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A walled hill amid the southern forest, made over into a place of pits and sorcery.
History
Sauron dwelt there as the Necromancer while his power returned. The White Council drove him out in T.A. 2941, but he had already planned his return to Mordor.
Significance
It explains why Gandalf keeps leaving the quest of Erebor, and connects The Hobbit to the larger story.
Events here
Figures of this place
CharacterGandalf
A Wizard of the Istari, keeper of the Elven-ring Narya, and the chief architect of the resistance to Sauron.
CharacterSauron
A Maia and former lieutenant of Morgoth, forger of the One Ring and the central antagonist of The Lord of the Rings.
CharacterSaruman
The chief of the Wizards, whose study of Sauron’s power corrupted him into a would-be rival lord.
CharacterRadagast
A Wizard devoted to beasts and birds, who served as a watcher of the wilds rather than a power in councils.
Sources
The Hobbit · 1937
Published in Tolkien’s lifetime. The primary narrative of Bilbo’s journey.
The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55
Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.
The Silmarillion · 1977
Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.
