The name is derived from the Quenya nén meaning water. As they were made to ward off the effects of time, at best the rings could give the wielder extra stamina and endurance, as Cirdan stated when he gave Narya to Gandalf. But as soon as Sauron put on the One Ring, the Elves took off all their rings for they finally saw through the deceptions of Sauron and realized that their creations would only be corrupted and used … Nenya, the Ring of Adamant and the Ring of Water,, was made of mithril with a stone of adamant, it was the chief of the Three originally worn by Galadriel. Over the following decades, with Annatar's help, the Elves made sixteen Rings of Power, each set with a gemstone. What became of the lesser Rings of Power in The Lord of the Rings?Prior to J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, the evil Sauron poses as a friend to the elves under the name of Annatar and manipulates the race into creating a series of powerful magic rings, before secretly crafting a master ring himself - the infamous One Ring that Frodo is tasked with destroying at the outset of the … [6][T 4] As changeless beings in a changing world, the Elves who remained in Middle-earth relied on the Three to delay the inevitable rise of the Dominion of Men. Improve this answer . [1], The second Ring, Nenya, was made of mithril and adorned with a "white stone". And the narrative of the Dwarves’ misfortunes says that rumor held that each of the treasure hoards of the Seven Houses of the Dwarves was founded upon a ring, implying that these were the rings of power. At some point during the Third Age, Círdan passed the Ring to the Wizard Gandalf to aid him in his labours, having recognised his true nature as one of the Maiar from Valinor. During The Blackest Night, the members of the various Lantern Corps united to stop the Black Lantern Corps, but failed in uniting their energies to destroying the Black Lantern Central Power Battery. [11] Alexis Levitin, writing in the Tolkien Journal, adds that the power for good in the Three Rings is limited in scope, not being usable for war or for dominating others; it can be used for purposes such as to protect a place such as Rivendell or Lothlórien, or to heal. When The verse in the Lord of the Rings makes explicit reference to 20 Rings of Power: 9 for Mortal Men, 7 for Dwarf Lords, 3 for Elven Kings, and 1 for the Dark Lord. Blue Power Rings have the same powers as the others, but are unique in a number of ways. Follow edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:43. [T 8]. Both the Elves and Annatar had their own secret aims, though, and each forged work of their own. The ring was made with the intent of rivaling Sauron's own, and thus bestow upon its wearers the ability of Domination over many sentient lifeforms susceptible to its immense magical power. It was said that, protected as it was by Nenya, Lothlórien would not have fallen unless Sauron had personally come to attack it. [4] In an unused draft by Tolkien, Galadriel counselled Celebrimbor to destroy all the Rings when Sauron's deception was revealed, but when he could not bear to ruin them, she suggested that the Three be hidden. Apparently the Lords were the Kings of the Seven Houses, as Gandalf mentions that the Rings were given to the "Dwarf-kings". The types of constructs usually reflect the ring wearer's personality. 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