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Saruman was a Maia, a servant of the Valar, the Powers of the world, and of Ilúvatar. In Valinor, the land of the Valar, a council was called by Manwë, leader of the Maias, shortly after Sauron's defeat by the Last Alliance of Elves and Men. Though Sauron was overthrown, it would later turn out that he had not been effectively vanquished and his shadow began to fall upon Middle-earth a second time. It was decided to send five emissaries to Middle-earth. These should be "mighty, peers of Sauron, yet forgo might, and clothe themselves in flesh", as they were intended to help men and elves unite against Sauron, but the wizards were forbidden from matching the Dark Lord in power and fear.
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When the White Council was formed at approximately year 2463 of the Third Age in order to counter Sauron, Saruman was appointed its leader, though Galadriel wanted Gandalf in this position. Saruman refused to step down due to his pride, while Gandalf had declined. At this point Saruman had begun to sense the resurgence of Sauron and to envy and desire his power, and especially the One Ring. This was ... the same year that the One Ring was taken by the halfling Smeágol (later called Gollum), who disappeared with it into the Misty Mountains for hundreds of years.
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[H]ere's the issue lost in the subtext of Jackson's films: Saruman has no intention of acting as Sauron's stooge. He is not interested, as Jackson has him suggest to Gandalf, in joining forces with Sauron. Not at all. What Saruman wants—and for what Tolkien has him recruit Gandalf—is to wield the Ring himself, and depose Sauron. And why not? With Sauron's Ring, Saruman would indeed be a formidable opponent.
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Saruman had no knowledge of Bilbo's discovery, yet he was aware of Gandalf's interest in Hobbits and he was suspicious of everything Gandalf did. Saruman visited the Shire himself in disguise, but he feared discovery by Gandalf so he sent agents to Bree and the Southfarthing to learn what they could of Gandalf's interest in the Shire.
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In the films, Saruman is Sauron's servant, an interpretation that downplays the idea that Saruman was independently seeking the Ring. Jackson's films do not include the title "Saruman of Many Colours", referring to him only as "Saruman the White". The film trilogy ... did not include the Scouring of the Shire, but the extended DVD version does depict Saruman being killed by GrÃma Wormtongue in Isengard, after his encounter with Gandalf and Théoden. In the film, GrÃma stabs Saruman in the back, causing him to fall on a spiked wheel below the tower of Orthanc. In the original version, Saruman is never shown after Isengard is destroyed. All that was revealed was that he was locked in Orthanc by Treebeard and stripped of his power. Jackson reasoned that it would be anticlimactic to show Saruman's fate in the second movie (after the Battle of Helm's Deep) and too retrospective for it to be in the third one.[1].
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Saruman sought revenge for the destruction of Isengard by trying to ruin the Shire. The Chief's Men began wantonly destroying and burning homes, trees, and farmland. The New Mill was used for some industrial purpose and the Water became polluted with waste. Saruman moved into Frodo's home at Bag End and filled the gardens with garbage and sheds. Provisions became more scarce, and the Rules became harsher, and Hobbits who were imprisoned in the Lockholes were often beaten.
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