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Dates
In Middle-earth for many thousands of years before the beginning of the First Age, banished 25 March III 3019 (endured at least 16,000 years, and probably much longer)
Race
Ainur
Division
Maiar of Aulë
Pronunciation
go'rthowr
Meaning
Formed from two Sindarin roots meaning 'dreadful' and 'abhorred'
Other names
Annatar, Artano, Aulendil, Sauron
Titles
Base Master of Treachery, The Black Hand, Black Master, The Cruel, The Dark Lord, The Dark Power, Lord of Barad-dûr, Lord of Gifts, Lord of Mordor, Lord of the Ring, The Lord of the Rings, The Necromancer, The Red Eye, Ringlord, The Ring-maker, The Sorcerer

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Gorthaur

An old name of Sauron

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A name used of Sauron by the Sindar during the First Age, meaning 'terrible dread'.


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