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* How could Sauron take the Ring back to Middle-earth after the destruction of Numenor?
* How could Sauron take the Ring back to Middle-earth after the destruction of Numenor? Done, see below.
From the text of "The Silmarillion" 2nd edition, chapter "Akallabeth", it would appear that Sauron left the One Ring in safe keeping at Barad-dur in Mordor during his sojourn in Numenore. As the island fell,"...yet his spirit arose out of the deep and passed as a shadow and a black wind over the sea, and came back to Middle-earth and to Mordor that was his home. There he took up again his great Ring in Barad-dur, and dwelt there..."


The Hobbit
  • What is the origin of Dragons? -done
  • What is the origin of the Riddles?

Lord of the Rings

  • What is the origin of the Ents?
  • Who were the Dead spirits that dwelt beneath the WhiteMountains?
  • Why is Aragorn a “hidden” king? done
  • Who are the Dúnedain of the North, the Rangers? - done
  • Why didn't the eagles carry the Ring or/and Frodo to Mount Doom? - done
  • Are the Mûmakil and the Oliphaunt the same creature?
  • What are the origins of the Hillmen of Rhudaur?
  • Where in Eriador did the Dunedain of the North, the Rangers, live?
  • Where did the "strange Dwarves" encountered by Frodo live?
  • How many Dunedain survived in the North at the end of the Third Age?
  • Where is Rhosgobel?
  • What images did Lady Galdriel show to the other members of the fellowship to probe their hearts (only Sam and Pippin talk about it)?
  • What were the names of the Nazgul?
  • Who was the Mouth of Sauron? - done
  • Why didn't Gollum turn into a wraith?
  • Was the One Ring sentient?
  • If Boromir had acquired the One Ring from Frodo, with whom could he have forged alliances powerful enough to overwhelm the armies of Sauron?
  • What is "Flotsam and Jetsam"
  • ...

Silmarillion

From the text of "The Silmarillion" 2nd edition, chapter "Akallabeth", it would appear that Sauron left the One Ring in safe keeping at Barad-dur in Mordor during his sojourn in Numenore. As the island fell,"...yet his spirit arose out of the deep and passed as a shadow and a black wind over the sea, and came back to Middle-earth and to Mordor that was his home. There he took up again his great Ring in Barad-dur, and dwelt there..."
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