J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic trilogy culminates with the final defeat of Sauron at the end of Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, but his defeat didn’t technically result in his death. The trilogy follows Frodo and Sam as they journey to Mt. Doom in Mordor, as that is the only way that the One Ring can be destroyed, and by extension, Sauron’s life force. Over thousands of years, the wholly evil Sauron has been defeated multiple times (like when his body was destroyed by Isildur at Mt. Doom), but has never been far beyond resurgence.
