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<blockquote data-quote="A2Z" data-source="post: 249601" data-attributes="member: 244">From <a href="http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm" target="_blank">The Encyclopedia of Arda</a>:&quot;Sauron was one of the mightiest (perhaps the mightiest) of the Maiar, and in the beginning of days he served Aulë the Smith. From Aulë he learnt much of forging and making, knowledge that he would make use of many thousands of years later when he built the Barad-dûr and forged the One Ring. In the earliest days, Melkor seduced Sauron and took him into his own service, and Sauron became the greatest and most trusted of his followers. While Utumno still stood in the dark north of the world, Sauron was given command of his lesser fortress of Angband. At length, the Valar assaulted Melkor and took him in chains back to Valinor, but Sauron escaped, and remained in Middle-earth.Lots of good stuff at that site.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="A2Z, post: 249601, member: 244"] From [URL=http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/default.htm]The Encyclopedia of Arda[/URL]: [i]"Sauron was one of the mightiest (perhaps the mightiest) of the Maiar, and in the beginning of days he served Aulë the Smith. From Aulë he learnt much of forging and making, knowledge that he would make use of many thousands of years later when he built the Barad-dûr and forged the One Ring. In the earliest days, Melkor seduced Sauron and took him into his own service, and Sauron became the greatest and most trusted of his followers. While Utumno still stood in the dark north of the world, Sauron was given command of his lesser fortress of Angband. At length, the Valar assaulted Melkor and took him in chains back to Valinor, but Sauron escaped, and remained in Middle-earth.[/i] Lots of good stuff at that site. [/QUOTE]

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