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The Dark Years is a term used in the fictional world of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings for the time of Sauron's great and almost undisputed domination of Middle-earth, during which many peoples were enslaved or corrupted.
This period lasted from c. SA 1000, when Sauron settled in Mordor, to 3441, when he was overthrown by the Last Alliance. During this period Sauron built the Barad-dûr, forged the Rings of Power, and won the War of the Elves and Sauron.
Also called the Accursed Years, the Black Years, the Days of Flight, and perhaps the Dark Days.
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