As such, these Rings were not used by the Elves so long as Sauron retained the One. However, they were still linked to the One Ring, and whoever wore the One could, with effort, see the thoughts of those who wore the Three. They were not created as weapons of war or as a means to dominate others their purpose was to preserve the beautiful Elven domains where their bearers resided, and to aid in healing and resisting evil. The Three which remained to the Elves were carefully hidden from Sauron. The three races given the Rings of Power, as seen in the films Bilbo Baggins stated near the end of his time possessing the One that he was beginning to feel "thin and stretched", a sign that this process was beginning to affect him. The individual who kept the Ring would not grow or obtain more life, however they would merely continue until living became unendurable. It is likely that this is an unintended side-effect of the Rings' power, as Sauron originally intended for all the Rings to be worn by Elves, who were immortal to begin with. However, the Rings kindled in them an overwhelming greed for treasure, and so ruin was brought to each regardless.Īccording to Gandalf, one feature of the Rings of Power that appeared to be universal was that a mortal who wore any one of the Rings was granted a lifespan far beyond their natural one. They were essentially too "tough" in spirit to be dominated by the will of another, even Sauron. The Dwarf lords to whom the Seven were given became wealthy beyond measure, but they did not fall to Sauron's power. In time, the nine Men to whom the Rings were given became Ringwraiths, or Nazgûl, wraiths of great power under the command of Sauron. Six he gave to Dwarves (for Seven in total), but Nine he gave to Men, knowing that they would most easily bend to his will. These he then gave to mortals: the Dwarves and Men. Fortunately for the Elves, they were able to hide the greatest Three and pass one to the Dwarves of Khazad-dûm, but Sauron recovered the other fifteen. Furious at this turn of events, Sauron came against the Elves with open war and demanded that the Rings be given to him. However, when Sauron put the Ruling Ring on his finger, the Elves were immediately aware of him and took off their Rings. In accordance with this, he secretly forged the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom, seeking to bring all the rings and their wearers under his sway. Sauron, however, planned to use the Rings to dominate the remaining Elves of Middle-earth. Many other lesser rings were made, described in The Silmarillion and by Gandalf, though they were generally considered as having been mere essays in the craft: practice, as it were, for the smiths. The greatest three Rings Celebrimbor crafted alone. A total of nineteen Rings of Power were forged by the Elves, sixteen of which Sauron had a direct hand in creating.
The impetus for their creation came from Sauron, who could at that time still assume an appearance fair enough to deceive at least some of the Elves. The Rings of Power were the masterwork of the Gwaith-i-Mírdain of Eregion headed by Celebrimbor, grandson of Fëanor. Their wearers could be controlled by the wearer of the One, and if the One was destroyed, their own powers would fade with the power of the Rings under the One. The nineteen lesser Rings were linked to the power of the One, and were dependent on it. An additional ring, the One Ring, was forged by Sauron himself at Mount Doom. Nineteen were made: three rings for the Elves, seven rings for the Dwarves, and nine rings for Men.
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Disguised as the benevolent entity Annatar, Sauron taught the Elf-smiths of Eregion, led by Celebrimbor, how to craft these rings. The Rings of Power were twenty magical rings forged in the Second Age, intended by Sauron to seduce the rulers of Middle-earth to evil. Tolkien's epigraph to The Lord of the Rings In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie." - J.R.R. One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
" Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, For the series, see The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. This article is about the rings themselves.
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