Guide to The Lord of the Rings/Characters/Sauron

Sauron
Sauron is a the Lord of the Rings. Also known as the Necromencer in The Hobbit. Sauron created the Ruling Ring but lost it long ago. In The Lord of the Rings he is searching his lost ring. For in it lies his own former power and the will to rule Middle-Earth.He is also a very evil person, he uses his powers for bad things; his main goal is to get back the ring he lost.

Name
Sauron is the Quenya term for "the Abhorred". In Sindarin, it is translated as Gorthaur from gor ("horror, dread") and thaur ("abominable, abhorrent").