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Dec 19, 2017 at 0:18	comment	added	suchiuomizu		Sauron did not make the Nine by himself and the Elves did not make the Seven by themselves. The Nine and the Seven were made together, by Sauron and the Elves together. It is even likely the Nine and Seven had no differences except in who they were given to.
Dec 18, 2017 at 20:27	comment	added	Mark Olson		I think that my be somewhat circular reasoning. In the linked questions -- which I agree overlaps substantially -- the total of 20 rings is gotten by saying that the elves made the Three and the Seven, and Sauron made ten (The One plus nine for Men) also to balance. That strikes me as utter hand-waving! (If for no other reason than that Sauron never elsewhere shows himself as inclined towards balance...)
Dec 18, 2017 at 20:18	history	edited	amflare	CC BY-SA 3.0	change to match common reference to Tolkien.
Dec 18, 2017 at 20:17	comment	added	Edlothiad		Well given there were 20 rings of power, 1 being the one ring. Three families of Elves and three family of dwarves, the leftover were 9, for the houses of Men. Seems pretty solidly answered in the linked question.
Dec 18, 2017 at 20:10	history	answered	Mark Olson	CC BY-SA 3.0