The One Ring and Sauron

[Lord of Angmar]

Sauron could sense the Ring but not its specific location, Finwe. The Ringwraiths did not find out about the Shire because Bilbo or Frodo put on the Ring while in the Shire. If Sauron could sense the location of the Ring, I think he would have sent an army after Sam when he put the Ring on in Mordor.

Also, I could not tell if you were being sarcastic, but I think the Second Prophecy of Mandos is hardly an "inane, really obscure" fact. Not to Tolkienites at least. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

That was how all those Orcs and other Minions kept attacking Frodo and the Fellowship. Since the Ring was evil, they could sense it, and so could Sauron.

Orcs could not sense the Ring, nor is it likely that many other of his lesser minions could.