The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power: The identity of Sauron is finally revealed

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The biggest mystery of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been the true identity of the dark lord Sauron, which was finally revealed in the Season 1 finale.The eighth and final episode - entitled Alloyed - perhaps a nod towards the creation of the One Ring - debuted on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday evening.Fans around the world watched in awe as the evil figure the numerous heroes have been fighting was revealed in shocking fashion.

True identity: The biggest mystery of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power has been the true identity of the dark lord Sauron, which was finally revealed in the Season 1 finale Final episode: The eighth and final episode - entitled Alloyed - perhaps a nod towards the creation of the One Ring - debuted on Amazon Prime Video on Thursday eveningThe episode begins with rain falling in the forest known as Eryn Galen - The Greenwood - as we see The Stranger (Daniel Weyman) taking shelter from the elements.He climbs out from under a makeshift rock tent and examines his surroundings, as we see he's still holding the apple that Nori (Markella Kavenagh) gave him and he hears her in his head saying, 'You're not a peril.

You're good.'The Stranger hears a noise and finds someone watching him as he goes to chase the person and finds out it's Nori, saying her name for the first time.Suddenly, Nori  crouches under the blanket she's carrying...

and when she stands up again it's the nefarious pale white character whose name has not yet been revealed, portrayed by Bridie Sisson.Suddenly the stranger is surrounded by the pale white character's mystical companions...