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Inziladun · 01-25-2001, 08:29 PM

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Re: Of the Rings of Power

The Nine and the Seven were made with Sauron's aid. What was ultimately accomplished with them was much different than what was done with the Three.The Nine and the Seven had a corrupting influence on their possessors. The Three,which were made by Celebrimbor alone,did not have an evil effect on their wearers,and truly did "preserve all things unstained".
The making of the Rings was not in origin the idea of the Elves. Sauron was the guiding influence,and the seeming "good" qualities of the Nine and the Seven were illusory.
These Rings appealed to those who wanted power beyond the measure of their kind. Since Sauron had a hand in their making,they could not have had a truly noble purpose.
Sauron may have had the idea of dominating Men and Dwarves with the Rings,as well as the Elves,when he first came to Eregion. It just strikes me that the Nine gave to Men what they most desired:unending life. Three of the Ringwraiths were Númenóreans,members of a race which attacked Valinor hoping to obtain immortality. Why would the Nine confer unending life if they were intended for Elves?

Manwë keep you under the One, and send fair wind to your sails. </p>

01-25-2001, 08:29 PM	#7
Inziladun Gruesome Spectre Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Heaven's doorstep Posts: 8,039	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Haunting Spirit Posts: 83</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Of the Rings of Power The Nine and the Seven were made with Sauron's aid. What was ultimately accomplished with them was much different than what was done with the Three.The Nine and the Seven had a corrupting influence on their possessors. The Three,which were made by Celebrimbor alone,did not have an evil effect on their wearers,and truly did "preserve all things unstained". The making of the Rings was not in origin the idea of the Elves. Sauron was the guiding influence,and the seeming "good" qualities of the Nine and the Seven were illusory. These Rings appealed to those who wanted power beyond the measure of their kind. Since Sauron had a hand in their making,they could not have had a truly noble purpose. Sauron may have had the idea of dominating Men and Dwarves with the Rings,as well as the Elves,when he first came to Eregion. It just strikes me that the Nine gave to Men what they most desired:unending life. Three of the Ringwraiths were Númenóreans,members of a race which attacked Valinor hoping to obtain immortality. Why would the Nine confer unending life if they were intended for Elves? Manwë keep you under the One, and send fair wind to your sails. </p> __________________ Music alone proves the existence of God.