What Was SAURON Doing During The First Age? | Middle Earth Lore
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- Sauron is one of the greatest of the Maiar. He was obsessed with order and power. He was swayed to the side of Melkor. What did he do before he tried to take over Middle-earth himself?
I hope you enjoy finding out in this video!
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Sauron in the Second Age
• What Was SAURON Doing ...
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0:00 - Intro.
0:32 - Who & What Was Sauron?
1:25 - Sauron before the First Age.
3:26 - Sauron when Melkor was captured.
4:38 - Early in the First Age | The taking of Tol Sirion
7:10 - Dealing with Barahir | The capture of Gorlim
8:38 - Dealing with Beren
11:06 - Beren and Finrod Captured
12:06 - The Arrival of Luthien
13:45 - Sauron vs Huan
15:33 - The escape to Taur-nu-Fuin
16:12 - The end of the First Age
17:06 - Outro
18:15 - QotD & Thank yous!
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Sauron was probably building a youtube channel called “The Broken Sword” worthy of Mordor.
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@@TheBrokenSword so _which_ one of you is Sauron lol?
i heard he was teaching the orcs to play cribbage
With swords
So, one reason Sauron failed in the third age in the war of the ring is because he couldn’t complete that one job Morgoth gave him thousands of years prior and kill the line of Barahier? Pardon my spelling lol. Cuz Aragorn is the last descendent of that line… I can’t help but sense a bitter rivalry between that line against this one dark entity.
Sauron played a lot of "I spy with my little eye" during the first age
To be fair, Sauron did keep his promise to Gorlim. He stated that he'd be reunited with his wife....& that is technically what he did.
Very much like Yueh in Dune
13:18 Can we take the time to have a laugh at imagining Sauron's face in this moment? He's been sending tons of warewolves to try and kill Huan, and the strongest of his warewolves tells him "oh btw Huan is there" before dying, i mean come on.
My understanding of the Lore also seems to suggest, based on what we know of their ideologies, that the relationship between Morgoth & Sauron was most likely becoming increasingly strained towards the end of the 1st Age. Because whereas Sauron wanted to rule Middle Earth, & impose his own sense of order upon it (Lawful Evil), Morgoth seemed increasingly intent on destruction for its own sake. Making him very Chaotic Evil. In fact, Sauron shared a worldview more similar to Saruman than that of Morgoth.
True, and in the beginning he wanted to help the children by creating order and avoid mismanagement. Unfortunately he went too far with it.
That's a really interesting point! Are there any texts that support this interpretation? I imagine their relationship would be so incredibly fascinating. It's a shame Tolkien didn't write much about the internal hierarchy and dynamic of Morgoths side.
@@noahrodenburg7931 as I recall, the main text that seems to support notions like this exist in books like The Unfinished Tales & History of Middle Earth. As I recall, Morgoth's Ring deals with these issues.
Assumptions
@@jangolub8240 not assumptions, Tolkein's own words.
Sauron - Mairon, later Gorthaur the Cruel also called Lord of werewolves or Thauron was doing many thing during First Age.
I've been listening to your channel for about a month now. I LOVE the work you do. Especially your longer videos. I listen to you at work every day. Thank you for all you do
Thank you so much!
What-if video idea for you to do:
What if Gandalf never fell at the Bridge of Khazad-dum and continued with the fellowship to Lothlorien and on forward?
15:50 It was not "with Luthien's power" it was because Sauron told Luthien "the opening word" to cancel his own spell on Tol-Sirion
I have thoroughly enjoyed listening to the silmarilon and then watching your videos. Amazing to see how much depth you bring out. Middle earth lore is so epic! Thank you for your hard work and videos!
You two are absolute legends, Love the content.
I'd definitely watch a video on Sauron in the Third Age. I love your videos thank you and keep well!
I've been wanting a video on what he did in the first age, thank you ❤️
I just found you,YESSS! I would LOVE to hear a pt. 3!!
Great video as always guys👍
Next up video about the sons of feanor!
Ooooh yes 😁
This is one of my favorite parts of the story! Haven't heard it in awhile.❤️🙏
Great lore video as always And i would like to watch the path of Sauron in the Third age for sure!
I always thougth he sort of wound up in Morgorths doghouse (werewolf house?) after the whole "losing to a chick and costing me a Silmaril" thing. That meeting could NOT have gone well (sort of seeing a very evil Seinfeld episode there).
