Of course, two of the most powerful villains in Middle-earth lore are Morgoth and Sauron, the first and second Dark Lords, respectively. These are Ainur, angelic spirits who predate creation and ...

With fire in his eye, this corporeal can-opener had the bling to keep all of Middle Earth in line. Who is Sauron, the Lord of ...

Tolkien discusses how Sauron, at the start of this Age, hadn’t fully turned to evil yet. After Morgoth’s defeat, Sauron put on his fair form and repented for his evil deeds. Sauron was ordered ...

But Celebrimbor refuses and curses Sauron, saying, “Hear me! Shadow of Morgoth. Hear the dying words of Celebrimbor. The rings of power shall destroy you, and, in the end, I foresee one alone ...

Morgoth was very nihilistic and destroyed everything. He was out of control all the time, wrecking stuff. Sauron didn’t want to be like that at all. And then Celebrimbor says to him ...

Even Morgoth couldn’t do it. Sauron believes he can do it better. As a Tolkien nerd growing up, I wondered why Sauron would risk pouring so much of himself into the One Ring. Even if it boosted ...

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To be clear, this analysis does not include: The episode begins with a version of Sauron that does not look at all like Halbrand of the Southlands shortly after the fall of his master, Morgoth.

Few The Lord of the Rings debates are as heated as who is more powerful when it comes to Morgoth vs. Sauron, but there would be a clear victor if Middle-earth's two greatest villains ever battled.