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He wouldn't have forged a ring just for vanity's sake now would he?
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I'm not saying it's impossible, since Tolkien never says that the ring has no use, it's not impossible that the ring had powers. I'm just saying how it's unlikely.
1- The ring has no use for Saruman in the Shire.
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Fingolfin says it appears to just be Saruman's attempt to be like "Sauron."
3- the claim "Why would Saruman keep it if it had no use?" is weak, since Elrond, Galadriel, and Gandalf, all kept their rings after they lost their power.
With that being said, it's still not impossible, the ring could have had some use for Saruman. Word of advice for future posts, don't be so quick to jump to say someone's wrong if you don't have anything to back it up.