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Dates Sauron occupied Barad-dûr c. II 1000 - II 3441 and III 2951 - III 3019 Location Behind the Window of the Eye, at the top of Barad-dûr Race Ainur Division Maiar of Aulë Settlements Barad-dûr Pronunciation Barad-dûr is pronounced 'ba'rad doorr' (the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this) Meaning Barad-dûr means 'Dark Tower' Other names The Evil Eye, The Eye of Mordor, The Eye of Sauron, The Great Eye, The Lidless Eye, The Red Eye Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: E Others About this entry: Updated 12 August 2021 This entry is complete The watchful glare of the Dark Tower Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Also called the Eye of Sauron or the Eye of Mordor: the mysterious watching force that emanated from the Window of the Eye high in Barad-dûr. The Eye seems to represent the malicious gaze of Sauron himself: he could bend its power to see events far away in Middle-earth, but the Eye could only observe one thing at one time. In many ways, the Eye appears to operate in the same way as a palantír, and it may be that the Eye of Barad-dûr was the Seeing-stone looted from Minas Ithil. On the other hand, there are accounts of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, possessing similar abilities, and so it may be that this power of vision represented an innate ability of all the Ainur. See also... Evil Eye, The Voice Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: E Others About this entry: Updated 12 August 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.

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Dates Sauron occupied Barad-dûr c. II 1000 - II 3441 and III 2951 - III 3019 Location Behind the Window of the Eye, at the top of Barad-dûr Race Ainur Division Maiar of Aulë Settlements Barad-dûr Pronunciation Barad-dûr is pronounced 'ba'rad doorr' (the final 'r' should be pronounced - 'rr' is used here to emphasise this) Meaning Barad-dûr means 'Dark Tower' Other names The Evil Eye, The Eye of Mordor, The Eye of Sauron, The Great Eye, The Lidless Eye, The Red Eye Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: E Others About this entry: Updated 12 August 2021 This entry is complete The watchful glare of the Dark Tower

Years of the Trees First Age I Second Age II Third Age III Fourth Age IV Also called the Eye of Sauron or the Eye of Mordor: the mysterious watching force that emanated from the Window of the Eye high in Barad-dûr. The Eye seems to represent the malicious gaze of Sauron himself: he could bend its power to see events far away in Middle-earth, but the Eye could only observe one thing at one time. In many ways, the Eye appears to operate in the same way as a palantír, and it may be that the Eye of Barad-dûr was the Seeing-stone looted from Minas Ithil. On the other hand, there are accounts of the first Dark Lord, Morgoth, possessing similar abilities, and so it may be that this power of vision represented an innate ability of all the Ainur. See also... Evil Eye, The Voice Indexes: Alphabetical: B Alphabetical: E Others About this entry: Updated 12 August 2021 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2007, 2021. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.