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The Rings of Power or Great Rings are fictional artifacts from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. There were twenty Rings of Power. The Elves of Eregion made nineteen of the Rings of Power (and many other lesser rings) with knowledge obtained from Sauron. Sauron forged the twentieth Great Ring, called the One Ring or the Ruling Ring, secretly in the Fires of Mount Doom. Sauron created it to rule over all the other rings, and he put a great part of his power into the One. The Elves realized that Sauron wished to control them, and refused to use the rings. Sauron made war on the Elves and took possession of most of the Rings of Power, but the Elves fled Eregion with the Three Rings, the greatest of all the rings forged. Sauron gave the Seven Rings to the Dwarf-kings (although according to Dwarvish tradition the Elves gave one of them to the Dwarf Durin III) and the Nine Rings to Mortal Men. The Dwarves used their Rings to establish their treasure hoards, but they did not submit to Sauron. Dragons destroyed three of the Seven Rings, and after Sauron's return he recaptured the remaining four. The Men who had received the Nine Rings came under the power of the One Ring and became the Nazgūl, the Ringwraiths.

The Three Rings of the Elves of Eregion were forged by Celebrimbor alone, and were never touched by Sauron. They were called NaryaIn Middle-earth, the fantasy universe of J. Tolkien, Narya ("The Ring of Fire" or "The Red Ring") is one of the Rings of Power, specifically one of the " Three Rings for the Elven Kings under the sky". Created by Celebrimbor after Annatar had left Eregion, NenyaIn the fiction of J. Tolkien, Nenya also named the Ring of Adamant and the Ring of Water is one of the Rings of Power of the Elves of Middle-earth. The name is derived from the Quenya nen meaning water''. Nenya was made by Celebrimbor and the Mirdain of E, and VilyaTolkien's Middle-earth, Vilya the Ring of Air, was one of the Rings of Power made by the Elves of Eregion. Along with Nenya and Narya, Vilya was often referred to as one of the Three Rings of the Elves, the mightiest of the Rings of Power. Celebrimbor, lo. They remained hidden and their whereabouts were not revealed until the end of the Third Age, after Frodo BagginsFrodo Baggins is the main fictional character of J. Tolkien's monumental and mythological novel, The Lord of the Rings''. He is a Hobbit, born on September 22 of the year 2968 of the Third Age (T. to Drogo Baggins and Primula Brandybuck. 2980, Frodo lost destroyed the One Ring, and the Dark LordDark Lord (also known as an Evil Overlord is a name often used in fiction to talk about a villain with evil henchmen, especially when the real name is thought to bring bad luck. Such a villain usually seeks to rule or destroy the world, galaxy, or univers Sauron was completely overthrown.

A verse that summarizes the Great Rings and their ownership is an important part of the lore of Middle-earth. It translates as follows:

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.


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