Sauron the Necromancer | Tolkien Explained
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Published 2023-09-16
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Sauron forging the ring - Marko Manev
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Nazgul Bowing Before Sauron - Kip Rasmussen
sauron - WETA
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Sauron Brought Werewolves - Peet
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The Necromancer of Dol Guldur - Kinko White
sauron before ar-pharazon – Anke Eissman
Fall of Numenor – Alan Lee
traveler to Dol Guldur - Felix Englund
Mirkwood - J.R.R._Tolkien
Sauron - anotherstranger_me
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DOL-GULDUR - John Howe
Gil-galad, Sauron, Elendil - Tom Romain
spirit of sauron - skullb*st*rd
Dol Guldur - Aronja Art
The White Council – White Council game
The Nine nazgul - Kinko White
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Thror's Map - Alan Lee
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thrain - Weta
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Thorin Oakenshield - Anke Eissmann
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Gondolin - Alan Lee
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Mirkwood - Elrodimus Flash
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Huan Subdues Sauron - Ted Nasmith
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Witch King of Angmar at Lake Evendim - Kip Rasmussen
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Mouth of Sauron - John Howe
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All Comments (21)
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It was a misunderstanding. Sauron was giving people hickies in Mirkwood, so he was actually a neck romancer. Very informative episode.
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Easy to forget it’s THOUSANDS of years between some of these events.. would be like finding out today that the creepy dude in the forest is actually some long forgotten Egyptian pharaoh / Gandalf is the only Egyptologist who could piece it together😳
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"The power of Oaths" There's a reason, I hear, that Elrond explicitly mentioned that the Fellowship of the Ring should NOT be oathed to Frodo, but instead accompany on their own free will. The man knew exactly how terrible an Oath can be because of Feanor.
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"Necromancer" 1. Practices divination by summoning spirits of the dead? Confirmed. 2. Practices the darkest of magics with the evilest of intentions? Confirmed. 3. Summons and/or creates minions who should by rights be dead, but who are infused with unnatural life? Confirmed. Yeah, Sauron can fulfill any and all definitions of Necromancer. The alias is well-chosen, in my opinion.
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I am very sick today, your lord of the Rings lore videos are like chicken soup and ginger ale
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What I learned is that Sauron is very patient and can wait for things for a very long time.
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The necromancer is Sauron?!! Don’t make me laugh, he’s probably just a lonely old dude doing a bit of weird magic.
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The Necromancer was originally a mortal sorcerer of unexplained origin as I recall from old editions of The Hobbit.
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Don't forget about the dead marshes where it seems souls are lingering there
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I imagine he would carry a harmless good looking form to convince Elves, Men, and Dwarves that he was a good guy; not just being cliché, having a handsome face with a sly, evil smirk to say “yeah, I look evil but you’re gonna listen to me anyway”
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When clicking on this video I knew exactly that I basically know all there is to know about Sauron. But just the sheer quality of these videos are so good that I enjoy watching them even though I wouldn't learn anything new.
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I wonder how Sauron reacted when he found out his ring was so close to him and being actively used during the events of The Hobbit and he never noticed XD
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There is so much to discuss about Sauron and for good reason….. he is one of the greatest villains ever conceived!
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One of the Best Characters Tolkien Created!!
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I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned that the ring itself can expand someones lifespan by hundreds of years like it did Gollum. And that had saurons own power put into it even if it wasnt intentional. Though i wonder if that only happens because of how mortals are affected by a Maia's power or because it was saurons specific dark magic that causes it. Because if its the latter, extending lifespan is some form of necromancy even if it isnt as grand or flashy as summoning the dead
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the fact he controls the wraiths + orks which are both essentially dead men and dead elves twisted by darkness you could say he was a necromancer to a degree.
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it's interesting to think sauron as the necromancer could just hang out in mirkwood for so long. like, nobody thought to deal with the necromancer in all that time
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Sauron was a master of transformation. Taking many different forms throughout his existence. Though no doubt deceiving & malevolent. He could also walk completely invisible within this world, the one ring was imbued with that inherent power of his. Anyone who put it on would enter the world of spirits, invisible to mortal eyes, yet corrupted.
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Tolkien could have easily written The Hobbit without crafting such a detailed world behind the scenes, but then he would not have had the material to write The Lord of the Rings! Goes to show how true passion is rewarded.
