He was feared as a lord of deadly beasts, a cunning servant, and a sorcerer. He was considered equal to Gothmog, the captain of Angband. In that battle, Sauron was believed to be the mightiest servants. The Elves left the Valinor to attack Morgoth who had stolen the gems that lighted from the destroyed Trees of Valinor. When it was captured by Valar, they searched Angband and Utumno but could not find Sauron. When Melkor made a fortress in Angband in the north-west, he made Sauron its commander. His entire army was eventually slain, but some populations of orcs remained in the Misty Mountains, although they posed no threat to the lands of Men after the fall of the Dark Lord.Huan Subdues Sauron. With Sauron's final defeat, the orcs were left leaderless and shattered. They formed the bulk of Sauron's army in Mordor, participating in the Siege of Minas Tirith, the Battle of the Field of Pelennor, and the climactic Battle of the Black Gate. Isildur, who refused to destroy the One Ring, would be slain by orcs, which in turn caused the Ring to fall into the hands of Smeagol, and further into the hands of Bilbo and Frodo Baggins.īy the Third Age, orcs were largely disorganized roving bands until Sauron once again began gathering his strength with the discovery of the One Ring by Bilbo. An enraged Sauron made war with this new kingdom, but was struck down seemingly for good, with his orc armies scattering to the winds. THE LAST ALLIANCE AND THE WAR OF THE RINGĮlendil, one of the few Numenorean survivors, set up the realm on Gondor on the borders of Mordor. He then eschewed the force of arms in favor of corrupting the kingdom of Numenor, which met with failure when Eru intervened directly, sinking Numenor beneath the waves. He was defeated by the Numenorean men, and retreated to Mordor to rebuild his strength. The orcs served as the main backbone of Sauron's army, and nearly overran the entirety of Middle-Earth. The Elves, however, rejected his gifts, which brought Sauron into open war with them. RELATED: Amazon's Lord of the Rings Series Adds Maze Runner's Will Poulter He forged the Rings of Power, and ensnared the Nine kings of Men to his cause. While the orc army was being bred, Sauron set out to corrupt the hearts and minds of the races of Middle-Earth. He gathered what orcs remained, and began breeding a new army with which to dominate the lands of Middle-Earth himself. A few thousand years after his master Morgoth was defeated, Sauron had revealed himself to the world and began building his stronghold Barad-dur in the land of Mordor.
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