Thread: Gandalf’s Possible Inaccuracy in the chapter “The Shadow of the Past”
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Old 06-10-2016, 09:19 AM   #27
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Originally Posted by Alcuin View Post
The smiths of Eregion made them for themselves.
I had never given this aspect of the Rings much thought before.

What does this say about the inherent malign nature of the rings that when in the hands of Men and Dwarves they had such pronounced negative impacts, especially in the case of men?

Could the prolonging of life granted by the Nine in particular have something to do with the Elvish desire, and power put into the rings, to slow the effects of time?

Or were the negative aspects of the rings all rooted in the existence of the One Ring?
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