5 Things the Movies Never Told You About Sauron | Lord of the Rings

In this video, I explore five things the movies never showed about Sauron. Some of these points may be obvious to Tolkien readers, but they might be fascinating for anyone who only knows the films. I cover his many names, his connection to his master Morgoth, the relationship between the two Dark Lords, the way Sauron operated, his involvement with the Balrogs, and other key aspects of his deeper lore. ------------------------ All content falls under fair use: any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as to comment upon, criticize, or parody a copyrighted work. Such uses can be done without permission from the copyright owner. ------------------------ Credits to the talented artists listed below. If I missed anyone or if you’d like your artwork removed, please contact me at: [email protected] and I’ll update/remove promptly. Thumb - Balrog of Morgoth // Valarauko - AlvaroFernaG, https://www.deviantart.com/alvarofern... Wolf Sauron, Lord of the Rings – EmersonKaran, https://www.deviantart.com/emersonkar... Sauron (Vampire) – LoranDeSore, https://www.deviantart.com/lorandesor... Sauron – Annatar – nimgaladh, https://x.com/nimgaladh/status/179038... Sauron and Ar-Pharazon – Janka Latečková, via Reddit   / sauron_and_arpharazon_by_janka_late%c4%8dk...   The Fall of Númenor – Alan Lee, https://www.wikiart.org/pt/alan-lee Sauron Rebirth – Bartek Wąsacz, https://www.artstation.com/artwork/bv9Ov Celebrimbor and Sauron (Annatar) – SPARK, https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile... The Fate of Isildur – AnatoFinnstark, https://www.deviantart.com/anatofinns... The Army of Sauron – AnatoFinnstark, https://www.artstation.com/artwork/g0... Fantasy Races – DarioFish, https://www.deviantart.com/dariofish/... Ainur – alystraea, https://www.deviantart.com/alystraea Manwë and Morgoth – Unsure artist, via source unavailable Olorin (Gandalf/Mithrandir), Curumo (Saruman) and Aiwendil (Radagast) in their Maiar forms – Aiwendil, https://38.media.tumblr.com/4d2bab8af... Sauron and Morgoth; Morgoth and Fingolfin – YLieke, https://x.com/cgbookworm Mairon the Abhorrent (Sauron) – Sephilash, https://www.deviantart.com/sephilash/... Sauron and Morgoth – Sandra Mariotti, via   / 314759461458912567   Banishment – voyvodaS, https://www.artstation.com/artwork/G8... Sauron and Morgoth – Unsure artist, via   / 342344009174698876   Melkor – EvissOmiros, https://www.tumblr.com/eldamaranquend... Sauron, Lord of the Rings (Fanart) – Kaïa Nguyen, https://www.artstation.com/artwork/o2... Black Númenóreans (disguise Sauron in the video) – samo-art, https://www.deviantart.com/samo-art Melkor and Sauron – Jerry Vanderstelt, https://vandersteltstudio.com/ Morgoth vs Fingolfin – Olorin, https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fb... Morgoth and the Seven Balrogs – Kwiatkowski, via FANDOM https://infinitas-guerras.fandom.com/... Balrogs defending Morgoth from Ungoliant – Jovan Delic, https://www.artstation.com/artwork/RY... Sauron on a Throne – Unsure artist, via   / 5559199523986768   And Finrod Fell Before the Throne – KuraiGeijutsu, https://www.deviantart.com/kuraigeiju... Finrod and Werewolf – Unsure artist, via   / 330240585165975446   #tolkien #lotr #lordoftherings #sauron #morgoth #balrog