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Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Rings of Power season 2 episode 6.
The siege alarm sounds in the walled city, but Annatar masks the truth from Celebrimbor.
Its a race against time to make the rings as the battle beckons.
Tolkiens works: the sack of Eregion.
Although,be warned, well be dealing withsome big spoilers from J.R.R.
What is the sack of Eregion in Tolkiens books?
In Tolkiens novels, the lead up to the sack of Eregion plays out a little differently.
In the Second Age, Sauron storms the Elven stronghold to claim theRings of Power.
In the books, Sauron had already left Eregion and returned toMordorafter influencing Celebrimbor to make the rings.
It was in response to this that Sauron led an army out of Mordor to attack the city.
Elrond and Gil-galad were sent to help defend, resulting in a devastating clash between the two armies.
How does the sack of Eregion end?
He took the Nine Rings and tortured him to find out where the Seven were.
However, he protected the identity of who had the Three.
The Elven smith was then shot with Orc-arrows and used as a banner in Saurons stand against Elrond.
Pretty, grisly right?
Its a major turning point in Middle-earths history asSauronthen has many of the Rings of Power in his grasp.
The Rings of Power season 2 is airing weekly on Prime Video.
