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[[File:Liz Danforth - Annatar and the Seven Rings.png|thumb|''Annatar and the seven rings'' by [[Liz Danforth]]]]
The '''Seven Dwarf-rings''' were the [[Rings of Power]] given to seven [[Dwarves|Dwarf]] Lords by [[Sauron]] in the guise of [[Annatar]]. 

==History==
Apparently the Lords were the Kings of the Seven Houses, as [[Gandalf]] mentions that the Rings were given to the "Dwarf-kings".<ref>{{FR|Shadow}}</ref>

The most famous was the [[Ring of Thrór]]: in Dwarven tradition it was said [[Celebrimbor]] gave the Ring to [[Durin III]] king of [[Durin's Folk]] before the Downfall of [[Eregion]],<ref name="a">{{HM|AA}}</ref> but this seems unlikely as Celebrimbor was said to have yielded the Seven - all the Seven - to Sauron after torture.<ref name="ring">{{S|Rings}}</ref><ref>{{UT|Galadriel}}</ref>

The Dwarf Lords proved resistant to the malevolent magic of the rings, as they are hard to tame, and the thoughts of their hearts are hidden.<ref name="ring" /> The rings, used only for the gaining of wealth, amplified their wearer's natural skills and desire for dominion which as a consequence, made them greedy and exceedingly rich; the Rings gave them the power to multiply whatever they mined.<ref name="a">{{HM|AA}}</ref> It is said that thanks to them the [[Seven Hoards]] were made. But also the Rings kindled greed and wrath in the Dwarves, bringing evils that in the long-term benefitted Sauron.<ref name="ring" />

Four were consumed and destroyed by [[Dragons]], but Sauron succeeded in finding two.<ref name="b">{{FR|I2}}</ref> The last one was worn by [[Thráin|Thráin II]], but in {{TA|2845}} he was imprisoned by Sauron in the dungeons of [[Dol Guldur]], and the ring was taken from him.<ref name="a" />
==Portrayals in adaptations==
<gallery mode="traditional" widths="250px" heights="150px">
File:The Lord of the Rings - The Fellowship of the Ring - Seven Rings.png|The Seven Rings in ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''
File:Noble Collection - Dwarven Ring of Power.jpg|A Dwarf-ring as conceived by [[The Noble Collection]]
File:Decipher - Ring of Artifice.jpg|The Ring of Artifice in ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]''
File:Dan Frazier - Dwarven Ring of Durin's Tribe.jpg|"Dwarven Ring of Durin's Tribe" by [[Dan Frazier]]
File:Ron Chironna - Dwarven Ring of Barin's Tribe.jpg|"Dwarven Ring of Barin's Tribe" by [[Ron Chironna]]
File:Ron Chironna - Dwarven Ring of Druin's Tribe.jpg|"Dwarven Ring of Druin's Tribe" by [[Ron Chironna]]
File:The Rings of Power (TV series) - Seven Rings.jpg|The Seven Rings in '[[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power]]'': [[The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - Season 2|Season 2]]''
</gallery>
'''1995-8: ''[[Middle-earth Collectible Card Game]]'':'''
:Each of the seven rings has its own card, released in two versions. The first in  ''[[Middle-earth: The Wizards]]'' and then the second in ''[[Middle-earth: The Lidless Eye]]'' or ''[[Middle-earth: Against the Shadow]]''): 
:* Dwarven Ring of Dwálin's Tribe
:* Dwarven Ring of Barin's Tribe
:* Dwarven Ring of Bávor's Tribe
:* Dwarven Ring of Thélor's Tribe
:* Dwarven Ring of Durin's Tribe
:* Dwarven Ring of Thrár's Tribe
:* Dwarven Ring of Drúin's Tribe.

'''2001: ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]'':''' 
:The Seven appear in the introduction of the movie, worn by Dwarf kings. They are designed consistently to the general 'Dwarven' aesthetics of the movie, with angular, crystalline shapes. However nowhere in Tolkien's books is mentioned that the Seven were designed or made for the Dwarves.<ref>FAQ of the Rings: [https://brownmath.com/general/ringfaq.htm#Q79-Differ How did the Seven and the Nine differ?] and [https://brownmath.com/general/ringfaq.htm#Q79-Intent Were the Seven and Nine Rings originally intended for Dwarves and Men?]</ref>

'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game]]'':'''
:Several rings are named:
:* Ring of Accretion<ref>{{LOTRTCGW|Ring of Accretion (9R6)}}</ref>
:* Ring of Fury<ref>{{LOTRTCGW|Ring of Fury (9R+7)}}</ref>
:* Ring of Guile<ref>{{LOTRTCGW|Ring of Guile (9R8)}}</ref>
:* Ring of Retribution<ref>{{LOTRTCGW|Ring of Retribution (9R9)}}</ref>
:* Ring of Artifice<ref>{{LOTRTCGW|Ring of Artifice (17R4)}}</ref>

'''2012: [[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]:'''
:During a meeting of the [[White Council]], Gandalf mentions that of the Seven Rings, four were consumed by [[Dragons]], two were taken by [[Sauron]] and [[Ring of Thrór|the last]] had vanished with [[Thráin]].

'''2013: ''[[The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug]]'':'''
:When [[Gandalf]] encounters Thráin in [[Dol Guldur]], he grabs Thrains hand and discovers his ring finger has been cut off. A flashback reveals [[Azog|Azog the Defiler]] cut off [[Thráin]]'s finger and took [[Ring of Thrór|his ring]] during the [[Battle of Azanulbizar]]. 

'''2017: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':'''
:The Dwarf-rings consumed by dragons were not destroyed, but Sauron had those dragons imprisoned and tortured in an attempt to recover the Rings. The "Ring-drakes", as they were called, were "Hrímil Frost-heart", who consumed "Tínya" and the king of the Eastern "Zhélruka" dwarves who bore it; "Thostír the Rank", who consumed "Tulcya", the ring of another House in [[Rhûn]]; and "Fingar the Greedy", a Great Worm of [[Angband]] who consumed "Úrya" and "Vanya", the Rings of the Ered Luin kingdoms.

:Two other rings of the eastern Houses were reclaimed by Sauron: "Taurya" and "Sindya", the Ring of "Drása's Folk" (later dubbed "Stout-axes"), who called it "Manthríf". "Angya" was the name of the Ring of Durin, which was called "Handórm" by the Dwarves.

==External links==
*[http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2013/12/11/why-did-sauron-take-back-the-dwarven-rings-of-power/ Why Did Sauron Take Back the Dwarven Rings of Power?] & [http://middle-earth.xenite.org/2014/06/16/how-did-sauron-give-the-seven-rings-to-the-dwarven-kings/ How Did Sauron Give the Seven Rings to the Dwarven Kings?] by [[Michael Martinez]]
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