Sauron. Prince Of Cats.

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Sauron. Prince Of Cats.

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Andy i Za

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Digital Art - Digital Art - Photograph

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Before the publication of the Silmarillion, Sauron's origins were unclear. Before became available drafts of Tolkien, in versions of the essence of Sauron, there had been speculation about his elven ancestry. From the earliest versions of the legendarium "Silmarillion", described in the "History of middle-earth", Sauron has undergone many changes. The prototype of Sauron was Tevildo, Prince of Cats, who in early versions played a role later performed by Sauron in the history of Beren and Luthien in the "Book of lost tales". Later, Tevildo transformed into That of the Necromancer (Thû), then gortu (Gorthû) and the end of Sauron.
Tevildo was the "Prince of Cats" in The Tale of Tinúviel. He appeared in the form of a great black cat with a collar of gold. During the Quest for the Silmaril, Beren was captured by Melko and sent as a servant to Tevildo. However the cat was defeated by Huan and Tinúviel when they forced him to reveal the spell which held the stones of his castle together and which held cats under his evil sway. When his collar was removed the other cats shrunk.
Later Tevildo's place in the narrative was replaced by that of the Necromancer, Thû (later renamed Sauron), in the legendarium. Thû (and later Sauron) was the "Lord of Werewolves", in contrast to Tevildo's position as "Prince of Cats"; the cat-versus-dog theme prominent in the Tale of Tinúviel was thus eliminated in later writings.
The title of "Prince of Cats" had also been used for the character Tybalt from William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.

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