Yeah, aside from the numerous armies lost, includijg dwarves and elves, ~1000 years of fighting, it took two literal kings dying to defeat him, Gil-galad and Elendil. But, Sauron was also defated. In the end, Isildur showed up and chopped off his finger and took the ring.
Was his finger cut off in the book too? Is that how he lost the ring?
I never finished the Silmarillion, but from a synopsis I read, he was defeated first, then the ring was cut from his hand.
Yeah, aside from the numerous armies lost, includijg dwarves and elves, ~1000 years of fighting, it took two literal kings dying to defeat him, Gil-galad and Elendil. But, Sauron was also defated. In the end, Isildur showed up and chopped off his finger and took the ring.
Gil-Galad and Elendil both being Big Fuckin Deals btw, particularly Gil-Galad.
Keeping in mind that a lot of First Age/Second Age stuff is less a matter of crude physicality and more about spiritual strength.