Why doesn't Gondor get a Ring of Power? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

LePetitChoux · 01-01-2003, 10:04 AM

Why wasn't the king of Gondor given a magic ring? Surely Sauron would have wanted Gondor under his power...hmm

My Cat Sasha · 01-01-2003, 11:55 AM

He may have done that, but all of the men who were given the rings became wraiths.

Kuruharan · 01-01-2003, 12:13 PM

Gondor didn't exist at the time that the Rings were forged.[ January 01, 2003: Message edited by: Kuruharan ]

Orual · 01-01-2003, 12:14 PM

The Kings of Gondor were of Númenorean descent, weren't they? Well, they might have known better than to take one of the Rings from Sauron, or maybe he just didn't want to risk it. But then, we look at Isildur and see him taking the One Ring, and my theory becomes doubtful at best. Nice move, Isildur.~*~Orual~*~Edit: Oh! LoL, well, there you have it. My theory isn't only doubtful, it's obsolete! LoL! Thanks for the info, Kuruharan. I didn't know that.[ January 01, 2003: Message edited by: Orual ]

Haldir · 01-01-2003, 06:00 PM

My guess is that Saruman didn't give Gondor a Ring for the same reason he didn't give Rivendell a Ring, because it was the two kingdoms that made him fell, may be he saw it in the Palantir or in the Mirror of Galadriel, she had a Ring, so she were under his power, but my guess he didn't predict that he would fall

LePetitChoux · 01-01-2003, 06:06 PM

The fact that Gondor wasn't even there explains a lot. Thanks!

01-01-2003, 10:04 AM	#1
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 721	Why doesn't Gondor get a Ring of Power? Why wasn't the king of Gondor given a magic ring? Surely Sauron would have wanted Gondor under his power...hmm __________________ je suis une bonne odeur

01-01-2003, 11:55 AM	#2
My Cat Sasha Animated Skeleton Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Shire Posts: 46	He may have done that, but all of the men who were given the rings became wraiths. __________________ Frodo: Go back, Sam! I'm going to Mordor alone. Sam: Of course you are, and I'm comming with you!

01-01-2003, 12:13 PM	#3
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,685	Gondor didn't exist at the time that the Rings were forged.<p>[ January 01, 2003: Message edited by: Kuruharan ] __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

01-01-2003, 12:14 PM	#4
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 901	The Kings of Gondor were of Númenorean descent, weren't they? Well, they might have known better than to take one of the Rings from Sauron, or maybe he just didn't want to risk it. But then, we look at Isildur and see him taking the One Ring, and my theory becomes doubtful at best. Nice move, Isildur.<P>~~Orual~~<P>Edit: Oh! LoL, well, there you have it. My theory isn't only doubtful, it's obsolete! LoL! Thanks for the info, Kuruharan. I didn't know that.<p>[ January 01, 2003: Message edited by: Orual ] __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"

01-01-2003, 06:00 PM	#5
Haldir Animated Skeleton Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 40	My guess is that Saruman didn't give Gondor<BR>a Ring for the same reason he didn't give<BR>Rivendell a Ring, because it was the two kingdoms<BR>that made him fell, may be he saw it in the<BR>Palantir or in the Mirror of Galadriel, she<BR>had a Ring, so she were under his power, but<BR>my guess he didn't predict that he would fall __________________ "In place of a Lord you shall have a Queen, not Dark but Beautiful and Terrible as the Dawn, Treacherous as the Sea, Stronger than the foundations of the Earth all shall love me and dispair"

01-01-2003, 06:06 PM	#6
LePetitChoux Vegetable of Doom Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: London Posts: 721	The fact that Gondor wasn't even there explains a lot. Thanks! __________________ je suis une bonne odeur