Of the Rings of Power - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Tar Elenion · 01-25-2001, 05:58 PM

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Re: Of the Rings of Power

No. ALL the Rings of Power, except the One, were made by the Elves for the Elves. They were not made for Men or Dwarves or Hobbits or Orks or anyone else. Elves made them (with an assist from Annatar) for their own (ultimately selfish) purposes. No one else was intended to use or have them*. Only when Sauron failed in his attempt to control the Elves through the Rings with the One, and was able to capture many of the Rings, and to pervert them, did he pass them out to Men and Dwarves.

The chief power of ALL the Rings was to prevent or retard decay and preserve that which was desired. ALL the Rings enhanced a the wearers natural powers. The Rings had other (primarily unstated) powers such as invisibility (except the Three) as well as making the invisible world visible.

For reference I recommend reading 'Of the Rings of Power' in the Silmarillion, The Council of Elrond chapter of LotR, and Letter 131.

* For the sake of debate I will not address the (purely) Dwarvish legend regarding Durin's Ring.

Tar-Elenion The High Elves had been in the hands of the gods praising and adoring Eru 'the One', Iluvatar the Father of All on the Mountain of Aman</p>

01-25-2001, 05:58 PM	#3
Tar Elenion Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 369	<font face="Verdana"><table><TR><TD><FONT SIZE="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Animated Skeleton Posts: 34</TD><TD></TD></TR></TABLE> Re: Of the Rings of Power No. ALL the Rings of Power, except the One, were made by the Elves for the Elves. They were not made for Men or Dwarves or Hobbits or Orks or anyone else. Elves made them (with an assist from Annatar) for their own (ultimately selfish) purposes. No one else was intended to use or have them. Only when Sauron failed in his attempt to control the Elves through the Rings with the One, and was able to capture many of the Rings, and to pervert them, did he pass them out to Men and Dwarves. The chief power of ALL the Rings was to prevent or retard decay and preserve that which was desired. ALL the Rings enhanced a the wearers natural powers. The Rings had other (primarily unstated) powers such as invisibility (except the Three) as well as making the invisible world visible. For reference I recommend reading 'Of the Rings of Power' in the Silmarillion, The Council of Elrond chapter of LotR, and Letter 131. For the sake of debate I will not address the (purely) Dwarvish legend regarding Durin's Ring. Tar-Elenion The High Elves had been in the hands of the gods praising and adoring Eru 'the One', Iluvatar the Father of All on the Mountain of Aman</p> __________________ Tar-Elenion