Warning! Spoilers for Rings of Power Season 2 ahead!
Sauron’s true identity is no longer a secret The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of PowerBut he still says his name. Through seasons 1 and 2, every time someone asked his name or guessed that he was Sauron, the villain would simply say, “I had many names.” He will easily use aliases such as Halbrand or Annatar, but he has yet to say the word “Sauron“In Rings of power. This connects to Sauron’s character in The Lord of the Rings Canon since author JRR Tolkien specifically wrote the Dark Lord this way.
The last instance (so far) in which Sauron avoided saying his name was immediately after killing Celebrimbor in The rings of power Season 2. The elf, whom he had tricked into believing he was an emissary of the Valar named Annatar, delivered some biting insults about Sauron’s doom. He tells him that the rings of power he created to “Heal“Middle-earth would be his undoing. The words hit Sauron so hard that he began to cry, which is when an orc entered the room and said,are you him Are you Sauron?“Almost automatically,” Sauron said again.I had many names“- but what?
Sauron hates his name in Lord of the Rings
Sauron does not allow his forces to use this name in Lord of the Rings
Sauron refuses to speak his name in Rings of power Because that’s not a name he’s ever approved of. The title was given to him by the elves after he joined Morgoth and LItalian translation from the Quinia language to “The surprised.” Since Sauron sees himself as a great, powerful being who will heal Middle-earth and create a perfect and balanced world, the name given to him is not quite appropriate. In THe of the ringsAragorn discusses this, saying that Sauron does not “Use his proper name, and do not allow it to be spelled or spoken“Among his powers, he hates his akhard.
Sauron prefers his original Elvish name (although he uses many aliases)
Myron is a much more flattering name
The name Sauron is even more bitter to the Dark Lord because it was created as a sort of mockery of his first known name. The villain was originally a primordial spirit called a Maya and was considered beautiful, virtuous and skillful. While living in Valinor among his fellow Ainur (demigods and angels who helped the god of Lord of the Rings create the universe), His name is Myron, which is Kenyan for “The admirable.” The name is right up Sauron’s alley since he wants to be recognized as Middle-earth’s spectacular lord and savior.
The name is right up Sauron’s alley since he wants to be recognized as Middle-earth’s spectacular lord and savior.
Of course, Sauron embraced many other names during his time in Middle-earth. “Annotator,” or “many gifts,“was a fitting title since he truly saw himself as giving the elves of Eregion something valuable and spectacular. In Númenor, he called himself Zigûr, meaning “the magician“Or Artano, which translates to”High blacksmith.” Both titles refer to his specific talents. Later, when his influence in the island kingdom was at its peak, he used the name Tor-Mairon, which combines his original Elvish name with the title given to a Númenórean ruler – basically Call yourself.”The exalted king.”
Why Rings of Power could never use Sauron’s preferred name
Sauron could continue to be cryptic
Sauron continuously avoids using the name in Rings of powerBut he never demands that anyone call him Mother. When his misleading titles like Annatar fall away, he simply repeats the tired old line, “I had many names.” This will likely continue for the rest of the season since Prime Video may not have the rights to this name”Myron.” Rings of power Has the standard TV right to Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings Books and The Hobbit Only, that makes features of the second age a little more complicated to bring to the screen.
It appears that Rings of power managed to negotiate with Tolkien’s estate to gain legal access to some names not mentioned in The Lord of the Rings Or his appendages, so the name Mairon could make its way into the series. However, Sauron refused to give in True Name, depending only on the titles given to its deceptive forms, is quite fitting. in Rings of powerHe struggles with Middle-earth’s perception of him ever since No one seems to accept him as a savior. The resulting identity crisis lies only in the fact that Sauron really needs to “Heal“Self.