# Was Sauron Really A Necromancer? - LOTR

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Podcast: [In Deep Geek](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-deep-geek-7564861)
Published: 2026-09-11T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

During the events of The Hobbit, Sauron hid behind the identity of ’The Necromancer’, but was he actually practicing those dark arts?

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