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Heheh i love this part. First he bites Frodo's finger off when Frodo has the ring in it, then he is so happy that he gets his ring back that he starts dancing. But he dances to the edge where he falls into the fiery pit of Mount Doom. Theoden dies in Pellenor battle. Denethor, Faramir's and Boromir's father commits suicide.
He dies when he scourged the Shire, his spirit rose from his body and then went west.
Originally posted by BOPRecruit 16
king theodon, denethor *boromir and faramir's dad*, gollum, saruman *not sure*, sauron *duh and his orcs, and shelob. this isn't a spoiler for those of you who bothered to read the books.
Sauron actually doesn't die... He just becomes perminently diminished, a weak spirit unable to take any sort of physical form.
By the way, did you know that the name "Sauron" means "foul-smelling one?"
(Elvish; Quenya dialect)
Sauron was only banished into the Void where Morgoth was banished too. In the film, unfortunately the Shire scouring was cut out, so Saruman dies in Isengard.
I don't think the orcs passed away. They will come back in the Dagor Dagorath - The Last Battle, where the Dark Lords shall return but suffer defeat, and die forever, and Arda will begin anew!