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Sauron's rise to power in the Second Age is portrayed in the Amazon prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. [20] He first appears disguised as the non-canonical human character Halbrand, [21] and then in the second season as Annatar (a canonical alias of Sauron), both played by Charlie Vickers. [22]
Sauron, subtitled "The Battle for the Ring, S.A. 3434", is a licensed board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1977 that simulates the battle between Sauron and the Last Alliance of Elves and Men mentioned in the fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
In Mordor, Sauron again poses as Halbrand and is brought to Adar. After being tortured by Adar's followers, he reveals that Sauron has returned and offers to go to Eregion—the Elven realm where the rings were forged—while Adar raises his army. Waldreg, a human follower of Adar, is killed by a Warg that Sauron enthralls.
He loses control, the staff disintegrates, and the storm sweeps Nori and Poppy away. Sauron poses as Halbrand at the gates of Eregion and refuses to leave. Though he promised Galadriel he would never talk to Halbrand again, Celebrimbor does not know he is Sauron and eventually approaches him.
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[51] [47] McKay said hiding Sauron until the season finale meant they were not rushing into focusing on his evilness, [50] and could begin the series by introducing the Second Age and its heroic characters. [24] The writers condensed Tolkien's Second Age timeline from thousands of years to a short period of time.
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the first three episodes of Season 2 of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” now streaming on Prime Video. Grab your rings and your ...