You'll have to excuse me if I don't get this quite right, but it's a long time since I read LOTR, and I understand that lots of the Bates of Ellandgard sections aren't fully shown in the films.
Anyway, there once was a wizard called Bates, who ruled the realm of Ellandgard. Through clever deceptions, some people thought that he was a just and fair ruler, but it soon became apparent to most that he was actually pure evil.
Bates' army resisted attempts to overthrow him for many months, but finally succumbed after a long battle for Ellandgard.
Even after defeat, though, he wouldn't bugger off. He remained in the realm of Ellandgard, at the top of his tower, still somehow managing to stick his oar in even after he had been stripped of his real power.
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