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A name used by Sauron between II 1200 and c.II 1600
Race
Ainur
Division
Maiar of Aulë
Pronunciation
a'nnatar (the final 'r' sound should be distinctly pronounced)
Meaning
'Lord of Gifts'
Other names
Gorthaur, Sauron

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The ‘Lord of Gifts’

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A name meaning 'Lord of Gifts'; the identity used by Sauron to seduce the Elves of Eregion.


See also...

Artano, Aulendil, Ereinion Gil-galad, Gwaith-i-Mírdain, House of the Mírdain, Lord of Gifts, Nine Rings, Noldor of Eregion, People of the Jewel-smiths, Rings of Power, Sauron, The Ring, War of the Elves and Sauron

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