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ALPHABETICAL RACES PLACES MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE INTERACTIVE SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random
Dates The first Fall of Sauron was in the year II 3441, the second on 25 March III 3019 Location The first Fall took place on the slopes of Orodruin, the second came with the Downfall of Barad-dûr, both within the confines of Mordor Race Ainur Division Maiar of Aulë Pronunciation Sauron is pronounced 'sow'ron' ('ow' as in English 'now') Meaning Sauron means 'the abhorred' Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 30 August 2021 This entry is complete The downfall of the second Dark Lord Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A reference to either of the two great defeats of Sauron. At the end of the Second Age, after a siege of seven years, he was overcome by Elendil and Gil-galad, both of whom also died in combat. At that time the One Ring that held much of Sauron's power was claimed by Elendil's heir Isildur, and because it was not destroyed, the first Fall of Sauron was incomplete. Over the following hundreds and thousands of years, he was able to take on a new form and rebuld his forces, so that by the end of the Third Age, he threatened Middle-earth once again. The second Fall of Sauron was brought about by the final destruction of the Ring, when it went into the fires of Mount Doom. Even this could not destroy Sauron utterly, but with the loss of his Ring he was diminished to a dark but impotent spirit, never to trouble the world again. See also... Aiwendil, Aragorn Elessar, Battle of the Hornburg, Chieftain of the Ringwraiths, Daur, Elf-havens, Eryn Galen, Fell Riders, Flame of the West, Free Folk, Gollum, Isildur, King of the Nine Riders, Lord of the Black Land, Men of Rhûn, [See the full list...]New Reckoning, Orcs of Dol Guldur, Radagast, Ringday, Tale of the Ring, The East, Uruk-hai Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 30 August 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.

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SHARE User guide Latest entries FAQ and e-mail Disclaimer and bibliography Awards Old and rare words Lexicon of names Excyclopedia of Arda Movie-goer's Guides: • The Fellowship of the Ring • The Two Towers • The Return of the King The Hobbit Viewer's Companions: • An Unexpected Journey • The Desolation of Smaug • The Battle of the Five Armies Tolkien links Book news Latest Chronicle Calendar Old and rare words Lexicon of names Links Random

Dates The first Fall of Sauron was in the year II 3441, the second on 25 March III 3019 Location The first Fall took place on the slopes of Orodruin, the second came with the Downfall of Barad-dûr, both within the confines of Mordor Race Ainur Division Maiar of Aulë Pronunciation Sauron is pronounced 'sow'ron' ('ow' as in English 'now') Meaning Sauron means 'the abhorred' Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 30 August 2021 This entry is complete The downfall of the second Dark Lord

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV A reference to either of the two great defeats of Sauron. At the end of the Second Age, after a siege of seven years, he was overcome by Elendil and Gil-galad, both of whom also died in combat. At that time the One Ring that held much of Sauron's power was claimed by Elendil's heir Isildur, and because it was not destroyed, the first Fall of Sauron was incomplete. Over the following hundreds and thousands of years, he was able to take on a new form and rebuld his forces, so that by the end of the Third Age, he threatened Middle-earth once again. The second Fall of Sauron was brought about by the final destruction of the Ring, when it went into the fires of Mount Doom. Even this could not destroy Sauron utterly, but with the loss of his Ring he was diminished to a dark but impotent spirit, never to trouble the world again. See also... Aiwendil, Aragorn Elessar, Battle of the Hornburg, Chieftain of the Ringwraiths, Daur, Elf-havens, Eryn Galen, Fell Riders, Flame of the West, Free Folk, Gollum, Isildur, King of the Nine Riders, Lord of the Black Land, Men of Rhûn, [See the full list...]New Reckoning, Orcs of Dol Guldur, Radagast, Ringday, Tale of the Ring, The East, Uruk-hai Indexes: Alphabetical: F Alphabetical: S Events About this entry: Updated 30 August 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2006, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Explore the benefits of using a personality profile to discover yourself and make the most of your career.