What Happened When Sauron First Wore the One Ring?

How did Sauron's One Ring expose his greatest deception? And why has Amazon's The Rings of Power changed so much of Tolkien's original story? During the Second Age, Sauron disguised himself as Annatar, the Lord of Gifts, and deceived the Elven-smiths of Eregion into creating the Rings of Power. But while Celebrimbor trusted him, Galadriel and Gil-galad remained suspicious. And when Sauron finally forged the One Ring, his carefully constructed deception began to unravel. In this video, we explore Tolkien's original account of Annatar, Galadriel, Celebrimbor and the forging of the One Ring, before examining the major changes made by Amazon's The Rings of Power ahead of Season 3. Did the adaptation sacrifice one of Tolkien's greatest stories? Sources: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Silmarillion, Unfinished Tales and The Lord of the Rings. Subscribe for more Tolkien lore, deep dives, and Middle-earth history. Do You Need To Contact? ✉ contact@thebrokensword.co.uk Support Us: 🔗 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebrokensword Follow Us: 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBrokenSwordYouTube/ 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheBroken_Sword 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebroken_sword/ Chapters: 00:00 – Chapter 1: A Plan Almost Perfect 00:40 – Chapter 2: Annatar The Lord of Gifts 01:53 – Chapter 3: Why Was Galadriel Suspicious? 03:35 – Chapter 4: What Was Celebrimbor's Mistake? 04:45 – Chapter 5: What Gave Sauron Away? 06:06 – Chapter 6: The Price of Resisting 07:34 – Chapter 7: How Does The Rings of Power Rewrite Tolkien's Story? Additional Channels: 🎲 The Tabletop Alliance 40k: https://www.youtube.com/@TTA40K/ 🎲 The Tabletop Alliance: https://www.youtube.com/@TTAlliance 🐲 History of Dragon Ball: https://www.youtube.com/@HistoryofDragonBall 🏹 The 6th Ranger: https://www.youtube.com/@the6thranger 🦇 The Batcave: https://www.youtube.com/@thebatcave111 Art credits in order it first appears: Annatar Forges the One Ring - Giovanni Calore Celebrimbor Lord of Eregion – Gorlassar Galadriel (Tolkien) - Anato Finnstark Elrond and Gil-galad - navy-locked The Eye of Sauron - Ralph Damiani Morgoth Defeated – RenatoCDomingos Sauron The Lord of the Rings - William Faucher Sauron 2Sides – VictorLafaye Lake of the Evening Star - Elven Commonwealth - Lionel23 Sauron Annatar - Antonello Venditti Annatar on Numenor - Greset David Galadriel - Queen of Light - Celtica-Harmony Sauron – Grimhel The Power of the Valar - Ralph Damiani Mairon – alystraea The Lord of the Rings Galadriel - Victoria-victorem Galadriel The Hobbit – VikingSif Feanor and the Silmarils – BellaBergolts Celebrimbor and Annatar - Paul Tobin Celebrimbor - Angus McBride Galadriel and Celeborn at Lake Evendim - Ted Nasmith Three Rings (Square) - The Rings of Power The Forging - Ralph Damiani Sauron - Victor Lammert Sauron the Deceiver – thevonbraunring Sauron - Anna Podedworna John Howe Eye of Sauron – MadMiniPaints Annatar and Celebrimbor – Kaprriss Celebrimbor - Shadow of Mordor Celebrimbor - kimberly80 Celebrimbor's Death – peet Rivendell, the Last Homely House - Sara Lazzeroni Sauron Tales of Middle-earth - Magic the Gathering A Nazgul on the Path - Anato Finnstark The One Ring – mikenashillustration The Rings of Power – Amazon Studios Sauron - Julian Calle The 20 Rings of Power LOTR – Ryan Sauron and Celebrimbor - Shadow of War Annatar – uzuriart Middle earth – Klaradox Disclaimer: This video is for educational and entertainment purposes, following fair use guidelines. All artwork is credited to the respective artists. Please feel free to contact us for any credit or removal requests. Tags: #TheLordoftheRings #LordoftheRings #Lotr