The Rings of Power were forged by the Elven-smiths of the Noldorin settlement of Eregion. Tolkien, The Silmarillion, 'The Rings of Power and the Third Age' Is it not then our task to labour together for its enrichment, and for the raising of all the Elven-kindreds that wander here untaught to the height of that power and knowledge which those have who are beyond the Sea?' 'But wherefore should Middle-earth remain for ever desolate and dark, whereas the Elves could make it as fair as Eressëa, nay even as Valinor? And since you have not returned thither, as you might, I perceive that you love this Middle-earth, as do I. 'Annatar' convinces Celebrimbor to forge the Rings of Power

Tolkien stated that The Lord of the Rings was an examination of 'placing power in external objects'. The Rings of Power have been described as symbolising the way that power conflicts with moral behaviour Tolkien explores the way that different characters, from the humble gardener Sam Gamgee to the powerful Elf-lady Galadriel, the proud warrior Boromir to the Ring-addicted monster Gollum, interact with the One Ring. The inscription contained a curse upon a ring and the site was called Dwarf's Hill. One experience which may have been pivotal was Tolkien's professional work on a Latin inscription at the temple of Nodens he was a god-hero linked to the Irish hero Nuada Airgetlám, whose epithet is 'Silver-Hand', or in Elvish 'Celebrimbor', the name of the Elven-smith who made the Rings of Power. Proposed sources of inspiration for the Rings of Power range from Germanic legend with the ring Andvaranaut and eventually Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen, to fairy tales such as Snow White, which features both a magic ring and seven dwarfs. A key story-element in The Lord of the Rings is the addictive power of the One Ring, made secretly by the Dark Lord Sauron, while the Nine Rings enslave their bearers as Ringwraiths, Sauron's most deadly servants.

The Ruling Ring first appeared as a plot device, a magic ring in his children's book, The Hobbit Tolkien later gave it a backstory and much greater power, as well as 19 other Rings that it could control, including the Three Rings of the Elves, Seven Rings for the Dwarves, and Nine for Men. Tolkien's writings about Middle-earth, especially his high fantasy book The Lord of the Rings. The Rings of Power (also known as the Great Rings) are fictional magical artefacts in J. The Lord of the Rings (1954–1955: Rings of Power) Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, including the One Ring

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