Sauron Could Have Gotten the Ring Back... Here's How

Sauron not only lost the War of the Ring when the Ring was destroyed… no he lost the war at many turns and points in the story! Thank you all for watching, let me know your thoughts on all of this in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!

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