@ringsofthelord: One of the biggest differences between the book and The Return of the King is the Mouth of Sauron. #lordoftherings #mouthofsauron #baladur #gandalf #aragorn In Tolkien’s book, the Mouth of Sauron isn’t a monstrous creature with a grotesque face. He’s a Black Númenórean - a descendant of the King’s Men of Númenor, the same people who fell under Sauron’s influence during the Second Age. He entered Sauron’s service while he was still young and eventually became the Dark Lord’s most trusted lieutenant. By the time of the War of the Ring, he had forgotten his own name. Sauron gave him a new identity: the Mouth of Sauron, because he spoke with his master’s authority and served as his chief emissary. When Aragorn and the Captains of the West arrive at the Black Gate, the Mouth of Sauron rides out under a flag of truce. Instead of fighting, he tries to break their spirit. He presents Frodo’s mithril shirt, Sam’s sword, and other belongings as “proof” that the Ring-bearer has been captured, hoping they’ll abandon all hope before the battle even begins. Peter Jackson kept the basic idea of the scene but completely redesigned the character. In the film, he’s portrayed as a hideously deformed figure with an oversized mouth, making him look more like a monster than a Black Númenórean. The movie also has Aragorn kill him on the spot, something that never happens in the book. In Tolkien’s version, the Mouth of Sauron survives the encounter and retreats behind the Black Gate after Gandalf exposes his lies and rejects Sauron’s terms

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