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Editorial Note: This entry contains speculative or fan-based material — such as fanon, fanfiction, or theory constructs — that may not be directly supported by canonical texts. Interpretations offered here are part of the NNCA’s speculative corpus and should not be mistaken for primary Tolkien sources.
- See Eru for the Sindarin name for the One.
Adar (S. "Father"; Or. Odru), also called "Lord-father", was a Kaukareldarin Uruk originally of Beleriand, one of the petty captains of the primeval Dark Lord Morgoth under the command of his Lieutenant, Sauron. Surviving the Black Foe's downfall at the end of the First Age in the War of Wrath, he and his "children" fled into into the frozen wasters of Forodwaith to the side of their escaped Master.
According to the Parma Túrëcormaron, Adar ultimately became disillusioned with Sauron and reneged on his allegiance before turning on him, setting himself up as a Warlord in Núrn. With sizable Orc-legions at his command, Adar sought to turn Núrn into a home for his spawn by unleashing Orodruin - the key was a sword-hilt forged long ago by Sauron - and as such he coordinated attacks upon the local villages such as Hordern. Discovering the artefact to be in the hands of Men, the "Lord-father" led an attack upon the Watchtower of Ostirith and later the settlement of Tirharad, where he was temporarily defeated. With the turncoat Waldreg's help, however, Adar woke the volcano of Orodruin and so turned the land into Mordor - unwittingly building Sauron the foundations of his domain.
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Though the full truth surrounding his past was clouded in mystery, Adar was said by Galadriel to have been one of the Sindar, though none lived to remember him in his youth. Not unlike others of his kin, he was captured by the dreaded Dark Huntsmen and hauled in chains before the Dark Power of the North; in the dungeons of Utumno-fortress, from where few ever escaped to tell the tale of their torments, Adar endured much pain and suffering at the hands of Morgoth - the once fair Elf became a twisted parody of his former self; one of the first Orcs and a progenitor of their foul race. Though cowed by the Black Enemy, deep in his heart he loathed him with all his being, seeing him as the maker only of his now-miserable existence, and longed for the peace of his younger days; his "children", however, he viewed with pity and as unwilling pawns subjected to an abusing nihilistic Lord and deemed that they deserved just as much as any creation of the One. But for all his hatred of Morgoth, Adar could not betray him nor truly turn from the path his tormentor had set for him, for he was bound by the Spell of Botomless Dread, and so forever Shadow would be in his thought and dominate his fate.
As the Valar came to Middle-earth in defense of the Elves, Adar was sent to the stronghold of Angband to serve as a Commander of the Orc-garrison there under their Lord Morgoth's Lieutenant, Sauron. Hiding in the bowels of the earth in tunnels and secret passages delved from the fortress, he escaped the wrathful pursuit of the Powers as they came upon their Great Foe and his servants. As the Captivity of Morgoth began, Sauron occupied his seat and managed all in his absence; misshapen beasts and beings such as Adar's Orcish spawn, thronged about Sauron and multiplied ever more, while he saw to the raising of Angband anew - both in wait for his Morgoth's return and for his own need. But more cunning than the mighty rebel Vala was the greatest subversive Maia, for to some of the "Crooked Elves" he veiled his power terrible and malice through which he kept his minions in utter thralldom, feigning magnanimity and spoke of higher purposes and calling, that at the End together they would right all the wrongs and wounds Middle-earth had and would have to endure; Adar was among those few who in their desperation embraced this folly and listened to his honeyed words, all the while being bound deeper to Morgoth's enchantment placed upon them. So it was that Adar was among those let "free" by Sauron to follow those Eldar who had marched on towards Aman, to mingle among them, learn their ways and their settlements and return to him to report (whether willing or unwilling, for they could not defy the spells and curses he and Morgoth had weaved around them); thus the Black One was able to trail the Elves on their Great Journey and harry them, afflicting their land with foul weather and dispatching his minions to attack them whenever possible. Often did Adar go to those of the Quendi who lived on the sides of the river Sirion, and these days pleased him for it reminded him of his days of peace; the Elves he went among were none the wiser about him, nor was he to the purpose his Master had chosen for him.
Orcs called him, "Lord Adar" when they captured an Elvish garrison occupying the Watchtower of Ostirith and enslaved them in the camps reached by the tunnel system near Hordern. Arondir and his compatriots were puzzled about the Orcs using an Elvish name, though they conceded that lieutenants of the Dark such as Sauron had taken many names in the First Age. Arondir was taken to meet with him after an escape attempt where all others had been slain.
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- Few details have been released about this character, and therefore it is heavily subject to change as more news is announced and the material is eventually released. If it is revealed that he is an interpretation of a character from the Legendarium, this page may be merged with another in the future.
References[]
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. Created by J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay. Amazon MGM Studios / New Line Cinema. First released September 1, 2022. Prime Video.