However, in the Return of the King, Gandalf explains that when the One Ring is vanquished, Sauron will be "maimed forever, becoming a mere spirit of Malice that gnaws itself in the shadows, but cannot again grow or take shape.
Sauron does survive in some form after the destruction of the Ring. However, since he put so much of his own power into the Ring, he only exists as an evil spirit and cannot do anything. Instead of having control over all the people of Middle Earth, Sauron barely has control over his own fate.
ANSWER: Yes, Sauron died a physical death of the body, the same as any Elf, Man, Hobbit, Orc, Troll, Oliphaunt, horse, or other creature died in Middle-earth.
Hence, the Wise knew Sauron was still able to re-embody himself because the Ring still existed, but they believed it could not be found again. Sauron believed he was strong enough to take shape again without the Ring but he believed that the Ring had been destroyed.
So, to make it as strong as possible, Sauron imbued it with a substantial part of his soul. As a result, his fate was bound to the One Ring, and if it were ever to be damaged or destroyed, Sauron's power and strength would be destroyed along with it.
As it turns out, even after forging the One Ring, Sauron was still capable of feeling fear and regret. Actually, even during the War of the Ring and at the height of his power.
There have been 3 times in the record of Middle Earth that the evil Sauron has been defeated and cast out of his physical form.
Sauron's identity was kept secret throughout most of the season, but it was revealed in the season finale that Sauron is actually the character we know as Halbrand (Charlie Vickers). He was adrift when Galadriel found him, and appeared to be genuine in his remorse (or at least regret) for his actions under Morgoth.
As for Sam, his resistance likely has to do with his innate goodness and loyalty. His love for Frodo helped him to overcome the pull of the Ring and his inner pureness was never fully pierced by the Ring.
Because Sauron lost his Ring, his power severely diminished, and it took him thousands of years to rebuild his power. Even after Sauron declared himself again, his sole focus was on finding the Ring, not on solidifying his dominion.
He wasn't truly omnipotent, but his great power allowed him knowledge of many things within the realm. Sauron insisted that the Orcs refer to him as the “Eye” because he did not allow his name to be written or spoken.
In the movie itself, Aragorn decapitates the Mouth of Sauron with his sword.
What happened to the Orcs after the War of the Ring? They fled and hid in the mountains, just as they did after the Battle of Five Armies. But they weren't wiped out. Over the centuries, they disappeared, just as the Elves, Dwarves, Dragons, and so on did.
Sauron's body was destroyed, but his spirit was not diminished, and he fled back to Mordor bearing the Ring, where he slowly rebuilt a new body and strength.
Existing as such a powerful being means that completely ending him forever is an impossibility. Yet, despite his spirit still festering, Sauron can never return to the physical world without the Ring, and his defeat was so devastating that he'll be weakened forever.
In the end, the diminished Saruman is murdered, his throat cut, and Shippey notes that when he dies his spirit "dissolved into nothing".
The first is that Bilbo is a hobbit, and as such, is particularly difficult to manipulate or corrupt. Hobbits have a natural resistance to the influence of the ring, because they are fully content in their simple lives and have no desires for power or war.
Though someone could start out with good intentions, the Ring would eventually corrupt them. And that is why Gandalf can't touch it. He is afraid that if he did, it would corrupt him and make him just as bad as Sauron since Sauron put so much of himself and his evil into the One Ring.
It's a constant reminder to Aragorn of his family history; his hesitation to take the ring from Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood) is a direct result of Isildur's corruption. Although Boromir ultimately falls victim to the seductive nature of the ring, Aragorn is able to defy his family history and resist his urges.
In The Lord of the Rings, it is said that had Galadriel chosen to use her powers for evil instead of good, she would have been even more destructive and terrifying than Sauron himself. Galadriel was the greatest and most powerful of all Elves in Middle Earth in the Third Age.
She already feels an outcast after Gil-galad tried to send her back to the Undying Lands, and she fears that if she reveals what she has done, it will be the final nail in the coffin. Instead, when Elrond pulls her from the river Glanduin, and she races back inside to Celebrimbor's forge, she chooses to stay silent.
Death and Return
The Witch-King is tracked down and temporarily slain along with the other Nazgûl. His corpse was buried in the high fells but all nine of them were revived by Sauron who was growing in his power within the abandoned fortress of Dol Guldur, calling himself the Necromancer.
Assuming a consecutive lifespan, he is at least 56,000 years old. Vast Physical Strength: Sauron was very physically strong with the One Ring on, able to kill multiple soldiers in a single hit.
The Third Age is the time period in which The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings are set. This age is marked by the rise of Sauron against the Númenórean kingdoms and his eventual defeat during the War of the Ring. The Fourth Age is the time period after the fall of Sauron, when Dwarves, Men, and Hobbits prosper.
Aragorn was a Ranger of the North, first introduced with the name Strider and later revealed to be the heir of Isildur, an ancient King of Arnor and Gondor. Aragorn was a confidant of the wizard Gandalf, and played a part in the quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the Dark Lord Sauron.