Lord of the Rings
What power did the Rings of Galadriel, Durin, or Elrond have? All the rings of power explained
The most recognizable symbol of power in Tolkien’s work tells its story through elves, men, dwarves and divine beings.
The premiere of the second season of the “Lord of the Rings” series on Prime Video is here and with it the protagonism of some Rings of Power that we could already see in the first season of the series in addition to Peter Jackson’s trilogy, leaving doubts about their use, powers and masters for the public that has not read Tolkien’s work.
“Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, one for the Dark Lord on his dark throne. In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them, in the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.”
The One Ring
The power of the other rings depends on the survival of the One Ring, which took all of Sauron’s power to create. A part of the shape-shifter’s soul resides within it, and when worn, it corrupts its wearer and increases his power over Sauron. Forged in the fires of Mount Doom, it can only be undone there, and getting there is not easy, as you know, eagles are not taxis. Unlike the others, it is an unadorned band of gold, though it bears Sauron’s incantation and the Ring-verse written in black tongue, and is only visible when heated or in the hand of the Dark Lord.
The powers of the One Ring include invisibility, an extension of the wearer’s life, control by Sauron, and knowledge of the location of the other rings connected to it.
The Three Rings of the Elves
The rings “for the Elven-kings under the sky” are three and named after the three elements of nature. We have Narya, the Red or Fire Ring. Nenya, the water ring, also known as the white or diamond ring. And finally, there is Vilya, the Blue or Air Ring. They were forged by Prince Celebrimbor in the kingdom of Eregion, near the Misty Mountains. Sauron tricked him into making them, and when he was finished, he destroyed his kingdom, forced him to confess where they were, took them, and joined them to the One Ring.
After the fall of Sauron and the separation of the One Ring from his finger, as early as the Third Age, the elves used them again to heal and to fight the decay that comes with the passage of time. The Ring of Narya (Fire) ended up in the possession of Gandalf; the Ring of Nenya is the one used by Galadriel to protect and preserve the kingdom of Lothlórien; and Vilya lies in Rivendell, guarded by Elrond.
In the series The Rings of Power, we have already seen the ring that holds Galadriel in action, although these powers that have come out in the Prime Video production are specific to the series and do not correspond to the canon of Tolkien’s books, as they did not grant any foreseeable danger in the future.
The Seven Rings of the Dwarves
We move on to the Seven Rings “for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone”. Each of the great dwarven clans had its own: the House of Durin (Durin’s Fok), the Firebeards, the Broadbeams, the Ironfists, the Stiffbeards, the Blacklocks, and the Stonefoots. They were forged by elves, possibly with the help of Celebrimbor, and Sauron could only get hold of three of them. Gandalf told Frodo that the rest were eaten by dragons.
In addition to increasing longevity, the Seven Rings bring wealth and power, though they eventually corrupt and lead to greed and anger.
The Nine Rings of the Humans
The last ones. “Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,” Sauron forced Celebrimbor to forge nine rings and gave them to the great leaders among men. Namely, kings, wizards, famous warriors, and even Black Númenóreans and a Man of the East. Like the others, they gave their wearers longevity and invisibility, and even allowed them to influence the will of their subjects through terror. On the other hand, they corrupted more than any other. Eventually, their owners would wear out and fade away, becoming the Nazgul, the Ringwraiths, the moment when they were at the complete mercy of Sauron and became his most loyal servants.
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