For better or worse, this is leading to a wider understanding of literature’s greatest villain.
The Valar sat above the Maiar as the most powerful beings after the One creator, Eru Iluvatar himself.
CasualLord of the Ringsfans aren’t normally keyed in on this level of lore.
Morgoth’s Ringcontains a wealth of lore on Sauron and his species.
Halbrand appeared to be an original character and a roguishly likable one at that.
This was all a part ofThe Rings of Power’stactics - deceive the audience just as Galadriel was deceived.
Of course,Sauron was far more dangerous than his pitch let on.
Pursuing obsessive extremes led Sauron to justify the means with the end.
In doing so,Sauron had lost sight of his original goal.
Set in the Second Age of Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explores the forging of the iconic rings, the rise of the Dark Lord Sauron, and the epic events leading up to the stories in J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic novels. The series chronicles the creation of legendary characters and the historic alliances and rivalries that shape the fate of Middle-earth.
Tolkien’s classic novels.
