Great Eye
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The Great Eye is the fiery, lidless manifestation of Sauron’s will and surveillance in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, most prominently depicted atop the Dark Tower of Barad-dûr in The Lord of the Rings.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional object
ⓘ
manifestation of Sauron ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Eye of Sauron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Fellowship of the Ring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Return of the King NERFINISHED ⓘ The Two Towers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Barad-dûr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Doom NERFINISHED ⓘ the One Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| depicts | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs |
fiery
ⓘ
lidless ⓘ |
| destroyedAt | the end of the War of the Ring ⓘ |
| destroyedWhen | the One Ring is destroyed ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Aragorn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ the Free Peoples of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
searching for the One Ring
ⓘ
surveillance over Middle-earth ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| governs | the forces of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guardedBy | the armies of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | iconic imagery in fantasy art ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalCountry | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Barad-dûr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
film adaptations
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literature ⓘ |
| notableIn | fantasy literature ⓘ |
| partOf | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents |
surveillance of Sauron
ⓘ
will of Sauron ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absolute power
ⓘ
corrupting influence of power ⓘ oppression ⓘ unceasing watchfulness ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Third Age of Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualizedAs | a great eye wreathed in flame ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.