Sauron serves as the main antagonist during the events of The Lord of the Rings, a dark lord who desires nothing more than dominion over Middle-earth and all those who reside within it. As with all things Tolkien, though, his story is considerably deeper than the relatively limited contact we have with him during the events of the books.
Much of that past is detailed in The Silmarillion, Tolkien's encyclopedic tome that chronicles everything that happened in the First Age, with The Lord of the Rings proper set thousands of years later, in the Third Age. In that, Sauron serves as the most loyal server of the true big bad of that universe, Morgoth.
During that era, he went by many names, one of which was the Lord of Werewolves, a title he earned by stewarding enormous fallen spirits (Maiar) who took the form of wolves. Now, a new release is set to draw major inspiration from that crucial period in Sauron's life to bring a whole new experience to life for players for the first time.
As reported in an exclusive interview with MMORPG, next expansion for The Lord of the Rings Online is nearly here. Titled The...
