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Marileangorifurnimaluim · 04-13-2002, 10:05 PM

That's interesting about the powers of the dwarven rings to inflame their lust for wealth. Is it that this is the only power the rings have over them, so that the same ring given to a hobbit or man would act upon them in a manner according to their race, or were the seven rings always associated with great wealth but intended to gather it for the elves, or were they corrupted by Sauron in such a way that they were particularly suited for the weakness of dwarves?

In other words, were those 16 rings identical in their powers? Or originally different from eachother? Or originally the same, but changed and corrupted into different types of rings to specifically ensnare the different races? Or simply acting according to the nature of the race of the one who wore it?

If there's no quotes to support (I don't think there's much on the nature of the rings) let's try logic to prove one or another of these.

[ April 14, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ]

04-13-2002, 10:05 PM	#15
Marileangorifurnimaluim Eerie Forest Spectre Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Buried in scrolls of fanfiction Posts: 798	That's interesting about the powers of the dwarven rings to inflame their lust for wealth. Is it that this is the only power the rings have over them, so that the same ring given to a hobbit or man would act upon them in a manner according to their race, or were the seven rings always associated with great wealth but intended to gather it for the elves, or were they corrupted by Sauron in such a way that they were particularly suited for the weakness of dwarves? In other words, were those 16 rings identical in their powers? Or originally different from eachother? Or originally the same, but changed and corrupted into different types of rings to specifically ensnare the different races? Or simply acting according to the nature of the race of the one who wore it? If there's no quotes to support (I don't think there's much on the nature of the rings) let's try logic to prove one or another of these. [ April 14, 2002: Message edited by: Marileangorifurnimaluim ] __________________ Deserves death! I daresay he does... And some die that deserve life. Can you give it to them?