During the Third Age of Middle-earth, the White Council, or ‘The Wise’\u00a0(made up of the Istari and Elven High Chiefs) \u00a0became aware of an evil force emanating from an ancient fortress on the outskirts of Mirkwood known as Dol Guldur (“Hill of Sorcery”).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 This evil was known as The Necromancer,\u00a0although the White Council later suspected\u00a0that this evil force may have been the return of Sauron, the Chief Lieutenant of Morgoth (the source of all evil and darkness in Middle-earth).<\/p>\n
Sauron had been weakened during the War of the Last Alliance, when the One Ring was taken from him by Isildur, and was unable to take corporeal form.\u00a0\u00a0 He fled Mordor and established a new stronghold at Dol Guldur.<\/p>\n
It was only after Gandalf the Grey travelled to Dol Guldur that he was able to confirm that the Necromancer was indeed Sauron.\u00a0\u00a0 Gandalf reported his discovery to the rest of the White Council, who used their considerable power to drive the Necromancer out.<\/p>\n
After his\u00a0expulsion from Dol Guldur the Necromancer\/ Sauron\u00a0fled back to Mordor and began to assemble an army in his attempt to dominate Middle-earth.<\/p>\n
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The Necromancer is only mentioned in ‘The Hobbit’;\u00a0 he does not actually make an appearance in the book.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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