What if Sauron Reclaimed the One Ring? Theory

A question of great fear… What if Sauron Reclaimed the One Ring? Here are my thoughts on the fall of Middle-earth to the Shadow. Thank you all so much for watching, let me know your thoughts in the comments below! As always, a great thanks to the online artists whose visual works made this video possible! If you are one of the artists, please let me know and I will post your name and a link to your work in this description!

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