gu ise . ▁Return ing ▁to ▁M ord or , ▁he ▁reg ained ▁his ▁strength , ▁eventually ▁capt uring ▁Min as ▁I th il . ▁However , ▁real izing ▁that ▁if ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁join ▁together , ▁Sa ur on ▁would ▁destroy ▁both ▁men ▁and ▁el ves , ▁El end il , ▁High - K ing ▁of ▁Arn or , ▁and ▁Gil - gal ad , ▁High - K ing ▁of ▁N old or , ▁formed ▁the ▁Last ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Men ▁and ▁El ves , ▁and ▁attacked ▁Sa ur on ▁in ▁his ▁for tr ess , ▁Bar ad - d û r . ▁The ▁al liance ▁was ▁vict orious , ▁with ▁Is ild ur ▁cutting ▁the ▁One ▁Ring ▁from ▁Sa ur on ' s ▁hand . ▁However , ▁although ▁presented ▁with ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁Ring ▁forever , ▁Is ild ur , ▁already ▁beginning ▁to ▁succ umb ▁to ▁its ▁cor ruption , ▁chose ▁not ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁As ▁such , ▁although ▁Sa ur on ' s ▁physical ▁form ▁was ▁van qu ished , ▁his ▁spirit , ▁bound ▁to ▁the ▁Ring , ▁surv ived . ▁Some ▁time ▁later , ▁Is ild ur ▁was ▁attacked ▁and ▁killed ▁by ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁or cs , ▁and ▁the ▁Ring ▁was ▁lost ▁in ▁the ▁river ▁And u in ▁for ▁over ▁two ▁thousand ▁years . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁during ▁the ▁Third ▁Age , ▁a ▁still ▁weak ened ▁Sa ur on ▁cover t ly ▁established ▁a ▁strong hold ▁at ▁Dol ▁G uld ur . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁this