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human
[LotR] I have heard it said that Morgoth, Sauron’s master, had Middle Earth itself as his ring. What is meant by this?
gpt
It means he literally dispersed his own power throughout Middle Earth just like Sauron did with his ring. An example of this is the gold of Middle Earth. The reason dwarven kings seem to be driven mad with greed and evil creatures like dragons hoard it is because portions of Mogoths corrupting influence is held in gold.