Awesome video!
Thank you 😁
Yes a Third Age video would be wonderful. Thanks!
Great job, guys. I little bump here and there, but quite understandable. Still, great job
Great video keep up the good work my friend
Oh I love all the videos yall put out!!
Thank you 😁
@@TheBrokenSword but of course!! Yall are my go to channel for all things Tolkein!!
Awesome video! Have you ever done one specifically on Huan? He is my favorite character of all
I have not! I can add it to the to-do list though!
Great Video 👍
Yeah, covering the third age to be thorough would be great!
Well yeas, certainly, I for one would love to see the Third Age covered. Please do. 😁
I also didn't realize the meaning behind Saurons eye! You said the pressure of Saurons eyes! Amazing
Yes I'd love to see the story of so Souron in the third age
Order, power and ambition are more or less the key to Sauron's personality.
however a bit of fuss is made due to the Rings of Power serie that Sauron felt remorse and wanted to heal Middle Earth. In the discussion it is said Tolkien himself wrote that.
Only nobody could point out the text itself. And basicly I don't believe something like it excists. But I wonder if there a text by Tolkienn that with a lot of wisfull thinking could be read as Sauron's remorse and healing aspirations.
Interesting to notice that the moment Sauron "went of to the Dark Side" was so early and dated from even long before the first War between the Valar and Morgoth.
Third age video please!
Yes please to Sauron in 3rd age video 😊. Just joined your Patreon to give some support for the channel 🫠
There seems to be a recurring theme that those who are considered great tend to fall towards the path of evil. Morgoth was the greatest of the Valar and thought he deserved more. Sauron was the same as we see here.
Very true! Power leads to greed! 🤔
In my opinion the reason for this is that power for power’s sake is a very very corrupting influence!
I love that in the LoTR Galadriel says that She has passed that test and would go west and be diminished! She demonstrated how truly wise she was; she would not abandon her goodness for power!
@@josephdriesse1157 honestly I think it’s a lack of contentment
@@ItsButterBean1020 I think that as humans we’re hardwired never to be content; to have the urge to attempt to get and have more! But we’re also given a brain and a conscience to override this impulse
Sauron sure does love corrupting Elven strongholds-first Tol Sirion, then much later Amon Lanc.
I have read the Silmarillion book, if I remember correctly, it was never mentioned Sauron changing forms but it was said in the book Sauron was a vampire. But the book said he was grabbed and pinned by Huan who offered Sauron 2 choices either die or surrender his flesh and blood form thus he chose to leave his body form and then took spiritual form until the destruction of the ring. Now I believe I must leave the "pocket book" sized book and get a real deal book !!!!!!
Since the earliest versions of the Silmarilion legendarium (as detailed in The History of Middle-Earth), Sauron underwent many changes. The forerunner of his character was Tevildo, "Prince of Cats", who played the role later taken by Sauron in the earliest version of the story of Beren and Luthien told in The Book of Last Tales Part Two. Tevildo was soon transformed into Thu, the Necromancer, whose name would be emended to Gorthu, Sur, and finally to Sauron. Gorthu in the form Gorthaur remained in The Silmarilion. In Numenor, he was once known (according to The Notion Club Papers and associated writings) as Zigur. Another prototype could be Fankil, who occupied the position of Morgoth's lieutenant and seduced Men to do evil deeds, roles undertaken by Sauron in the published works.
Prior to the publication of The Silmarilion, Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to J.R.R. Tolkien's notes, so that early editions of the The Complete Guide to Middle-earth described Sauron as "probably of the Eldar Elves".
Are you telling me we were THIS close to get a "prince of cats" in the Legendarium? Damn.
Chillin
I want to see more on him and Melkor and their teachings. We don’t hear much about Melkor. Also, how was it so easy for Sauron to hide without any of the Valar noticing? Sauron hid from them… how? Never understood that.
The first age is probably in my opinion my favorite age because of the famous heroes and villains and of course Morgoth. I hope we get to see him in a show or movie.
Unfortunately, the Rings of Power series looks like they're planning to retcon the "Lord of Gifts" part of his background out of existence.
Why did he take the forms he took instead of a Balrog? It is my understanding that Dark Maiar took the form of Flaming Balrogs. Did other Maiar who worked for Morgoth take forms other than Balrogs like a more human shape such as a man or an elf? A video on this topic would be appreciated.
