In The Lord of the Rings, before Sauron was an extremely feared and powerful enemy of Middle Earth, he was an immensely gifted Maia. The Maiar are spirits that helped the Valar to build and shape ...

So long as the One Ring existed, Sauron's power would endure, making him the ultimate threat in Lord of the Rings.

All five are Maiar, powerful spirits sent by the even more powerful Valar, who helped create the world. SEE ALSO: 'The Lord of the Rings' movies are stunning — except for one strange shot In ...

"The Lord of the Rings is of course fundamentally a religious ... The "lesser" beings who chose the same were called the Maiar, and while just as important as the Valar, they are significantly ...