We’ve become accustomed to seeing Sauron in his all-seeing-eye form that many of us forget that he once had a physical form, as well.
It’s hardly our fault we didn’t realise the truth of thisLord of the Ringsdetail sooner – there’s just so much lore to unpack.
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Seeing as we’ve yet to pick our jaws off of the floor, what’s one more surprise?
Seeing as we’re discussing the films, we might as well watch the trailer forThe Return of the King
When one Lord of the Rings fan queried whether Sauron had ever been anything other than the “lidless eye” we see in the films, the response they got opened their eyes to the reality of the Dark Lord’s long reign of terror.
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On the Tolkien forums, user CWOBrienasked, “Did Sauron in fact have a body during the Third Age?”
This theory assumes that Sauron is too “frail” to take form, and thus acts “from behind the scenes”.
Fans have long debated what is lurking under Sauron’s armour; whathis “true appearance”is, and thus such curiosity isn’t all that surprising given how enigmatic the character is.
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User Starbrow might have the answer you’ve been desperately searching for.
“Sauron had a physical body,” they said, “Gollum says, ‘Yes, He has only four fingers on the Black Hand, but they are enough.’”
With anew Lord of the Rings RPGon the way that coincides with one of the new films, we can’t help but wonder what other tidbits of lore will escape our notice.
One thing’s for sure, every day is educational.
Topics:The Lord Of The Rings,TV And Film
