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1. Echoes of Mairon by hopeforchange

   Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (TV 2022), The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   27 Apr 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Galadriel/Sauron (Tolkien)
   • Galadriel (Tolkien)/Halbrand (The Rings of Power)
   • Sauron (Tolkien)
   • Halbrand (The Rings of Power)
   • Galadriel (Tolkien)
   • Elrond Peredhel
   • Gandalf (Tolkien)
   • Isildur (Tolkien)
   • Bronwyn (The Rings of Power)
   • Arondir (The Rings of Power)
   • Enemies to Lovers
   • Dark Fantasy
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Mind Manipulation
   • Redemption
   • Forbidden Love
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Sauron Redemption
   • Sauron Redemption (Tolkien)
   • Power Dynamics
   • Slow Burn
   • Falling in Love at the End of the World
   • Morally Grey Sauron
   • Epic Love
   • Sauron is Celebrían's Parent (Tolkien)
   • This Is STUPID
   • This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things

   Summary

   After the devastating Battle of Gwathlo, the Elves finally subdued Sauron, using the very Rings of Power he sought to control. Delivered to Valinor for judgment, the Valar condemned him to an eternity in the Halls of Mandos, guarded by Mithrandir, a powerful wizard tasked with ensuring the Dark Lord never rises again. But mere weeks later, the unthinkable happens—Middle-earth begins to wither, its lands dying and its people fading.

   Desperate and out of options, the Alliance of Elves and Men must face an unholy truth: the only hope for saving their world lies in releasing the very evil they fought so hard to imprison. Galadriel, however, refuses to believe their salvation lies in Sauron’s hands—and she’ll do anything to stop it.

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