Did the Eye ever leave Barad Dûr? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Silver-shod Muse · 06-26-2002, 10:42 AM

I'm sure that Sauron left Barad-dur, as much because he didn't trust his orc overseers as because he had problems that needed his attention, but I don't think that he physically went beyond the boundaries of Mordor.

I've always supposed (wrongly, it seems) that Sauron assumed some generally humanoid form, not that he literally became a man, pleasing to the eye or otherwise.

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06-26-2002, 10:42 AM	#21
The Silver-shod Muse Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: The shoulder of a poet, TX Posts: 388	I'm sure that Sauron left Barad-dur, as much because he didn't trust his orc overseers as because he had problems that needed his attention, but I don't think that he physically went beyond the boundaries of Mordor. I've always supposed (wrongly, it seems) that Sauron assumed some generally humanoid form, not that he literally became a man, pleasing to the eye or otherwise. [ June 26, 2002: Message edited by: The Silver-shod Muse ] __________________ "'You," he said, "tell her all. What good came to you? Do you rejoice that Maleldil became a man? Tell her of your joys, and of what profit you had when you made Maleldil and death acquainted.'" -Perelandra, by C.S. Lewis