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This is shocking, given that the Necromancer of Dol Guldur rose to power around TA 1000, and has been growing in status ever since.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just don\u2019t buy it,\u201d said Erenduil, a resident of Rivendell. \u201cShow me some evidence that Sauron is as bad as they say he is. Where is it? I\u2019ve never been to Mordor, but my cousin Alanduil has. And he says there is nothing going on there. This seems like nothing more than a government trying to steal the rights given to us by Iluvatar.\u201d<\/p>\n

When we tried to catch up with Alanduil, he was unavailable for comment. However, his neighbor Threnduin had this to say. \u201cYeah, I know Alanduil. He went to Mordor once. Said all he saw was a tower with a weird light on top and an active volcano nearby. No Sauron though!\u201d<\/p>\n

The conspiracy theories are not contained within Rivendell, however. All throughout the Hornburg, \u201cMake Rohan Great Again\u201d flags can be seen flying about, and in the Shire, \u201cLet\u2019s Go Bingo!\u201d stickers have been seen on carts, wagons, and even on the bars inside the Green Dragon. And sadly, during one incident in Mirkwood, 3 elves were fatally wounded after pro-Thranduil demonstrators escalated tensions just outside his beech tree.<\/p>\n

More to follow, as this is an ever-evolving story coming out of Middle Earth.<\/p>\n

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