There are literal encyclopedias full of knowledge, all explaining how Middle-earth came to be.
In fact,The Lord of the Ringsnovels are only a small part of the larger story.
The Ainur were created by Eru Iluvatar, the primal deity of Tolkien’s expansive universe.
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Each of the Maiar was known to learn from the Valar.
But in fact, Sauron’s malice is only meager compared to the much greater threat in Arda.
In fact, Sauron isn’t even his original name.
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Even Sauron was not so."
After allying himself with Melkor,Sauron served as a double agent of sorts.
It was inhabited by humans, specifically by the same subspecies of human that Aragorn belongs to.
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Sometimes, his foes saw through his ploy and were able to pursue him.
Lindon lies west of the Shire, on the border of the sunken continent of Beleriand.
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Sauron agreed, emerging from the depths of his fortress and fighting Gil-Galad personally.
Sauron killed Gil-Galad before moving on to Elendil and then on to Elendil’s son, Isildur.
But, well, most people know how that story ends by now.
Still,Gil-Galad’s death marked the end of an entire bloodline, furtherexemplifying Sauron’s immense destructive power.
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