Sauron's height - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Legolas · 01-05-2004, 11:16 AM

The tallest men in Middle-earth were not 8' tall...<P>Also, seems like it should be noted that Sauron had a body (much like the one he had at the end of the Second Age) at the end of the Third Age. He's not an eyeball like the movie seems to project.<P>He obviously built Barad-dur before then since the battle in which Sauron was defeated by Men/Elves was known as the Siege of Barad-dûr - the final 7 years of the 11-year War of the Last Alliance. Barad-dur was built in the early years of the second millenia of the Second Age. It was destroyed in that battle, and the rebuilding in the Third Age began just prior to the War of the Ring.

01-05-2004, 11:16 AM	#7
Legolas A Northern Soul Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Valinor Posts: 1,847	The tallest men in Middle-earth were not 8' tall...<P>Also, seems like it should be noted that Sauron had a body (much like the one he had at the end of the Second Age) at the end of the Third Age. He's not an eyeball like the movie seems to project.<P>He obviously built Barad-dur before then since the battle in which Sauron was defeated by Men/Elves was known as the Siege of Barad-dûr - the final 7 years of the 11-year War of the Last Alliance. Barad-dur was built in the early years of the second millenia of the Second Age. It was destroyed in that battle, and the rebuilding in the Third Age began just prior to the War of the Ring. __________________ ...take counsel with thyself, and remember who and what thou art.