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About 500 years into the Second Age, Sauron reappeared, [T 16] intent on taking over Middle-earth. [T 5] [T 14] [T 20] [T 6] To seduce the Elves into his service, Sauron assumed a fair appearance as Annatar, "Lord of Gifts" [T 13] and befriended Celebrimbor's Elven-smiths of Eregion. He taught them arts and magic, helping them to forge the ...
The Second Age is characterized by the establishment and flourishing of Númenor, the rise of Sauron in Middle-earth, the creation of the Rings of Power and the Ringwraiths, and the early wars of the Rings between Sauron and the Elves. It ended with Sauron's defeat by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. [T 21] [e]
The concluding section of the book, comprising about 20 pages, describes the events that take place in Middle-earth during the Second and Third Ages. In the Second Age, Sauron re-emerged in Middle-earth. The Rings of Power were forged by Elves led by Celebrimbor, but Sauron secretly forged One Ring to control the others.
Second Age: Celebrimbor becomes lord of Eregion; Under the instruction of "Annatar" (Sauron), Celebrimbor and the Elves begin crafting Rings of Power; The Elves craft the Three Rings without Sauron's involvement; Sauron makes the One Ring to rule the world; Celebrimbor perceives that Sauron has betrayed the Elves; Sauron destroys Eregion ...
The Fall of Númenor: And Other Tales from the Second Age of Middle-Earth is an edited 2022 collection of J. R. R. Tolkien's Second Age writings. The editor, Brian Sibley, uses extracts from "The Tale of Years" in the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings as a framework for the writings.
During the Second Age, the Valar's main deeds are the creation of Númenor as a refuge for the Edain, who are denied access to Aman but given dominion over the rest of the world. The Valar, now including even Ulmo, remain aloof from Middle-earth, allowing the rise to power of Morgoth's lieutenant, Sauron, as a new Dark Lord. Near the end of the ...
A Balrog, a demonic servant of Morgoth whose form is of fire and shadow. In Tolkien's history, Durin's Bane sleeps beneath Khazad-dûm until being disturbed by the Dwarves greedily mining for mithril during the Third Age. In The Rings of Power, Durin's Bane is first awoken during the Second Age, [98] [108] by the actions of King Durin III. A ...
The One Ring was forged by the Dark Lord Sauron during the Second Age to gain dominion over the free peoples of Middle-earth. In disguise as Annatar, or "Lord of Gifts", he aided the Elven smiths of Eregion and their leader Celebrimbor in the making of the Rings of Power. He then secretly forged the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom. [T 1]