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Dates
The first Enemy, Melkor was expelled from the world in I 590; the second Enemy, Sauron, ruled c. II 1000 to II 3441, and from c. III 1000 until his final downfall on 25 March III 3019
Origins
Melkor was the greatest of the Ainur; Sauron was a Maia corrupted to Melkor's service from the earliest times
Race
Ainur
Divisions
Valar, Maiar
Settlements
Melkor ruled from Utumno and later Angband; Sauron ruled from Barad-dûr in Mordor and Dol Guldur in Mirkwood
Title of
Melkor and later Sauron
Other names
Morgoth was also referred to as the Dark Enemy, Enemy of Men and Elves and Great Enemy; Sauron was also titled the Nameless Enemy and One Enemy

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Enemy

A term for either of the Dark Lords

A common term for either Morgoth or Sauron, or their forces.


Morgoth The original Enemy was the dark Vala Melkor. After his murder of Finwë and theft of the Silmarils, he was named Morgoth, 'Dark Enemy', by Finwë's son Fëanor, and was known by that name ever afterwards.
Sauron Sauron was a servant of the first Enemy during the Elder Days, but after the fall of his master Morgoth, he took on the mantle of Dark Lord and Enemy of Elves and Men. The Free Peoples were reluctant to speak his true name, and thus he was often referred to simply as 'the Enemy'.

See also...

Battle of the Pelennor Fields, City of the Men of Gondor, Dead City, Dimbar, Eagles of the Misty Mountains, Elves of Lindon, Enemy of Men and Elves, Ered Engrin, Gasping Dust, Glóin, Gondorians, Great Enemy, Hill of Hearing, Hollin Gate, Huor, [See the full list...]

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Enemy

A term for either of the Dark Lords

Dates
The first Enemy, Melkor was expelled from the world in I 590; the second Enemy, Sauron, ruled c. II 1000 to II 3441, and from c. III 1000 until his final downfall on 25 March III 3019
Origins
Melkor was the greatest of the Ainur; Sauron was a Maia corrupted to Melkor's service from the earliest times
Race
Ainur
Divisions
Valar, Maiar
Settlements
Melkor ruled from Utumno and later Angband; Sauron ruled from Barad-dûr in Mordor and Dol Guldur in Mirkwood
Title of
Melkor and later Sauron
Other names
Morgoth was also referred to as the Dark Enemy, Enemy of Men and Elves and Great Enemy; Sauron was also titled the Nameless Enemy and One Enemy

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 12 December 2018
  • Updates planned: 1

Enemy

A term for either of the Dark Lords

A common term for either Morgoth or Sauron, or their forces.


Morgoth The original Enemy was the dark Vala Melkor. After his murder of Finwë and theft of the Silmarils, he was named Morgoth, 'Dark Enemy', by Finwë's son Fëanor, and was known by that name ever afterwards.
Sauron Sauron was a servant of the first Enemy during the Elder Days, but after the fall of his master Morgoth, he took on the mantle of Dark Lord and Enemy of Elves and Men. The Free Peoples were reluctant to speak his true name, and thus he was often referred to simply as 'the Enemy'.

See also...

Battle of the Pelennor Fields, City of the Men of Gondor, Dead City, Dimbar, Eagles of the Misty Mountains, Elves of Lindon, Enemy of Men and Elves, Ered Engrin, Gasping Dust, Glóin, Gondorians, Great Enemy, Hill of Hearing, Hollin Gate, Huor, [See the full list...]

Indexes:

About this entry:

  • Updated 12 December 2018
  • Updates planned: 1

For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page.

Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1998, 2001, 2008, 2018. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ.

Website services kindly sponsored by Discus from Axiom Software Ltd.
Create your own Discus Job Profiles, or choose from a library of nearly 250 DISC role templates.