![]() Sauron came out then and pleaded to Eönwë for the victors' forgiveness. His defeat during the fabled Quest for the Silmaril persuaded him to flee into hiding to evade Morgoth's contempt, therefore he escaped the disaster of the latter's downfall in the War of Wrath. He governed the fortress of Angband, organized the blacks armies at his master's disposal and commanded the war against the Elves in his absence. In the days of the First Age, Sauron - meaning "the Abhorred" - was the most-trusted lieutenant of the Prime Dark Lord, Morgoth, and had a part in all the cunning evil works he wrought. ![]() Perceiving the means he required could be learned only from the upstart Melkor, he became his greatest ally and servant, following him in rebellion against their creator in Middle-earth. His virtue was his ardent love for order and his distaste of waste, as well as the cause of his downfall for in his impatience to affect his designs for the world his lust for the power to see his honorable designs through became the end in itself. Mairon - meaning "the Admirable"- was in his origin one of the mightiest Maiar (if not the mightiest) and the august among the Vala Aulë the Smith's folk. Background The Lord of the Rings/ The Hobbit
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