Tolkien noted in his letters that the primary power of the Three was to "the prevention and slowing of decay", which appealed to the Elves in their pursuit of preserving what they loved in Middle-earth.
They are: Narya, the ruby-encrusted Ring of Fire; Nenya, the adamant Ring of Water; and Nilya, the sapphire-emblazoned Ring of Air.
The main difference is that, in the books, they were forged after the other Rings, not before. This means that the three Elven Rings weren't imbued with Sauron's malice, making them the most powerful among the Rings of Power — and the most coveted by the Dark Lord.
"Halbrand" whispered to Celebrimbor to mix the mithril with other metallic alloys, to "enhance" its properties. That suggestion was combined with some re-scaling by the Elves, who saw three rings as a trustworthy balance, compared to a single crown.
Powers and propertiesedit
The Elves of Eregion created the rings to preserve their lands, attempting to make them as beautiful as Valinor. Thus, a primary power of the rings was to prevent and decelerate decay and change. The rings also increased a bearer's own natural powers, seemingly granting 'magic' abilities.
God is the most powerful entity in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. The Elvish name for him is actually Eru Ilúvatar, meaning “the one, father of all.” So the question becomes: Who is the second-most powerful being? Originally, it was Melkor, “he who arises in might,” the most powerful of the Ainur (or angels).
Their resistance led to the vicious War of the Elves and Sauron, in which Eregion came to an end, and Sauron captured most of the Rings of Power, including the Nine. Sauron gained the Nine Rings in II 1697, and spent the next few centuries using them to draw nine powerful Men to his service.
The Ring only affects mortal beings, and because Sauron is an immortal Maia spirit, he doesn't experience the same side effect of invisibility. The “mortals are being drawn into Sauron's world. But he lives there,” so he has control over everything.
The Inverse Analysis — In Tolkien's legendarium, the Three Elven Rings of Power are eventually given to Galadriel, Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), and Círdan the Shipwright.
One of the new villains in the series reveals himself in the third episode, the former Elf known as “Adar” (Joseph Mawle).
Elrond is also the bearer of another of the three elven rings, Vilya, the Ring of Sapphire. While its powers are less defined than Nenya, Elrond's ring is generally considered to be the most powerful of the three.
Powers and abilities
As an Elf, Legolas had the abilities typical of his race. He could walk silently on grass and snow leaving minimal footprints, allowing him to advance unhindered. His eyes were sharper than that of Men, seeing through great distances and in the dark.
Each blade carries the same properties of Sting, which includes the useful feature of glowing a dull blue when Orcs are nearby. The reason for this isn't because the three swords are unique, but instead because they are made from special Elven crafting materials, used in many Elvish blades.
Aragorn wears a silver ring that may not have magical powers but still holds great significance in The Lord of the Rings.
There's little doubt that the stranger is none other than Gandalf, as many theories suspected all along. There are several concrete reasons for this, paired with some subtle hints and some homages to the grey wizard of previous adaptations.
Elrond Half-elven is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Both of his parents, Eärendil and Elwing, were half-elven, having both Men and Elves as ancestors.
Those three were kept by the Elves and Sauron never touched them. They were subject to the One, but they didn't have the nasty side effects of the others.
The rings were: 1) Vilya: Given to Gil-galad, the last of the High-elven kings of Middle-earth.
Though someone could start out with good intentions, the Ring would eventually corrupt them. And that is why Gandalf can't touch it. He is afraid that if he did, it would corrupt him and make him just as bad as Sauron since Sauron put so much of himself and his evil into the One Ring.
Sauron, of course, intended to use the One Ring to control the bearers of all the other Rings of Power. The elves, however, were too intelligent and once they sensed that Sauron had created the One Ring, took their Rings of Power off.
Hobbits are simple creatures and do not wish for much, so there is nothing for the Ring to use against a hobbit. Frodo is the hobbit that is corrupted the most next to Gollum and Bilbo, which is why he is unable to throw the Ring into the fire. But even Frodo remained good at his core.
As one of the nine Nazgûl, Isildur was forced to serve the Dark Lord for all time until he was defeated and freed by Talion. The ranger later claimed his ring to survive after Celebrimbor abandoned him and eventually took Isildur's place among the Nazgûl after holding back Sauron's forces for decades.
Of the Ring-bearers, three were alive after the Ring's destruction, the hobbits Bilbo, Frodo, and Sam. Bilbo, having borne the Ring the longest, had his life much prolonged. Frodo was scarred physically and mentally by his quest.
All the Nazgûl are named - The Witch-king of Angmar, The Dark Marshal, Khamûl The Easterling, The Betrayer, The Shadow Lord, The Undying, The Dwimmerlaik, The Tainted and The Knight of Umbar.
Sauron recovered the Seven Rings from information provided by Celebrimbor, and gave them to the leaders of the seven kindreds of the Dwarves: Durin's Folk (Longbeards), Firebeards, Broadbeams, Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, and Stonefoots, though a tradition of Durin's Folk claimed that Durin received his ring ...