LOTR: Sauron Is Not The 'Lord' Of The Rings, So Who Is?
The Lord of the Rings trilogy is reflective of many of the terrible traumas that Tolkien experienced in his own life. Tolkien lived at a time when the world was in its very own struggle for power and dominion during WW1, and thousands of people were losing their lives every day, both in the battles and the civilian attacks.
Countries across the globe were holding their breath to see who would seize power, and how it would change the world forever. Tolkien himself, who fought in the trenches and lost several close friends along the way, felt himself to be one tiny piece of resistance against an impossible and insurmountable evil, which is reflected in his protagonists Frodo and Sam, and their epic journey across Middle Earth to destroy the ring, so that the terrible dark lord Sauron can’t use it to corrupt their home and rid them of everything they hold dear.
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Sauron is Tolkien’s physical embodiment of the torture and restlessness that he saw in the world all around him, and is a character so evil that he is devoid of any moral reasoning. There is no way to bargain with him, there is no redemption for him, he wants nothing other than to wreak destruction on those he considers weaker than himself and unworthy of the world that they have been given by Eru, the creator of all things.
The key to Sauron’s power, and his triumph or defeat are the 20 rings of power that he tricked the elven craftsman Celebrimbor into forging. 9 lie with the ancient kings of men who have been corrupted into Ring-wraiths to serve Sauron eternally. 7 lie with the dwarf lords who have either lost them to terrible dragons or back to Sauron. 3 lie in hiding, safe and protected by the elves that
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