09-05-2002, 05:56 AM | #1 |
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what if the other rings were destroyed?
what would of the effect been if all the other rings of power had been gotten rid of? would the one ring still have as much power? i read an artical by martin martinez saying that the elf lords could not bring themselves to destoy there rings when they were camped on mount doom.
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09-05-2002, 06:26 PM | #2 |
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Thats a very interesting Question. I think the one would have lost a chunk of its power. But thats just me.
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09-05-2002, 07:25 PM | #3 |
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i dont think it would have lost any of the powers sauron gave it, i just dont think it would be able to control them any more because they are non existent
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09-05-2002, 07:48 PM | #4 |
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well once again i agree with gandalf the white i really dont think it would have effected it because it is the one ring powerful by its self no one elses ring. but im not that sure so i would get a couple more answers. bye.
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Re: what if the other rings were destroyed?
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I think the One Ring had its power in itself, that its power was not dependent of the other rings. But if the other rings were destroyed at an early stage, Sauron would have lost the opportunity for this time to gain dominion over the Men, Elves and Dwarves who had been given them as gifts.
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09-06-2002, 04:40 PM | #6 |
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I'm not sure...
I do not think the One Ring would be effected if the Three Rings were unmade, because they were forged by Celebrimbor of Hollin, and so were not tainted by Sauron's evil.
I do not think they were controlled by the One, because the Elves used them to preserve and heal all things; so no, I do not think that Isildur's Bane would be effected, for its power lies in itself, in the Dark Lord's strength. That is my opinion, anyway. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Anar kaluva tielyanna! |
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OH MY WE'RE GETTING REALLY THOUGHTFUL AND ACCURATE ANSWERS HERE. I'LL HAVE TO SIT DOWN AND REST. THANKS FOR THIS UPLIFTING EXPERIENCE.
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09-07-2002, 07:49 PM | #8 |
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I don't think it would have lost any of its power, or at least Sauron would have been just as powerful with it, except if the other rings (not just the elvish ones) had been destroyed, there wouldn't have been any wraiths. I have a vague sort of question about the dwarvish rings though, you don't (at least in LOTR) ever hear about them, what did the dwarves use them for? and why weren't they corrupted like men were? Do dwarves not have the same desire for power?
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No, Dwarves were tougher than Men, and they wanted wealth rather than power. The Sil says:
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09-08-2002, 04:46 PM | #10 |
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Sauron did recover all but one Dwarven ring.
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09-09-2002, 06:50 AM | #11 |
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In the council of Elrond Gandalf said that Sauron get 3 of the 7 Rings of the Dwarves back and that the other 4 were consumed by dragon-fire. Were he got that knowledge from is not revealed, but a hint is also seen in Glóin's account of the message from Mordor. It promised 3 Rings which the Dwarves had possessed once in exchange for Bilbo's Ring.
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09-09-2002, 04:10 PM | #12 |
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Which page was that on? I looked through the chapter but couldn't find anything about the Dwarven Rings save the last one Sauron recovered.
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I just passed through the Council of Elrond. Gandalf says only this:
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As far as I recall, it doesn't say anything about the number of dwarven rings destroyed, etc, in LOTR, but in "Letters", Tolkien theorises that some were destroyed/eaten by dragons (I forget the number he speculated, but I think it was 3 or 4 that were destroyed.) I think, in the end, he surmised that Sauron recovered maybe 3 dwarven rings?
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09-09-2002, 07:16 PM | #16 |
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So it seems.
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09-11-2002, 07:21 AM | #17 |
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Oh! Sorry I have confused the chapters where you find the information. In "The shadow of the past" Gandalf speaks about the numbers of dwarf-rings consumed by dragon fire (not eaten by dragons - what a ridicules idea). He also says their that the One Ring couldn't be destroyed by any dragon even not Ancalagon the Black.
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From Book II, Chapter II, "The Council of Elrond":
"Find it, and three rings that the Dwarf-sires possessed of old shall be returned to you..." From Book I, Chapter II, "The Shadow of the Past": "It has been said that dragon-fire could melt and consume the Rings of Power, but there is not now any dragon left on earth in which the old fire is hot enough; nor was there ever any dragon, not even Ancalagon the Black, who could have harmed the One Ring, the Ruling Ring, for that was made by Sauron himself."
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Ah...okay. Gotcha.
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