Common Misreadings of the Dark Lord Sauron | Part 1

This three-part series was created before I understood what Screenrant really was — a click-bait website designed to generate traffic rather than meaningful discussion. Some viewers have told me that they still enjoy these videos, so I’ve left them up. However, I want to emphasise that I would not have made this series if I had known about Screenrant’s approach beforehand. Comments are disabled since I’m no longer engaging with these videos or the debate surrounding them. In this first part, I respond to a Screenrant article claiming that Sauron “makes no sense” in The Lord of the Rings. Using Tolkien’s own writings, I clarify misconceptions and explain the true nature of Sauron: his power, his purpose, and the deeper logic behind his character that the Screenrant article overlooked. 📰 Original Article: https://screenrant.com/lord-rings-sau... 📖 Chapters: 00:00 – Intro 00:54 – Screenrant and the article 02:36 – Number 15 (Sauron “Becoming” the Ring) 08:12 – Number 14 (So Few Ringwraiths) 12:34 – Number 13 (Disappearing Ringwraiths) 15:42 – Number 12 (A Ring Forged to Make Others Invisible) 19:23 – Number 11 (Gandalf & Co Let Him Recover and Build an Army) 25:07 – Outro 📕 Support the Channel: Patreon –   / theredbook   YouTube Memberships –    / @theredbook   Members-Only Videos –    • Members-only videos   🤝🏼 Supporters: Callisto_Arcas (Patricia), Brandon Neil Howells, Dovid Nachshon Albright, Wavesailor, Victus Shmmidtt, Seraphim38, ncv199, Moses Gunn, Lynn Seguin, Master of Dungeons, Gundero, steve b, Michael Nørrelykke, Joe Raffurty, Grant Erickson, Inge Marie Schmidlin, John Piccolini, Kevin Blanchard, Mike, amazingmuffinman, boi sophies, Lucy Edling, Brendan Tormey, Bianca Hagenberg, Puddle210 📚 On-Screen Notes & 🎨 Artwork: All on-screen notes, references, artist credits, images, and links are listed here: 👉 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... 🖼️ Thumbnail Art: "Sauron" Gus Hunter (Weta) https://conceptartworld.com/artists/g... 🎵 Audio: Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... “Autumn Walk” – Alexander Nakarada https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com “Fantasy Ambience” – Alexander Nakarada https://alexandernakarada.bandcamp.com ❗ Disclaimer: All videos are based on my own research into Tolkien’s works unless otherwise stated. Permission and/or licenses have been obtained for all copyrighted materials. All scripts and editing are my own work and property. No AI tools were used in the production of this video.