Those were Maiar of fire that turned into the balrogs, just like Arien was a Maia of fire who guided the sun. Sauron was not a spirit of fire
There were some beings which could be antropomorph Maiar. For example Thuringwethil.
One could speculate, that the dragons and werewolves are Maiar. But this is not for certain.
Elemental spirits
@@AnsienBransien he was. He "destroyed" an elf (Gil-Galad)by fire in the second age lol.
The Balrogs took the form of flame and shadow. They had the power the shiftshape much like Sauron unless their bodies became too damaged I'm guessing similar to melkor
Melkor made the dragons and the Balrogs.
Can someone clarify for me please. I’ve seen some videos say Isildur founded Minas tirith in the second age but it’s mentioned here in the first age?
Watching this with automatic subtitles is wacky. All hail the dark lord malcolm
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Yes would like to see Sauron in third Age.
Yes
Finrod and Huan, the heroes none of us deserved ❤
third age i would like that pls post the third age
Good one, cribbage
Sauron in the Third age please.
Also, Sauron vs Gandalf.
i do love listening to people pronouncing terms and names in the tolkienverse because i learned to basically pronounce everything the finnish way
Does anyone else find it interesting that Souron does the same thing as the baron harkanon in dune? Promises he’ll let the wife live in exchange for cooperation. Even though the woman was already dead. I’m sure there’s a ton of other examples but that caught my attention
"Would you like me to finish off the trilogy by covering the Third Age?" - does a question like that even need an answer? ;) PLEASE DO!
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Beren looks like Gerard butler @ 8:40
Taking a holiday in Canary Island while Morgoth was destroying everything in its path. Ohh wait.. that was me 😂
Where does all the art come from?
Were there orc and goblins and Uruk-hai children or were they born fully grown!?🤔
Tolkien wrote "For the Orcs had life and multiplied after the manner of the Children of Iluvatar" so there were indeed children.
@@istari0 Ok, so some of the smal orcs you se in armor that are very fast and agile must be very young orcs then!!😊
@@amanda.7125 Could be. Could be they were also bred like dogs for specialized roles. I remember reading something someplace about some orcs having larger noses to so they could serve as trackers with their better sense of smell.
@@istari0 Yea, i guess the younger orcs were used more as scouts and spies and messengers!!😊
Is Huan's puppy named Huanito?
4:02 commiserating
My father's name is Myron and he is pretty good at woodwork. I'll be mindful of any wooden rings he gifts his grandkids in the coming years. 😜
What about the sword that killed the balrog by Gandalf, flame of ulden? Has anyone explained what that means?
I heard sauron was the one who told morgoth turgost was asleep and the lamps were unguarded in the years before the trees
_In the first age, in the first battle, when the shadows first lengthened, one stood..._
First I guess. First Age 🤪
Lol first age!
Yes, I would like to see Sauron in the third age
He was trolling elf geeks
Tar-nu-Fuin isn't south of Dorthonion, it is what a Dorthonion became after Dagor Bragollach. Dorthonion became so devastated and filled with dark magic, that it was renamed Tar-nu-Fuin.
Yes please third age of the great 👁
This is the reason Lady Galandriel has great hate for Sauron, it was because of his schemes that her brothers were killed.
Might as well and speculate on the 4th age from the very short start Tolkien wrote
He worked as a barista in Berlin for a bit but after a while he realized his true passion was in destruction and darkness.
One question: Who is Malkor?😜
Sauron hid. Watching, waiting, comiserating.
Yes, I would.
This is a strictly LORE video about Sauron in the first age. When speaking of him getting info from Gorlim and revealing his true nature of cunning evil, you fail to mention that tiny detail where he tricks the man by actually depicting the form of his wife standing in the window and luring him to not only be captured but also truly believe his wife was alive. And, thanks largely to this clever deceit, it was Gorlim himself that asked Sauron to be reunited with his wife when Sauron asked him what he wants in return for providing this information. Not the opposite as it's misrepresented in this video.
He then cruelly mocks the guy after he rats on his comrades. "What little prices you men will turn on your own for" saying something to that effect before then finally revealing that his wife is actually dead and what he saw was dark magic trickery. Then he kills him....cruelly.
All those parts really speak to how much Sauron reveled in cruelty. He simply delighted in torturing this guy. First age Sauron who would later try to repent.
