As we see more of the villain in other forms — such as the Necromancer from "The Hobbit" or Elf-like Annatar in "The Rings of ...

Yet, despite the fact he is a singular being, we never see the Dark Lord in a physical form during both The Lord of the Rings book and film versions, save the Eye of Sauron. So, why not?

Sauron takes on deceptive forms Halbrand and Annatar to infiltrate and deceive. Artwork from Weta Workshop reveals a terrifying depiction of Sauron without armor. Throughout The Lord of the Rings ...

“Some of the folks I work with at the company -- they say this lovingly -- but I think that they sometimes refer to my attention as the Eye of Sauron," Mark Zuckerberg said at a talk sho ...