This article explores Sauron's role throughout Middle-earth's history, highlighting his involvement in the First, Second, and Third Ages as depicted in Tolkien's works and their adaptations. It discusses how 'The Rings of Power' focuses on the Second Age, while Peter Jackson's films cover the Third Age.
Sauron is one of the two great enemies in The Lord of the Rings, meaning he has suffered as many defeats as he has victories across Middle-earth's Three Ages. While a Fourth Age of Middle-earth exists after The Lord of the Rings' ending, Sauron was not active during this time. Instead, Sauron 's main involvement in the incredibly expansive Middle-earth timeline came in the First, Second, and Third Ages.
4 However, Sauron captured Beren and Galadriel's brother Finrod, prompting Lúthien to travel to Tol-in-Gaurhoth to save him. On her journey, she met Huan, a great hunting dog sent by one of The Lord of the Rings' Valar, Oromë. Sauron desired to capture Lúthien as a gift for Morgoth, striding out to meet her and Huan in the form of a great werewolf, as it was prophesied that the latter could not be killed unless it was by the greatest wolf that ever lived.
Interestingly, Tolkien's writings do not indicate that Sauron physically fought in this battle himself. Between his defeat to Lúthien and Huan, little is mentioned of Sauron's activities. However, the servant of Morgoth still suffered a great defeat due to his master being banished. After The War of Wrath, Sauron took a fair form and fled to Middle-earth, hiding away until he could regain power for himself now that Morgoth was defeated.
This became known as the Battle of the Gwathló, as Sauron was pushed further and further southeast by Gil-galad and the Númenóreans, led by Elendil. Sauron eventually was left with only a small host of bodyguards and was forced to flee. The dark lord retreated to Mordor, marking a decisive victory for the free peoples of Middle-earth in The War of the Elves and Sauron, and a decisive Second Age defeat for the latter.
3 Sauron Was Defeated For Generations During The War Of The Last Alliance The End Of The Second Age Marked Another Setback For Sauron As Sauron recovered his strength in Mordor, a group of surviving Faithful from Númenor led by Elendil formed the Last Alliance with Gil-galad and the elves of Middle-earth. Sauron feared this alliance and ordered a pre-emptive strike against the kingdom of Gondor, formed by Elendil and his sons in Sauron's absence.
1 Sauron losing the One Ring massively diminished his power, resulting in the dark lord's biggest defeat since The War of Wrath at the end of the First Age. For thousands of years after his defeat in The War of the Last Alliance, Sauron could not take physical form and lost control over many of his subjects. Defeated and humiliated, it is thought that Sauron retreated east to recuperate his strength once more.
This defeat of Sauron is depicted in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy, specifically the third film, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies.
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