Halbrand is actually the Dark Lord known as Sauron in disguise. The character was a man described by Amazon Studios as "a human running from his past whose destiny is entwined with Galadriel's" Halbrand's story is largely a new invention slotting in between the formation of Mordor and the forging of the Rings of Power. The name “Halbrand” is not a known alias of Sauron, though he has lots of others. Halbrand claims to be a King of the Southlands, and there is a certain logic to that particular