How is the Necromancer Sauron? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Lila Bramble · 06-08-2002, 01:31 PM

I always thought the Necromancer was merely a dark wizard of Mirkwood. Apparently he is Sauron. If Sauron was dead, or spirited, or the Eye, how was he a material being, living and breathing in a human form?

Elrian · 06-08-2002, 03:33 PM

In the early part of the third Age Sauron dwelt in Dol Gulder in Mirkwood, None knew who he was and thus he was known as the Necromancer, one who can bring back the dead.
Sauron was not killed during the Last Alliance, but when he lost his Ring, his power was seriously weakened so he hid himself until he had enough power to reclaim Mordor which was being guarded. while he stayed in Mirkwood he kept busy by weakening the Dunedain Kingdoms and try to find his Ring.

06-08-2002, 09:19 PM

Hey, I had a question. It mentions somewhere in The Hobbit (I think) that Gandalf was a prisoner of the Necromancer. Can anyone give me a time for that?

Elrian · 06-08-2002, 09:25 PM

TA 2850, but Gandalf was not a prisoner, he had snuck into Dol Gulder to find out who the Necromancer really was.

06-08-2002, 09:35 PM

Okay, thank you!

06-08-2002, 01:31 PM	#1
Lila Bramble Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Willowbottom, the Shire Posts: 89	How is the Necromancer Sauron? I always thought the Necromancer was merely a dark wizard of Mirkwood. Apparently he is Sauron. If Sauron was dead, or spirited, or the Eye, how was he a material being, living and breathing in a human form? __________________ "So I suck at life. Don't hate me for it!" -Myself "I think a person should run only if he's being chased." -Casey (Elijah Wood) from the Faculty (Just saw it for the fifth time!) ~Ja Ne and Peace to All~ Lila Bramble

06-08-2002, 03:33 PM	#2
Elrian Eldar Spirit of Truth Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Land of the FREE, Home of the BRAVE Posts: 794	In the early part of the third Age Sauron dwelt in Dol Gulder in Mirkwood, None knew who he was and thus he was known as the Necromancer, one who can bring back the dead. Sauron was not killed during the Last Alliance, but when he lost his Ring, his power was seriously weakened so he hid himself until he had enough power to reclaim Mordor which was being guarded. while he stayed in Mirkwood he kept busy by weakening the Dunedain Kingdoms and try to find his Ring. __________________ ~Call me a relic, call me what you will. Say I'm old fashioned , say I'm over the hill. That old whine ain't got no soul. I'll stick to Old Toby and a Hobbit hole.~

06-08-2002, 09:25 PM	#4
Elrian Eldar Spirit of Truth Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Land of the FREE, Home of the BRAVE Posts: 794	TA 2850, but Gandalf was not a prisoner, he had snuck into Dol Gulder to find out who the Necromancer really was. __________________ ~Call me a relic, call me what you will. Say I'm old fashioned , say I'm over the hill. That old whine ain't got no soul. I'll stick to Old Toby and a Hobbit hole.~

06-08-2002, 09:19 PM	#3
Mara Aoife Guest Posts: n/a	Hey, I had a question. It mentions somewhere in The Hobbit (I think) that Gandalf was a prisoner of the Necromancer. Can anyone give me a time for that?

06-08-2002, 09:35 PM	#5
Mara Aoife Guest Posts: n/a	Okay, thank you!