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The Valar sent the Istari, a group of Wizards including Gandalf the Grey, to combat the growing power of the Necromancer. He was known as a dark sorcerer, and came to be known as the Necromancer, although no one yet knew he was A.K.A. While the Ring made its way between owners, Sauron sought refuge in Dol Guldur in southern Mirkwood. And so went the Third Age: Sauron hiding and allowing the world to forget about his existence. The Ring fell to the bottom of a lake and lay in wait for its master. It wiggled its way off his finger, and he was immediately killed by Orcs. Shocking absolutely no one, Isildur was betrayed by the One Ring. Isildur the jerkwad who couldn’t just take out the trash, courtesy of New Line Cinema Sauron the Necromancer He was, after all, the maker of the notorious Rings of Power. Among them was Celebrimbor, the greatest craftsman of his time. Taking on the appearance of an Elf, he called himself Annatar and used his smithing skills to get in with powerful Elves. So he decided to disguise himself as one of them. But the Elves would be much more difficult to sway. His battle for the loyalty of Men was easy: power and wealth would easily bring them into the fold. Evil began to stir in Middle Earth again, and armies of Orcs flocked to his service. He built the dark fortress of Barad-dûr against the landscape of Mount Doom. Forging the Rings of Powerĭuring the Second Age, Sauron established a kingdom in Mordor in eastern Middle Earth. And for five centuries, The Abhorred stayed hidden. When Morgoth was defeated, Sauron fled to Middle Earth. Fun fact, Sauron’s battle victories made him the lord of both werewolves and vampires, which are a thing in Tolkien’s universe. It was during this age that Sauron really built his rep as Morgoth’s most terrifying lieutenant, a shapeshifter, and a deceiver. In the First Age, Morgoth stole the Silmirils, a set of magic gems forged from the light of the Two Trees that were used to fashion the sun and the moon.