<P> In the Second Age of Middle - earth , the lords of Elves , Dwarves , and Men are given Rings of Power . Unbeknownst to them , the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom , infusing into it a great part of his power to dominate , through it and at a distance , the other Rings , so he might conquer Middle - earth . A final alliance of men and elves battles Sauron 's forces in Mordor , where Prince Isildur of Gondor severs Sauron 's finger , and the Ring with it , thereby destroying his physical form . With Sauron 's first defeat , the Third Age of Middle - earth begins . Unfortunately , the Ring 's influence corrupts Isildur , and , rather than destroy the Ring , Isildur takes it for himself . Isildur is later killed by Orcs , and the Ring is lost for 2,500 years , until it is found by Gollum , who owns it for five centuries . The Ring is then found by a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins . </P>
<P> In the Second Age of Middle - earth , the lords of Elves , Dwarves , and Men are given Rings of Power . Unbeknownst to them , the Dark Lord Sauron forges the One Ring in Mount Doom , infusing into it a great part of his power to dominate , through it and at a distance , the other Rings , so he might conquer Middle - earth . A final alliance of men and elves battles Sauron 's forces in Mordor , where Prince Isildur of Gondor severs Sauron 's finger , and the Ring with it , thereby destroying his physical form . With Sauron 's first defeat , the Third Age of Middle - earth begins . Unfortunately , the Ring 's influence corrupts Isildur , and , rather than destroy the Ring , Isildur takes it for himself . Isildur is later killed by Orcs , and the Ring is lost for 2,500 years , until it is found by Gollum , who owns it for five centuries . The Ring is then found by a Hobbit named Bilbo Baggins . </P>
who dies first in lord of the rings
who dies first in lord of the rings
Isildur
Isildur