Question- Sauron's Helmet

[Gwaimir Windgem]

That, I think is more likely.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally posted by Comic Book Guy
There is infact a drawing by Tolkien of Sauron somewhat. It is from an early plan for the sleeve of the Return of the King. I think if you search these boards you can find a link to the image somewhere. I can't really say much for the integrity of the drawing, it was a bit of a rough sketch.

Do you mean this?

[Wayfarer]

That's a picture of him after the ring's destruction, is it not?

Incidentally, earlier than the third age Sauron was very much as Coney described him.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Hmm, really? I always thought of him as rather Istarin, only taller, younger, and beardless; but not really broad-shouldered.

Do you have a quote, I hope?

[Wayfarer]

heh... oops.

Actually, I meant Baby-K. She seems to have stolen a copy of Coney's avatar.

When sauron came among the elves and men, he had a form that was considered 'fair', which he forever lost when his body was slain when numenor fell. So he most certainly would not have had a sinister or evil-looking form.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Ah, that. Duh. Wasn't thinking of that. -bops self on head-

But I thought that the Second Age ended with the Last Alliance, not the downfall of Numenor?

EDIT: Yeah, big mud-wrestling match between Coney and JD. Had a veritable Moot Schism, I tell you. Though JD did have more than twice as many followers.... But Coney had BoP.

[Baby-K]

EDIT: Yeah, big mud-wrestling match between Coney and JD. Had a veritable Moot Schism, I tell you. Though JD did have more than twice as many followers.... But Coney had BoP.

And me.......he had me too (how could you forget Gwaim? *sniff* I'm sooooooo hurt ), JD had all the kiddies & Coney had me & BoP (plus a few other remarkably intelligent people like LoR, Sween & Bunny Queen) (Got my own avatar again - not the Ice Maiden, but I like this one for now).

(with the middle finger on his left missing)

Sssshhhhh, don't tell PJ that one - he'd have Sauron shooting thunderbolts from his middle finger & then lose it in some freak nose picking accident

[Sheeana]

Originally posted by Baby-K
Sssshhhhh, don't tell PJ that one - he'd have Sauron shooting thunderbolts from his middle finger & then lose it in some freak nose picking accident

HAHAHAHA! *wipes tears away*

Originally posted by Gwaimir Windgem
.... But Coney had BoP.

Yep, I'm so scary, I frightened you back over to the other side.


Uh, no, don't have anything intelligent to add. Sorry. Like other people here, after he lost his 'fair' form, I envisioned him being some blackened, scorched thing replete with missing middle finger - original, eh? For his fair form, I kinda imagined him bearing an almost elvish light - not based on anything particularly textual, but it's easier for me to envision his walking amongst the elves etc if I imagine him that way. Eh. I'm finished now.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Originally posted by Baby-K
And me.......he had me too (how could you forget Gwaim? *sniff* I'm sooooooo hurt ),

Well, it goes without saying that you were with Coney.