I would argue that leaving out or misrepresenting basically all of that does a disservice to the topic presented. The part about showing the guy a phantom of his dead wife is simply hard to fathom leaving out. Its such a huge detail that displays the deceit and mastery of cunning Sauron really was all about.
Those sessions trying to come up with strategies to convince your audience that 'Rings of Power' is anything but a disgrace must be mentally taxing and time consuming, I'll grant you. So, an oversight like this makes sense at least.
the ROP makes me mad because sauron should have been portrayed as a clever elf in eregion or should have been a massive powerhouse of unstoppable force on middle earth swallowing the elves and strangling the dwarves from west to east
I WONT EVEN START ON FINROD
Sauron promised to reunite Gorlim with Eilinel. And he did.
And now I wished Sauron to be a vampire lord instead of the werewolf king... That would turn the tide 😉
he was banging beasts to create monsters
Power is limited in Middle Earth. Only the Flame imperishable /Eru has unlimited power. Morgoth distributed his power to create tools to corrupt Arda(Morgoth's Ring) Sauron was given a great deal of this power much like the Witch King was given power by Sauron. This power would include armies and werewolves but most importantly knowledge. Sauron's ring which he poured much his power into was a small thing compared to Morgoth who corrupted the world including Sauron. I would argue that Sauron would not have turned to evil without the influence of Morgoth who was the root of all evil.
What if Sauron stayed on the side of good?
Is there a contender who could've taken his place?
What if Saruman fell and Sauron took his place in a role reversal?
Afterall Mair could VISIT ME
The first contender I could think of is the Maia Osse, (lord of costal waters and Ulmo's Maia). He almost joined Mairon and Melkor before the awakening of Elves.
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Ohhhh yes I hadn't thought of that.
Indeed what if he joined morgoth and sauron.
Makes you wonder of the what ifs..
Imagine a second age with him joining forces with Sauron.
Could numenor be assailed..
@@alanmike6883 What Ifs are a fascinating concept imo. Also I think Numenor would have had a way harder time prospering, with Ossë constantly messing with them (unless the Valar stepped in). Also there's another possible scenario where everyone in the Forth Age is like "Yooo Sauron is finally gone!!" And Osse comes to take his place being essentially the backup plan for the backup plan (the first backup plan being Sauron)
3 dark lords!!
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I know right. It's a interesting supposition 🤔
Osse intervening with feoners fleet to middle earth?
What would osse influence be in each age?
Would Cirdan even be able to build ships to survive osse fury?
No refugees to the isle of balar?
Would osse if he joined with Sauron impede the numenorians trying to help gil galad?
Would osse help Sauron transport a fleet yo to numenor. With a distraction?
Don't think the valour would intervene with a Mair unless sending another Mair?
Osse as third dark lord to middle earth. Bazinger 😊😂
@@alanmike6883 There are many possible outcomes, what ifs are very very cool!
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You are pronouncing some E-s as A-s such as Alves, Aldar and Malkor. Is this something that comes from Tolkien or just your pronunciation? In other cases you pronounce E-s normally such as Werewolves, so I'm wondering... sorry if I'm offending your dialect or something else.
Sadly it is my accent that despite trying to be better at, it keeps coming through 😬😂
@@TheBrokenSword no worry, clarified, thanks!
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To your question: Yes, if you not already did.
He was playing CS Go and Rocket League
I never understood why he is the "greatest" servant of Morgoth. This guy has a terrible track record in single combat. Only once did he win barely i might add in a 1v1 and it was against one of the Children:Finrod Felegund. Gothmog was clearly stronger than him in a physical combat. I guess it's his guile and his ability to persuade. He also has metallurgy which is far beyond anything in the Second and Third Ages save perhaps Numenor.
Bro why you talking over a James Charles montage
Video 150
Anyone else like to think that Melkor and Sauron were a gay couple the whole time and the Valar are just discriminating bigots?
I heard he was Memphis cop.
I wonder if you beg people for dates the same way you beg us to subscribe?
he was a furry
Adds suck
i heard Sauron was flirting with Galadriel during the first age, why didn’t you include that 😡
Grow up
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@@00martoneniris86 it’s a joke my friend 🙂
He was learning about appropriate gender pronouns for the billion gender identities.
Wot
Man these weird, sexualised, effeminate illustrations of Sauron and Morgoth are horrible.