From the Eye of the Dark Lord Sauron...

[bacon]

What do you think was going through Sauron's mind throughout the course of the Lord of the Rings, from the moment Gandalf arrives at Hobbiton til his fortress comes crashing down? Keep this serious first of all.

I can't really place myself in the position of Sauron, as he's what's known as 'absolute evil' in the Lord of the Rings, not sure about the Silmarillion, though. You never see him, only know that he's lurking far beyond those mountains in the distance.

So what exactly was Sauron thinking... perhaps, when Aragorn and Imrahir (sp?) come to the Black Gate in ROTK?

Obviously, he knew they stood no match for his overwhelming forces, so he had happy thoughts. In the book, I believe it describes how he was going to coax his enemies before revealing his trap (i.e. the Mouth of Sauron). So, perhaps he thought he had won. This would be the final battle of men for him.

Or what about when Frodo suddenly puts the Ring on in Orodruin? I would imagine the cliche 'What?' would be heard in his mind. Hmmm...

So what does everyone else think?

[Sword the Valiant]

Yeah, I agree.

[RaditzSoldier]

I think Sauron thought it was strange when the army of men walked up to him, but quickly took advantage of it. He was thinking deviously of how helpful it would be to see the race of men destroyed.

When the ring burnt. I would imagine immense pain for Sauron. I would imagine thousands of unspeakable curses surging through his mind with rage as he felt his very soul splintered into eternity.

Just me, though.

[bacon]

That's a very good description. I agree.