Sauron the Necromancer | Tolkien Explained

For a period of over 1500 years, Sauron is known as the mysterious “Necromancer“ of Dol Guldur. Why does he get this name? What definition of Necromancer is Tolkien using? And does Sauron have power over the dead? Hit subscribe and the bell for great Tolkien content every week! Nerd of the Rings on PATREON: NOTR merch: To purchase artist work, check out these amazing artists! Tulikoura - Matthew Stewart - BellaBergolts - Magdalena Katanska - Jerry Vanderstelt - Anna Podedworna - Jenny Dolfen - Turner Mohan - Ted Nasmith - Anke Eissmann - Aronja Art - Ivan Cavini - Sara Morello - Matěj Čadil - Tulikoura - Aegeri - Sergio Botero - Noe Leyva - Clemence Morisseau - Edvige Faini - , Miriam Ellis - Stevce Lazarevski - Álvaro González - Sauron - Shadow of War Sauron in Numenor - Soni Alcorn-Hender Sauron forging the ring - Marko Manev sauron, priest of numenor - skullb*st*rd Nazgul Bowing Before Sauron - Kip Rasmussen sauron - WETA sauron - kuliszu Sauron Brought Werewolves - Peet werewolf sauron - dracarysdrekkar The Necromancer of Dol Guldur - Kinko White sauron before ar-pharazon – Anke Eissman Fall of Numenor – Alan Lee traveler to Dol Guldur - Felix Englund Mirkwood - Sauron - anotherstranger_me Sauron - Kinko White DOL-GULDUR - John Howe Gil-galad, Sauron, Elendil - Tom Romain spirit of sauron - skullb*st*rd Dol Guldur - Aronja Art The White Council – White Council game The Nine nazgul - Kinko White dol guldur - Weta Thror’s Map - Alan Lee thror crown - Weta thrain - Weta Thrain Discovers the Lonely Mountain – Ted Nasmith Thorin Oakenshield - Anke Eissmann Dol Guldur - Weta thrain, son of thror - Turner Mohan Gandalf the Grey - Elrodimus Flash Gandalf - Elrodimus Flash The Hobbit - Catherine Karina Chmiel Gondolin - Alan Lee necromancer in dol guldur - anotherstranger_me Professor Tolkien - Kinko White Dol Guldur - Felix Englund Mirkwood - Elrodimus Flash Entering Mirkwood - Ted Nasmith Huan Subdues Sauron - Ted Nasmith Fangorn Forest - Ted Nasmith dol guldur - Matej Cadil Fantasy forest - Felix Englund The Spiders of Mirkwood - Ted Nasmith Witch King of Angmar at Lake Evendim - Kip Rasmussen the realm of sauron is ended - Matej Cadil sauron_the_deceiver - skullb*st*rd The Necromancer - skullb*st*rd Gandalf, A Light in the Dark - Matthew Stewart Gandalf - Anke Eissmann Sauron - Janka Latečková Sauron - Jerry Vanderstelt Mouth of Sauron - John Howe Nazgul - Felix Englund Pelargir - Lída Holubová Aragorn and King of the Dead - Jerry Vanderstelt The King of the Oathbreakers - Ted Nasmith Nazgul - anotherstranger_me carcharoth - Alvaro Fernandez Gonzalez barrow-wight - CK Goksoy Barrow-Wight - Olanda Fong-Surdenas Within the Barrow - Olanda Fong-Surdenas The Barrow-Wight - John Howe Witch King of Angmar - Peet sauron army - weta Fantasy Mountain - Felix Englund death of feanor - Jenny Dolfen The Halls of Mandos - Ralph Damiani Elves - steamey green elves - Turner Mohan cuvienen elves - Turner Mohan Mandos - Anna Kulisz Oathbreakers - Lída Holubová After the battle - Marya Filatova barrow-wight - CK Goksoy Barrow-Wight - Olanda Fong-Surdenas ringwraith - Jerry Vanderstelt Mandos - Ralph Damiani funeral of haldad, haldar and the men of brethil - steamey barrow-wight - CK Goksoy Barrow-Wights - John Howe barrow-wight - CK Goksoy The Army of the Dead - John Howe Morgoth and Sauron - Ralph Damiani sauron and huan - anotherstranger_me Sauron in Second Age - Elrodimus Flash Finrod and Sauron - anotherstranger_me sauron and the one ring, evil in arda - Sara Morello #sauron #necromancer #lordoftherings