Sauron — The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Character Profile

About Sauron

Dark Lord whose spirit and armies threaten all of Middle-earth.

Sauron — Character Profile

Alignment

Villain

Species

Other

Abilities

Dark magic, Mind control, Necromancy, Strategy

• Strength: 10/10
• Intelligence: 10/10
• Charisma: 5/10
• Morality: 0/10
• Influence: 10/10

Affiliations

• Tolkien's legendarium

Quick Facts about Sauron

Occupation

fictional tyrant, necromancer

First Appearance

The Hobbit

Sauron's Known Relations

• Frodo Baggins — Enemy
• Gandalf — Enemy
• Aragorn — Enemy
• Galadriel — Enemy
• Arwen — Enemy
• Isildur — Enemy
• Elrond — Enemy
• Saruman — Enemy
• Éomer — Enemy
• Samwise Gamgee — Enemy
• Peregrin Took — Enemy
• Meriadoc Brandybuck — Enemy
• Boromir — Enemy
• Faramir — Enemy
• Théoden — Enemy
• Éowyn — Enemy
• Denethor — Enemy
• Gil-galad — Enemy
• Círdan — Enemy
• Elendil — Enemy
• Fellowship of the Ring — Enemy

Sauron appears in 5 titles

• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
• The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) — character page
• The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) — character page
• The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (2022) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Sala Baker

Appears in

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Sauron — Alliance Temporary Allies — Saruman (Christopher Lee)

  Saruman cooperates with Sauron while secretly intending to claim the Ring for himself.

  Saruman allies himself with Sauron and communicates with him through a palantír.

• Sauron — Conflict Ancient Enemies — Isildur (Harry Sinclair)

  Isildur's attack defeats Sauron at the end of the Second Age.

  The plot states that Isildur severs Sauron's finger and vanquishes him.

• Sauron — Conflict Captor And Prisoner — Gollum (Andy Serkis)

  Sauron uses Gollum's knowledge to locate the Ring.

  Gollum is captured by Sauron and reveals the words “Shire” and “Baggins” during interrogation.

• Sauron — Narrative Quest Antagonists — Frodo (Elijah Wood)

  Frodo's quest directly opposes Sauron's attempt to recover the Ring.

  Sauron seeks the One Ring, while Frodo accepts the mission to destroy it in Mount Doom.

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• Frodo (Elijah Wood)
• Gandalf (Ian McKellen)
• Aragorn (Viggo Mortensen)
• Sam (Sean Astin)
• Bilbo (Ian Holm)
• Boromir (Sean Bean)
• Elendil (Peter McKenzie)
• Saruman (Christopher Lee)
• Arwen (Liv Tyler)
• Pippin (Billy Boyd)
• Galadriel (Cate Blanchett)
• Gimli (John Rhys-Davies)