In a nutshell, the maker of the Rings of Power was able to hide the Three Elven Rings and hand them out before Sauron could take them and corrupt them with his malice. The Rings remained hidden from him until the end, in their demise at the end of the War of the Ring. Their power was tied to the One Ring (and they lost their power when it was destroyed), but since Sauron remained split from them, they never had the effects of the other sixteen.
[ June 24, 2003: Message edited by: Legolas ]
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