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==Portrayal in adaptations==
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;[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings'']] ([[1978]])
;[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|Ralph Bakshi's ''The Lord of the Rings'']] ([[1978]])
:In the introduction of the movie, the Three Rings are said to be made "for the tall Elf Kings" as three unidentified silhuettes are seen holding and lifting the Rings. It is not mentioned who those Elf Kings were (only [[Gil-Galad]] is mentioned in the book).
:In the introduction of the movie, the Three Rings are said to be made "for the tall Elf Kings" as three unidentified silhuettes are seen holding and lifting the Rings. It is not mentioned who those Elf Kings were (only [[Gil-galad]] is mentioned in the book).


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Revision as of 02:05, 27 April 2014

The Three Rings of the Elves of Eregion were magical artifacts. They had the power of preservation.[1]

Unlike the other Rings of Power, they were forged by Celebrimbor alone, and were never touched by Sauron.

Names and descriptions of the Three Rings

They remained hidden and their whereabouts were seldom revealed. Frodo Baggins learned that Nenya was worn by Galadriel, who used it to protect Lothlórien from attack. Frodo later carelessly revealed this to Aragorn, who reprimanded him for doing so.

The other two rings were revealed at the end of the Third Age, after Frodo destroyed the One Ring, and the Dark Lord Sauron was completely overthrown. It transpired that Elrond had wielded Vilya and Gandalf had wielded Narya.

After the destruction of the One Ring, the bearers of the Three Rings gradually left Middle-earth, the power of their rings possibly diminished.

Portrayal in adaptations

Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings (1978)
In the introduction of the movie, the Three Rings are said to be made "for the tall Elf Kings" as three unidentified silhuettes are seen holding and lifting the Rings. It is not mentioned who those Elf Kings were (only Gil-galad is mentioned in the book).

References


Rings of Power
The One Ring | Three Rings (Narya · Nenya · Vilya) | Seven Rings (Ring of Thrór) | Nine Rings