The Second Age in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth setting is where The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power takes place. The first War of the Ring will be fully explored in the series, despite the fact that this period was only briefly mentioned in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring’s introductory flashback scene. To defeat Sauron, the greatest foe, the army of men, elves, and dwarves come together. Sauron was once a mortal being before he assumed the shape of the gigantic eye perched atop Mount Doom.
The history of Sauron is well-explained in Tolkien’s novels. In The Silmarillion, Tolkien provided further information about Sauron’s rise to power outside The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. The entire history of Middle-earth, from its creation to its destruction, is described in the Silmarillion. Despite becoming the “ultimate evil” that unifies the heroes, Sauron is actually linked to a far older evil force.
Another Evil Immortal Creature of Middle-earth Has a Relationship with Sauron
The fictitious continent of Middle-earth is called “Arda” by Tolkien. Eru, a being akin to a god, created the “Ainur,” or immortal beings, who are responsible for this universe. One of the Ainur who hears Eru’s message first is Sauron. Melkor, another immortal, has some sort of control over Sauron. The most potent Ainur, Melkor is the origin of all evil in Middle Earth.
The information that Melkor gives Sauron draws him in. Melkor intended to forge oneness through a fully absorbed civilization, whereas Eru wished to watch creatures like elves and humans change and evolve. The main source of inspiration for Tolkien’s novels was his time as a soldier in World War II. The ascent of fascism over the world can be contrasted with Melkor and Saurons’ goal to establish “order” through unification. It is believed that the alliance of humans, elves, and dwarves represents the Allied Forces.
Ultimately, Sauron departs from Valinor so that he can assist Melkor in the actual Middle Earth. The elves in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King travel toward Valinor, the “Blessed Realm” in the Tolkien universe. The cursed Melkor, now known as Morgoth, directs Sauron to become his primary lieutenant. The Orcs, trolls, and other antagonists in the series are the result of Sauron’s experiments on Eru’s creations. Sauron assumes a variety of guises throughout the “War of Wrath,” along with a vampire bat, a werewolf, & ultimately a “Dark Lord.”
Sauron Secretly Crafts the One Ring
Although Morgoth is vanquished and confined in Valinor, Sauron escapes and declares himself to be the new Morgoth. Sauron persuades the Elven blacksmiths to create the Rings of Power in order to set himself up for his upcoming conquest. He surreptitiously develops the One Ring in order to command the other rings without the elves’ knowledge. One of The Lord of the Rings’ central motifs is that, although being given power, ring-bearers are destined to fall into corruption.
The main plot of The Rings of Power is the “War of the Last Alliance.” The series will depict Sauron destroying Nmenor, the city of men, however, the direction of the plot is unclear. This occurrence leads humans to join arms with the elves. Even though there are several planned seasons, we already know how the narrative concludes—Sauron is vanquished and presumed to be dead. But Sauron survives because the human Prince Isildur declines to cast the One Ring into the flames of Mount Doom.
The Hobbit simply refers to Sauron as the “Necromancer,” but Peter Jackson’s film series went into greater length to clarify this discrepancy. It takes The Lord of the Rings for Sauron’s presence to be made known. Ian McKellen’s Gandalf finds this enigmatic “Necromancer” and pursues him. He is on the verge of death when Christopher Lee’s wizard Saruman, Cate Blanchett’s Galadriel, as well as Hugo Weaving’s Elrond save him.
In the end, Saruman is the one who keeps Sauron a secret because he desperately wants the One Ring and wishes to be at Sauron’s side. Saruman assists Sauron in building up a sizable army and seizing control of the castle Isengard in the time between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Gandalf is aware that Ian Holm’s (Bilbo) magical ring is powerful, but it isn’t until The Fellowship of the Ring’s opening scene that he realizes it is the One Ring.
The Strength of Sauron Is His Capability to Corrupt Others
The Council of Elrond chooses Frodo because he is strong enough to withstand the One Ring’s influence, which is the only way to deprive Sauron of his power. Its power can entice men, elves, and dwarfs alike. Galadriel and Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen) worry that they won’t be able to withstand the One Ring’s power. Unlike Isildur, Frodo ultimately chooses to toss the One Ring into Mount Doom’s raging volcano in order to permanently destroy Sauron. With nothing left to sustain him, Sauron perishes and is forever banished from Middle-earth.
Tolkien’s novels use the character of Sauron in a variety of ways because he is largely a metaphor. The manner in which Jackson is portrayed in Jackson’s movies varies. He appears in The Hobbit trilogy as a legendary shadow and as a hulking warrior in the flashback. Prior to the assault on Mount Doom, Aragorn even engages in combat with a real-life “Mouth of Sauron.” The Rings of Power’s ability to reimagine this character’s vivid past will be intriguing to watch.
