Description du produit

This Museum Collection edition was completely resigned in 2024 by United Cutlery with brand new tooling and color correction to the paint making it the most accurate replica of this helm in all of Arda. The previous limited edition versions of this helm are still excellent versions to own. However, they had the previous casting which was less finely detailed and different paint schemes.

Tolkien Lore:

Sauron was a gifted Maia and originally a student of Aulë. Driven by a desire to arrange all things according to his will, he became (Melkor) Morgoth's most trusted lieutenant and was considered his greatest servant in the Wars of Beleriand. In the Second Age, in the disguise of the beautiful Annatar, he deceived the Elves of Eregion into forging the Rings of Power, while secretly forging the One Ring in Mount Doom and becoming the "Lord of the Rings". Sauron allowed himself to be captured by the Númenóreans, where his wickedness led to the downfall of Númenor. His spirit escaped and regained power in Mordor, while the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor were established. The Elves and the Dúnedain formed the Last Alliance and marched against Sauron in 3441 CE. The siege lasted seven years and ended with Sauron leaving his fortress to break the siege himself, pushing the Alliance back to the slopes of Orodruin. There, Sauron killed the Alliance leaders, Gil-galad and Elendil, in single combat, but was himself defeated when Isildur cut the Ring from Sauron's finger. Sauron's body died and his spirit fled. Without the power of the One Ring, Sauron could not take form in Middle-earth for a thousand years.

Adaptation notes:

In Peter Jackson's film adaptation of The Lord of the Rings, Sauron is first seen in the prologue to the trilogy. He is depicted as a tall, but not gigantic, armored warlord wielding a huge mace (a mix of his vague description in Tolkien and the more detailed appearance of Morgoth as described in The Silmarillion). The original helmet was designed by Weta Workshop and worn by actor Sala Baker. In the battle cutscene, Sauron is shown cutting down numerous Elves and Men with his mace before killing Gil-galad (off camera) and Elendil, until he is finally defeated by Isildur, who cuts off the Ring with his father's broken sword. This causes Sauron's body to explode, creating a shockwave as the original helmet falls to the ashy ground, smoking with the corruption of his hatred.

Details:

1:1 Actor scale (twice as large as the smaller helm currently sold by United Cutlery)
Cast from hard polyresin
Padded interior so the helm can be worn
Comes with a polyresin stand with the design features of Sauron’s Mace
~29″ tall, ~32″ on stand