Narya
| Narya | |
|---|---|
| Ring | |
 | |
| Narya as conceived by The Noble Collection | |
| Pronunciation | Q, [ˈnarʲa] |
| Other names | The Red Ring, The Ring of Fire, The Third Ring |
| Location | Eregion, Lindon, later various |
| Owner | Celebrimbor, Círdan, Gandalf |
| Appearance | Set with a ruby[1]; "the stone upon it was red as fire"[2] |
| Creator | Celebrimbor Eregion, c. S.A. 1590[3] |
| Gallery | Images of Narya |
Narya, the Ring of Fire or Red Ring, was one of the Rings of Power, specifically one of the "Three Rings for the Elven Kings under the sky".
History[edit]
Created by Celebrimbor after Annatar had left Eregion, it was free of Annatar's (Sauron's) influence due to the fact that the Elves hid their three rings from him upon discerning his intent, but it was still bound to the One Ring.
In The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, Gil-galad receives only Vilya, while Círdan receives Narya from the very beginning. In the Third Age, Círdan gave the ring to Gandalf for his labours.[4]
According to the Unfinished Tales, at the start of the War of the Elves and Sauron Celebrimbor gave Narya together with the Ring Vilya to Gil-galad, High King of the Noldor. Gil-galad entrusted Narya to his lieutenant Círdan, Lord of the Havens of Mithlond, who kept it after Gil-galad's death.[5]
It is described as having the power to inspire others to resist tyranny, as well as (in common with the other Three Rings) hiding the wielder from remote observation (except by the wielder of the One) and giving resistance to the weariness of time:
Take this ring, master, [...] for your labours will be heavy; but it will support you in the weariness that you have taken upon yourself. For this is the Ring of Fire, and with it you may rekindle hearts in a world that grows chill.
—Círdan the Shipwright[4]
Etymology[edit]
The name Narya is Quenya, deriving from the elements nár ("fire as an element")[6] + -ya (adjective suffix).
External links[edit]
- “Lord of the Rings” as Narya, the Ring of Fire by Jonathan McIntosh
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry nár
| Rings of Power | |
| The One Ring | |
| Three Rings | |
| (Narya · Nenya · Vilya) | |
| Seven Rings | |
| (Ring of Thrór) | |
| Nine Rings | |
