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The Mouth of Sauron
The Lieutenant of Barad-dur,
also known as the Mouth of Sauron, was
a
black Numenorean
who could not resist the evil knowledge of Sauron. He announced himself
herald and ambassador, the mouth of Sauron and messenger of Mordor, when he came
to meet the approaching army from Gondor outside the Black Gates. He
showed them items belonging to Frodo, told them to agree to Sauron's terms and
surrender. Gandalf rejected Sauron´s proposal and said: "Get you gone, for your
embassy is over and death is near to you. We did not come here to waste words in
treating with Sauron, faithless and accursed; still less with one of his slaves.
Begone!". The Lieutenant was certainly
killed in the battle of Cormallen or in the events thereafter.
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