Barad-dûr: The Tower Built on Sauron's Soul | Tolkien Lore Explained
What is Barad-dûr? Why did the Dark Tower survive even after the Last Alliance destroyed its walls? This deep dive into Tolkien's most fearsome fortress reveals the secret behind its indestructible foundations — Sauron poured his own power through the One Ring into the tower's very bedrock, binding stone and soul into a single metaphysical system.Built across six hundred years by a corrupted craftsman of Aulë, Barad-dûr embodied Sauron's transformation from a lover of order into a tyrant. We trace the tower from its construction through the seven-year siege that claimed Gil-galad and Elendil…
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