Sauron, the enemy of the free peoples of Middle-earth was defeated.' It was in this moment when all hope had faded that Isildur, son of the King, took up his father's sword. Victory was near but the power of the ring could not be undone. A last alliance of men and elves marched against the armies of Mordor and on the slopes of Mount Doom, they fought for the freedom of Middle-earth. 'One by one the free lands of Middle-earth fell to the power of the ring.