Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power on Prime Video* today released the 3rd installment in the large-scale fantasy series. This already bears its greatest mystery in the title: Adar. But who is this leader of the orcs? We have compiled all the important information and insights for you. (Warning, it will follow Spoilers for The Rings of Power Episode 3.)
The villain in the dark: who is Adar in the Lord of the Rings series?
The 3rd installment of the Lord of the Rings series begins with the elf Arondir (Ismael Cruz Cordova) transformed from orcs into a Labor camps in the southern lands is brought. Here he is supposed to dig up the landscape and cut down trees together with the also captured elves Revion (Simon Merrells) and Médhor (Augustus Prew) as well as other people. They quickly find out that the Orcs report to a leaderwho is named Adar but remains invisible for now.
Who is the unknown that the minions of evil obey? We only find out at the very end of the 3rd episode of The Rings of Power (almost): After a failed attempt to escape, a killed warg and the loss of his two elf companions, Arondir is brought before the big boss. But before Adar can fully emerge from the blur, the episode ends on a cliffhanger. (Attention follow it potential spoilers on Adar’s identity.)
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The first look at Adar in episode 3 of the Lord of the Rings series
What is already known is that the figure of Adar played by Joseph Mawle will (Benjen Stark from Game of Thrones). What we can already see is that Adar is not an orc. And what Lord of the Rings fans can also deduce is that Adar is an Elf.
Lord of the Rings newcomer Adar: An Evil Elf in The Rings of Power
In the run-up to Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series, there were rumors that Joseph Mawle would join the cast of The Rings of Power “corrupt elves” would play, served by a group of orcs. The hints that Adar is an elf are now piling up within the series as follows:
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Lord of the Rings Adar actor Joseph Mawle – here in Game of Thrones
Since we always saw the Elves in Peter Jackson’s six Middle-earth films and JRR Tolkien’s work as noble representatives of good against Sauron, an evil Elf may come as a surprise at first. But since Sauron’s villain predecessor Morgoth (aka Melkor) could not create anything new, but only corrupt what already existed, maybe it’s high time for it? After all, they should too first orcs once arose from kidnapped and twisted elves be.
Tolkien’s The Silmarillion*, for example, speaks of those who returned from Morgoth’s captivity in the wars of the First Age of Middle-earth not being trusted by their kind. That’s because she was corrupted by torture spies of evil were held, which some were. Could Adar have gone over to the other side like that?
The Rings of Power: What Role Does Adar Play in the Rise of Sauron?
How big is Adar’s role in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? We probably have ours here Season 1 villain hit if we trust the rumors that Sauron himself might not even show up in season 1. The character even received two somber character posters, underscoring her importance to Amazon’s series.
There is also the Possibility that Adar is Sauronwho can take on many faces as a shapeshifter and according to the Elves in the prison camp of Episode 3 “many names” carries. What is Adar’s real name when the Elvish title “Father” is more of an Orc honorific?
That Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) in the 3rd episode The Rings of Power in Númenor’s library at the same time Sauron’s symbol revealed as a cardalso fits in here: A plan was hatched for Morgoth’s villain successor to give the shadowy figures a home – from the southern lands shall become Mordor. In Tolkien’s Middle-earth story, after Morgoth, his servant Sauron rises to become the next great adversary and successor his master. But were there others before him who paved the way for evil? Or are Adar and Sauron congruent in the end? We’ll find out.
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After more than 4 years of preparation and endless trailers, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is finally here. We have already seen two episodes of the complex Amazon series. But are the first hours of the fantasy project good? In the podcast we let our enthusiasm run free – but we also criticize the series.
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Narrative clarity, attention to detail and the effort put into it can already be seen in episodes 1 and 2. The potential for another Middle-earth triumph after Peter Jackson’s revered Tolkien trilogy is undoubtedly there.
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As Lord of the Rings fans, what do you expect from the new Rings of Power villain Adar?