How Close Was Sauron to Winning the War of the Ring?

Описание: How close did Sauron actually come to winning the War of the Ring?

By the final months of the Third Age, Middle-earth stood on the edge of collapse. Gondor was under siege, Rohan had only just survived Saruman’s assault, Dale and Erebor were fighting for survival in the North, and the Corsairs of Umbar threatened Gondor’s southern coast.

From Sauron’s perspective, the war was unfolding exactly as planned.

His armies were larger than they had been in centuries. The Nazgûl were reunited. The West was divided across multiple fronts. Gondor had no king, and the Free Peoples were fighting separate battles across Middle-earth.

And yet, despite overwhelming military strength, Sauron ultimately lost the war.

So how close did he really come to victory?

In this documentary-style breakdown, we explore the true strategic situation during the War of the Ring, examining Sauron’s military position, the vulnerabilities of Gondor and Rohan, the battles in the North, and the critical assumption that shaped the Dark Lord’s final decisions.

Because the truth may be more unsettling than you think.

Sauron did not lose because his armies were defeated.

He lost because he misunderstood the one thing he believed he understood best: power.


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Chapters:
00:00 – Chapter 1: Sauron the Dark Lord
00:49 – Chapter 2: Sauron’s Position at the End of 3018
02:43 – Chapter 3: Gondor – A Kingdom Without a King
04:47 – Chapter 4: Rohan – Nearly Removed from the War
06:43 – Chapter 5: The War Beyond Gondor
07:49 – Chapter 6: The Corsairs and the Southern Threat
09:17 – Chapter 7: The Assumption That Defined the War
10:48 – Chapter 8: The Last Diversion – The Black Gate
12:41 – Chapter 9: So, How Close Was Sauron to Winning?

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Art credits in order it first appears:
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy – New Line Cinema
The Hobbit Trilogy – New Line Cinema
The Eye of Sauron - Ralph Damiani
The Army of Sauron - Anato Finnstark
I See You – Thornspine
A Nazgul on the Path - Anato Finnstark
Middle earth – Klaradox
Easterling – WynaHiros
Saruman of Many Colours – AlexanderMokhov
Sauron – Felixdave
Denethor the Steward - Ralph Damiani
Knights of Dol Amroth - Daniel Kolpakchi
Denethor with the Palantir - Anna Kulisz
The Fate of Isildur - Anato Finnstark
Grond - Paul Raymond Gregory
Theoden and Wormtongue – Anepticus
LotR Defeat – BorjaPindado
Helms Deep - Alan Lee
Helm's Deep - John Howe
Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold - Alexander Mokhov
Sauron - Commander of Angband – toherrys
Ride now! Ride to Gondor! – MagdalenaKatanska
Battle - Jesse Van Dijk
Galadriel Silver Lady - bembiann dezbl2k
Sauron – JohnnySlowhand
Corsair vs Gondorian - Angus McBride
Men of Westernesse - Ninni-V
The King of the Oathbreakers – Ted Nasmith
Thus Came Aragorn – Ted Nasmith
Sauron the Deceiver – thevonbraunring
Sauron vs Gil-Galad - Rui Goncalves
Aragorn - David Auden Nash
Sauron - Anna Podedworna
Battle of the Black Gate - Ted Nasmith
The Crack of Doom - D8P
Dark Lord Sauron – LasloLF
One Rings to Rule Them All - Austin Hartell
One To Rule Them All – mentoskova
Sauron - Guardians of Middle-earth
Sauron – Variones

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