... A very nice feature of a ring is that you can 'wear it' as a piece of jewelry - hmmm its difficult? How would you yeild its power on a daily basis?
If you still are interested in reasons why Tolkien did or didnt chose a ring - then read this thread about Tolkien and Wagners, Ring des Nibelung
Here
Cheers Telchar
[ October 07, 2002: Message edited by: Telchar ]