanion were the great forest of [[Mirkwood]], the forest of [[Fangorn Forest|Fangorn]], and the many-rivered area that would become known as [[Gondor]]. To the east was the region of [[Mordor]], encircled on three sides by mountains. To the far north of Rhovanion was the icy [[Forodwaith (lands)|Forodwaith]].<br />
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==Names==<br />
The peoples called Middle-earth by several names. The Elves called the continent [[Endóre]] or [[Endor]] in [[Quenya]] meaning "middle land"; the [[Sindarin]] form was [[Ennor]], also used in the plural ''ennorath'' "middle lands, lands of Middle-earth".<br />
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Other epithets of the continent were '''Hither Shores''' or '''[[Hither Lands]]''' contrasted to [[Aman]] beyond the sea. The [[Hobbits]] envisioned Middle-earth as the '''Wide World'''<ref>{{H|8}}</ref> and the '''Outer Lands'''<ref>{{S|Days}}</ref> or '''Great Lands''', since it was so much larger than the continent of Aman.<ref>{{S|Akallabeth}}</ref>.<br />
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==Inspiration==<br />
[[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] created Arda, including and especially Middle-earth, for his languages [[Quenya]] and [[Sindarin]], especially the latter as it turned out. To Tolkien, a scholar of the [[Old English|Anglo-Saxon]] language, Middle-earth was the English translation of the Old English word ''middanġeard''. This word was transformed in the [[Middle English]] ''midden-erd'' or ''middel-erd'', and the [[Old Norse]] ''Midgard''. This is English for what the Greeks called the &omicron;&iota;&kappa;&omicron;&upsilon;&mu;&#941;&nu;&eta; (''oikoumen&#x113;'') or "the abiding place of men", the physical world as opposed to the unseen worlds.<ref>{{L|151}}</ref><br />
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The ancient peoples called the world "middle-earth" since it was imagined to be between the realm of the Giants below and the realm of the gods above. However in Tolkien's cosmology the name Middle-earth refers only to a continent, which (in the First and Second Ages) is set between two seas, [[Belegaer]] and the [[East Sea]].<br />
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[[Henry Resnick]] quoted Tolkien saying that "Middle-earth is Europe".<ref>[[Tolkien Journal]] II, 2 p. 1</ref><br />
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[[File:Pete Fenlon - MERP map.jpg|thumb|The whole continent of Middle-earth as envisioned in ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'']]<br />
Middle-earth has been depicted in a variety of adaptations of Tolkien's work. The most prominent has been [[The Lord of the Rings (film series)|''The Lord of the Rings'' (film series)]] and the forthcoming ''[[The Hobbit (film series)|Hobbit]]'' film series by [[Peter Jackson]]. Middle-earth has appeared in animation in [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' and [[Rankin/Bass]]' adaptations of ''[[The Hobbit (1977 film)|The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Return of the King (1980 film)|The Return of the King]]''. Middle-earth has also been adapted for numerous video games such as ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings: War in the North|War in the North]]'' and tabletop role-playing games like the ''[[Middle-earth Role Playing]]'' system by [[Iron Crown Enterprises]].<br />
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Each adaptation has made changes, subtractions, or additions to Tolkien's creation, often adding new locations, creatures, or characters. For the most part, however, the overall geography and style of Tolkien's Middle-earth has been retained.<br />
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* [[Arda]]<br />
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<div>I've linked '''Utter West''' to [[West]], or should there be a seperate article for '''Utter West'''? --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 05:32, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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:'''Utter West''' I believe is just another name for [[Aman]]. If it is used by [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] then we can link it directly to [[Utter West]], if not then we probably should have two Wests, one for West of [[Middle-earth]] and one for West of [[Arda]] or something, what do you think? --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 11:45, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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::Agreed on the '''Utter West''' referring to [[Aman]], but so does [[West|The West]], generally speaking. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 16:35, 9 March 2006 (EST)<br />
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<blockquote>''By doing so, Sauron actually became more powerful than his master Morgoth at the end of the First Age, whose [[Fëa and hröa|fëa]] ("soul" or "spirit"), while stronger, was dispersed into the matter of Arda. When Sauron put on the One Ring and tried to dominate the Elves, they resisted, and Sauron came upon them in the [[War of the Elves and Sauron]] and, if not for the intervention of [[Númenor]], might have defeated them.''</blockquote><br />
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:I agree with you Ebakunin, more powerful than [[Morgoth]] is a stretch as [[Sauron]] is simply a [[Maia]] while Morgoth is [[Valar|Vala]]. I'll look into it just to double check [[J.R.R. Tolkien|Tolkien]] never stated such a thing, but I think it would be safe to remove it. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 18:18, 4 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Actually, I do recall having read something to that extend. Will have to look further into it, though. It's probably somewhere in the depths of HoMe. --[[User:Earendilyon|Earendilyon]] 03:54, 5 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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In the entry there's a comment on his title, '''the Nameless Enemy''':<br />
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<blockquote>''He is also called '''the Nameless Enemy''', which is hardly accurate (but perhaps an effort to lessen his psychological impact), whereas Morgoth is the Dark Enemy.''</blockquote><br />
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Is Sauron only referred to as the Nameless Enemy during the [[Third Age]], in the time before he had declared himself openly? The [[White Council]] knew there was a villian in [[Dol Guldur]], but until 2850 they didn't know it was Sauron. If this was the time when the Nameless Enemy was used, it would make perfect sense. Any know more about use of the title? Thanks. --[[User:Ebakunin|Ebakunin]] 16:28, 6 May 2006 (EDT)<br />
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Should we create a new article for '''[[Thû]]'''? I would like to have placed a note near the title concerning it, but there are so many names for Sauron as Tolkien's legendarium evolved... --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 20:44, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Sounds good to me. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 20:47, 4 June 2006 (EDT)<br />
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I remember reading somewhere a while ago that Sauron was a Balrog (or something associated with them) I kinda doubt this to be true but i would like to know if anybody else knows anything about this. Thanks. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:12, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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:Hm, maybe you read that they were both [[Maia]] (as was [[Gandalf]]) but [[Sauron]] was definitely not a Balrog nor even remotely close to being considered one. --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 15:23, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
*Actually, i think it was that the Balrog was a [[Maiar]]. [[User:Jasca Ducato|Jasca Ducato]] 15:57, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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::Balrogs were lesser Maiar (by the way, ''Maia'' is the singular). Sauron was also a Maia, though of a more powerful order. --[[User:Narfil Palùrfalas|Narfil Palùrfalas]] 18:17, 3 September 2006 (EDT)<br />
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someone please upload that timo vihola picture for sauron into the images of sauron category?.<br />
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:Great suggestion, you can now find the image in [[:Category:Images of Sauron]] and [[:Category:Images by Timo Vihola]] --[[User:Hyarion|Hyarion]] 03:34, 26 November 2006 (EST)<br />
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:Yeah, noticed it. I actually wanted to include that for some time, but forgot. Well, that's the purpose of a Wiki! Keep up the good work. -- [[User:Ederchil|Ederchil]] 04:55, 15 April 2008 (EDT)<br />
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Cf. [[Talk:Tauron#Which language?]] --[[User:Morgan|Morgan]] 13:59, 27 February 2011 (UTC)<br />
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Morgan, why have you cleared the Appearances and Abilities section? --[[User:Reallyfat|Reallyfat Trollion]] 09:02, 14 February 2013 (UTC)</div>Reallyfat