A Latent Desire?

[Elianna]

Originally Posted by davem

Question is, were they always like that - ie did they each recieve the Ring which was of the element closest to their nature, or did their natures change in some way because of the 'power' of the particular Ring they bore?

Well if you're saying that ?ir is intellect, then that would fit for Elrond always being that way and being given the Ring closet to his nature, because didn't he choose to be Elven because of his want to learn? ?nd in the same way fire/spirit would fit for Gandalf, especially as Olorin, "...he walked among them unseen, or in form as one of them, and they did not know whence came the fair visions or promptings of wisdom that he put into their hearts."

But as for Galadriel being "emotion"...I'm not sure. Or perhaps there's something else that water could represent.