Questions tagged [the-one-ring]
The One Ring, created by Sauron, is the most powerful of the Rings Of Power in Tolkien's Lord Of The Rings saga. Imbibed with Sauron's powers, the Ring rules over the lesser magical rings mentioned in its secret inscription. Always use in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag.
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Could Gandalf not have made his own One Ring?
Sauron created The One Ring to gain control over the other ring-bearers, but it also amplified his power. Since it's a bad idea for anyone to claim The One Ring, wouldn't it be possible for Gandalf to ...
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Is the One Ring sentient?
This question about the Ring's betrayal of Isildur brought up many different interpretations of the nature of the Ruling Ring and the extent of its ability to influence or even directly control events....
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What is the ‘babelfish effect’ when Bilbo puts on the Ring and understands the spiders?
In the movie Hobbit, The Desolation of Smaug, the band enter Mirkwood and are attacked by giant spiders.
In the movie the spiders appear to ‘chitter’ to one another. After Bilbo puts on the Ring, ...
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Would the One Ring have stayed hidden if Bilbo hadn't turned up?
Gollum managed to keep the One Ring safe in his possession for approximately 478 years. His cave is very well hidden, the goblins living nearby appear to be unaware of it and aside from Bilbo's visit ...
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In the inscription of the One Ring, what or who does "them all" refer to?
Recall that Sauron has inscribed the One Ring with the following words.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In this ...
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How had Saruman "cheated" Sauron?
In the book The Two Towers, when Gandalf confronts Saruman after Isengard is destroyed, Gandalf urges Saruman to surrender, more or less, and lists the reasons why he should do so: Isengard is in ...
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How did the destruction of the Ring cause Arwen to change from Evenstar to Morningstar?
Arwen Undómiel , also known as "Evenstar" (or Evening Star), became mortal by choice and her "fate became tied to the outcome of the ring" (words of Elrond in the movie, don't remember how that was ...
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What would happen if a Barrow-wight had taken the One Ring and why didn't they?
When the Hobbits are take by the Barrow-wights, they are all held in a barrow and are unconscious for a time and both they and the Ring are at the mercy of the Barrow-wights. This event is clearly ...
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Why Did Sauron Believe Pippin Had the One Ring?
When Pippin looked into the Palantir of Orthanc, why did Sauron believe Pippin was the ring bearer?
I'm just a couple of chapters into The Return of the King, and it isn't clear to me from the movie, ...
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What would happen if the Ents got the One Ring?
I read this post from Tumblr via Imgur:
My son wanted to know what would happen if an Ent got the One Ring. Something violent, probably.
Stones will break, and roots will squeeze, vines will grow ...
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Why was the One Ring's inscription in Tengwar?
We know that The One Ring had an inscription on it, revealed when heated by fire:
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men ...
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Who came to know Gollum had once possessed the One Ring?
Related: Sauron, Gollum, and the Ring
I've always found it interesting that Gollum possessed the One Ring for approximately five hundred years without Sauron sniffing it out; it seems actual talk of ...
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What was more powerful - the power of the ring or the willpower of Gandalf and Aragorn?
I have not read the book but have seen the movie.
The ring almost tries to possess everyone like Boromir, Sam, Gollum, Bilbo, Frodo, etc. But why does it never affect Gandalf and Aragorn. Was it weak ...
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Would the One Ring created by Sauron make a mortal creature immortal?
The One Ring extended Gollum/Sméagol's life and vitality by 478 years and Bilbo's vitality by 60 years. Did it have the power to make them truly immortal if they had kept it, or did it just grossly ...
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Is the One Ring’s appearance described in the books?
Is its appearance, shape, etc. actually described within the canon (besides that it is a gem-less ring)? I think everyone has the One Ring from the films in mind, where it is depicted as a golden ring,...
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Could somebody use the Ring to control or influence Sauron or the Nazgûl?
The book makes it quite clear that the One Ring could control the bearers of the lesser rings. We also know that Sauron had recaptured at least one of the seven dwarvish rings, presumably to use ...
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How does Gandalf know that the Ring had previously been called precious?
In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf says:
It [the ring] has been called that [precious] before, but not by you.
But we know that, at that time, Gandalf didn’t know whether that ring was the One ...
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Why doesn't the "One Ring" make itself impossible to remove?
The "One Ring" seemed capable of changing its size, which is why Frodo wore it on a chain around his neck - to keep from accidentally losing it in the same way it was lost to Gollum.
The Ring seems ...
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Shadow of Mordor - Celebrimbor and The One Ring
Near the end of Shadow of Mordor,
My question is did Celebrimbor ever
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Why didn't the Fellowship throw the One Ring into some other volcano? [duplicate]
As I understand it, there were two things that could hypothetically destroy the One Ring: dragonfire and lava in a volcano. Unfortunately, the last dragon was killed before the events of Lord of the ...
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Why was the One Ring so fascinating?
In Lord of the Rings, why was the One Ring so fascinating? I mean, each and every person (or Hobbit) wanted to have it when they saw it. Even Frodo, who had the ultimate task of destroying the ring, ...
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Did Gandalf know Bilbo had the One Ring?
From the movie, you can see that Gandalf knows Bilbo found something special during their adventure, but Bilbo did not tell him the truth in the end, nor did Gandalf pursue it. His final words seem to ...
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What counts as being "given" the One Ring?
Inspired by this question. What counts as being given the one ring?
As I recall, when Bilbo is leaving for Rivendell, Gandalf refuses to take the Ring for safe keeping, instead he tells Bilbo to leave ...