Eye of Sauron

The Eye of Sauron is part of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy legendarium. During the events of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the Dark Lord Sauron ￢ﾀﾔ the primary antagonist ￢ﾀﾔ controlled his minions from within the tower of Barad-dￃﾻr in his land of Mordor. He was never physically seen by the main characters, however he did sometimes confront them from a distance, and in those cases he was often perceived as an "Eye". The most notable example ma... more

The Eye of Sauron is part of J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy legendarium. During the events of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the Dark Lord Sauron ￢ﾀﾔ the primary antagonist ￢ﾀﾔ controlled his minions from within the tower of Barad-dￃﾻr in his land of Mordor. He was never physically seen by the main characters, however he did sometimes confront them from a distance, and in those cases he was often perceived as an "Eye". The most notable example may be found in The Fellowship of the Ring, the first volume of The Lord of the Rings as originally printed. Frodo Baggins has a vision of the Eye in the Mirror of Galadriel: In the book, there are many other instances where Sauron is referred to as the "Red Eye" - which have led some to assume that it was his physical form. However, a closer reading shows that the "Eye" was a metaphysical reflection of his piercing will. In the second volume, The Two Towers, Tolkien writes: In the same volume, Gollum (who has been previously been... less