Why is Mount Doom unguarded?

The entire area is completely unguarded. Ignoring the massive plot holes of him binding his power to a tiny trinket, rather than a larger piece, or full set of armor, and then deciding not to fill in the lava, or even close the doorway…

Why is there an entrance to Mount Doom?

Mount Doom is very well protected. Sauron believes that no one can break into Mordor at all, and he is nearly right. He can’t imagine anyone getting past Shelob, and the mountains are otherwise impassable and the Black Gate is closed.

Why can Mount Doom destroy the ring?

The most famous of Sauron’s creations forged at Mount Doom is the One Ring. In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf explains that the materials of which the Ring is made are so durable and the enchantments with which it is imbued so powerful that it can only be destroyed in the Cracks of Doom where it was made.

Did the One Ring want to be destroyed?

The only thing the One wanted was to be found so it could corrupt its wearer and get him or her to deliver its precious self to its Master. It didn’t. Even the movie got it right, that the ring did not intend to come to Bilbo or Frodo, but that they were meant to have it by a higher power.

Why did Sauron keep the One Ring on Mount Doom?

Sauron knew that the One Ring could be destroyed only in Mount Doom, where it was forged. From Sauron’s perspective, no one would think about destroying the One Ring. But if someone did, then Mount Doom would be the only place to do so. Why did he keep Mount Doom active? Wasn’t the risk too high?

Why did Sauron choose Orodruin for his ring?

The reason why he chose it was to use Orodruin for his “sorceries and forgings”. Sauron had used Orodruin for these for some considerable time before making the Ring. There’s no reason to suppose that he didn’t continue to use it afterwards.

What happened to Sauron’s body?

Sauron’s body was destroyed, but his spirit was not diminished, and he fled back to Mordor bearing the Ring, where he slowly rebuilt a new body and his strength during the time known as the Dark Years. From this point on, he lost the ability to assume a fair shape, and ruled now through terror and force.

What did Sauron use the ring of Moria for?

Potential evidence of a future use of it was for making the battering ram Grond in the War of the Ring. Sauron’s returns to Mordor are normally accompanied by eruptions of Orodruin, which may indicate Sauron using it for something.