Sauron (disambiguation)
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Sauron may refer to:
Most other uses of the name are directly or indirectly derived from this Sauron, including:
- SauronSauronSauron is the primary antagonist and titular character of the epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien.In the same work, he is revealed to be the same character as "the Necromancer" from Tolkien's earlier novel The Hobbit...
, a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth fantasy writings.
Most other uses of the name are directly or indirectly derived from this Sauron, including:
Actual Persons
- Wojciech WąsowiczWojciech WąsowiczWojciech "Sauron" Wąsowicz, , is a Polish vocalist. He is a graduate of musical school in the first and second degree, and graduate of Jagielonian University where he earned Master's degree in Musicology. Wąsowicz was vocalist in death metal group Decapitated and has been a member of Masachist...
, known as Sauron, the ex-vocalist from the Polish death metal band 'Decapitated'
Fictional characters
- Sauron (comics)Sauron (comics)Sauron is a comic book character, a supervillain in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. An enemy of the X-Men, the character was created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Neal Adams. He first fully appeared as Sauron in X-Men #60 ....
, a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe - Dictator Sauron, a character in the game Steel EmpireSteel EmpireSteel Empire , and originally released as in Japan, is a 1992 side-scrolling shoot 'em up video game for the Sega Mega Drive home console, and was ported to the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in 2004.Steel Empire is notable amongst shoot 'em up games for its unique aesthetic...
- Sauron, a playable T-Rex character in Primal RagePrimal RagePrimal Rage is a versus fighting game developed and published by Atari Games in 1994 as an arcade video game. Toys, comics, a novel and other merchandise tie-ins were also produced.-Storyline:...
, a one-on-one dinosaur fighting video game - Sauron, a fictional character, a villain in Captain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureCaptain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is a 1987–88 science fiction/action television series, merging live action with animation based on computer-generated images, that ran for 22 episodes in Canadian/American syndication...
- Sauron, a scheming, wise-cracking robot from the webcomic Anema: Age of the Robots
Fictional Planets
- Sauron, a planet in the CoDominiumCoDominium-The CoDominium series:*A Spaceship for the King *He Fell into a Dark Hole *The Mote in God's Eye...
universe - Sauron, a planet in the shareware game Escape Velocity
- Sauron, a planet in "Warworld, the Battle of Sauron" by John CarrJohn CarrJohn Carr was a prolific English architect. He was born in Horbury, near Wakefield, England, the eldest of nine children and the son of a master mason, under whom he trained. He started an independent career in 1748 and continued until shortly before his death. John Carr was Lord Mayor of York in...
& Don Hawthorne (Pequod Press, 2007, ISBN 0-937912-04-2).
Other
- Sauron (spider), a genus of spiders in the LinyphiidaeLinyphiidaeLinyphiidae is a family of spiders, including more than 4,300 described species in 578 genera worldwide. This makes Linyphiidae the second largest family of spiders after the Salticidae. New species are still being discovered throughout the world, and the family is poorly known...
family - SAURON, an astronomical instrument mounted on the William Herschel TelescopeWilliam Herschel TelescopeThe William Herschel Telescope is a optical/near-infrared reflecting telescope located at the Observatorio del Roque de los Muchachos on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, Spain. The telescope, which is named after William Herschel, is part of the Isaac Newton Group of Telescopes...
in La Palma - Sauron is a system for management of DNS & DHCP services.