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The Three Rings, being crafted independently, would seem to have no relation, good or bad, to Sauron's One ring of power. But the text claims they are related. How?
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The connection is that Sauron was the one who gave them the idea in the first place. He played on the Elven desire to preserve the past. This resistance to change was in a way going against the will of Iluvatar. Doing so naturally made them fall into Sauron's court since he was the current Big Evil Guy. Sauron's mere presence in matters was enough to taint the Three.
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Could not one who mastered the One bend even Sauron to his/her will since there is indeed a strong link between the ring and Sauron because of his own power that Sauron poured into the ring in its forging?
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Bending the will of Sauron and bending the will of the Ring were not the same thing. Sauron remained greater than his Ring. The ring greatly amplified his power, it was in some sense a part of him, but he was still greater than it was. That's the reason why anyone who successfully mastered the Ring would still have to fight Sauron to become King of the World. The Ring was designed to control the other Rings. It was not designed to control Sauron.