sauron

In the world of The Lord of the Rings, can the form of government of the Sauron-worshipping cults living in the region of Rhûn be considered aocracy or, more precisely, theocratic despotism?

We're there any elves who served Sauron or Morgoth and were still elves, not orc-creatures or something? Also, could an elf turn "dark" for a while, repent of their deeds, and then be forgiven and still go into the West? This has been on my mind for a while.

So, this might be a not so difficult issue to resolve but I have been thinking on how the Dwarves of Moria delved so much into the earth that they ended up disturbing a Balrog. Many questions arise: Was Angband deeper than Moria? How did the Balrog got there? How long was it there? Did it...

- The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Rings: The Council of Elrond The Coat of Many Colours (wikipedia) - King James Version, Genesis 37:3 As a devote Catholic Tolkien must have been aware of the Biblical Coat of Many Colors, and this is not a particularly common phrase. One knock...

I was reading the final part of the Peoples of Middle Earth. There is a tale about a man, Nan-Elmar I think, a story that happens at the end of Eldarion's reign. Basically, after the defeat of Sauron, there weren't any non-human enemies, nobody with cosmic level powers. Gondor/Arnor and Rohan...

Suppose that Sauron, desiring order, realized that Melkor and his desire for chaos would NEVER lead to his plans being fulfilled, and so opposed him. However, we can assume that he's not a Valar lackey, but would still desire order and would likely even point out the failings of the Valar to...

That part has confused me how he resisted despair and chose to fight when it looked like Mordor had captured Frodo and Sam. Assuming that Frodo had stuck the Ring up his rear end or something and that's why Sauron didn't already have the Ring, it would seem the best course of action to get...

Two months ago, for my writing class final, I did a project on lotr! My project was mainly about differences between the books and the Peter Jackson films' representation of the Eye of Sauron. personally, I find that the films' depiction of the Eye has made it even more confusing than in the...

I've always found the movie depiction of Sauron a bit strange- I couldn't find anything in the books to support that design. The most I can think of is that Sauron was described as sort of a shadow of his former self after his defeat in the end of the Silmarillion, but as far as I know he was...

Been thinking about this since I watched the latest season of Rings of Power and honestly it gives me a new perspective on Sauron. I honestly think if Morgoth returned some how it'd play out like how Darth Sidious's and Darth Maul's reunion did. Sauron would sense it and be terrified he'd...

Been doing a binge and while I know he's manipulating everyone I can't help but wonder if there's some sincerity to what he claims. Like I do think he believes that he's creating a lasting peace but I think he's so far gone he no longer sees how Morgoth has twisted him.

Did the Ring in some way sense that Frodo and Sam intended to destroy it in Mt. Doom? While approaching Mordor it was getting nearer to Sauron. That would be a reason for the Ring getting lighter not heavier, I would think. How intelligent was the Ring?

For people who dont know. Vidkun Quisling was basically a puppet of the Nazi regime that was in charge of the Nazi group in Norway at the height of Nazi regime. But it could be wikipedia is just making it up. But doesnt sound too unreasonable...

I know the Valar send a select group of Maiar to sail to middle earth to aid the free people's in the overthrow of Sauron. However, surely there are more powerful beings than the wizards at the disposal of the Valar that could have defeated the lord of the rings much faster, much easier and with...

From The Bridge of Khazad-Dum The implication is that Balrogs can speak but Durin's Bane may have been the strong silent type. Is there any spoken words recorded for a Balrog in Tolkien's works or in Christopher's Tolkien's writings? Do we know if Durin's Bane had detected the Ring or was he...

So this will be split into two scenarios: 1. The One Ring is reclaimed by the Nazgul from Frodo in Mt. Doom. 2. Sauron swings his colossal weapon thing and kills Isildur. what would happen? Edit: Now imagine that after years, Radaghast and the others form a last resistance against Sauron, what...

Unlike Morgoth and his nihilism, Sauron and Saruman are both a case study of how good intentions lead to evil. Both Sauron and Saruman are the Maiar of Aule. This may in fact be the root origin of their mistake: the tendency to look at the world, society and even individuals as nothing but...

I only get the idea that Sauron is a deciever in Silmarillion. And the design in Peter Jackson version of LOTR is obviously based on how people illustrated the lord of evil himself "Melkor"

I saw this on Quora and wanted share and discuss on here https://qr.ae/pKvzDJ Was the Dark Lord hesitant to release Gollum? Was it his greatest mistake? CL

Okay, so what was Sauron's plans post Valinor invasion? Just declare himself King of Númenor too? Go back to Mordor? Bask in his glory as high priest of Númenor while raking in the tributes from Middle-Earth? It kinda just seems like his plans ended when the ships left and he just happened...