Previously known as [[Melkor]], he was the most powerful of the [[Ainur]], until he turned to the darkness and became Morgoth, the ultimate enemy of [[Arda]]. It is from him that all evil in Middle-Earth is ultimately derived. [[Sauron]], once one of the [[Maiar of Aulë]], switched allegiances and became Morgoth's principal lieutenant.<ref>Tolkien, J.R.R., Morgoth's Ring - The History of Middle-earth volume X, Harper Collins (1994)</ref> | Previously known as [[Melkor]], he was the most powerful of the [[Ainur]], until he turned to the darkness and became Morgoth, the ultimate enemy of [[Arda]]. It is from him that all evil in Middle-Earth is ultimately derived. [[Sauron]], once one of the [[Maiar of Aulë]], switched allegiances and became Morgoth's principal lieutenant.<ref>Tolkien, J.R.R., Morgoth's Ring - The History of Middle-earth volume X, Harper Collins (1994)</ref> |