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Why did Sauron make the One Ring?
It was part of Sauron’s scheme to ensnare and enslave the users of all the rings of power and so control the Noldor of Middle-earth. Sauron planned for the domination of all of Middle-earth and he needed/wanted to control the Elves to complete this plan. This was the reason for the forging of the One Ring.
What inspired the Nazgul?
It is just possible that the 18 year old Tolkien, then at school in Birmingham, would not only have known about this portrait, but drew inspiration for the Nazgul from their reigns during the First World War which was the most terror and destruction ever seen in Europe until that time.
Why did the 9 Men become Ring Wraiths?
The Elves, discovering Sauron’s treachery, removed the Three rings, while the Dwarves were not converted to Sauron’s cause, their primary interest besides making and smithing and mining, was greed, very different from what men desired, which was power, which is what snared the nine kings who became the Nazgul/ …
Could Saruman have made his own ring?
Saruman’s Ring was the ring the Istar Saruman (Also known as Curumno or Curunir) who was sent by Aulë and Alatar. It is said that Saruman made this ring in envy of Sauron’s abilities to create powerful and great Rings of Power. The powers of the ring however, were never revealed, not in the movie nor in the books.
Did Sauron create all the Rings?
Sauron (Sala Baker) directly made only one of the 20 rings, the famed “one ring to rule them all,” although he assisted in the creation of the nine rings for mortal men and the seven rings for the dwarves. The three rings for the elven-kings were forged alone by Celebrimbor, with knowledge obtained from Sauron.
Why did they create the Rings?
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.
Do the Nazgul still have their Rings?
Most of the evidence points to the opinion that Sauron himself held the rings. In the Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf explains the history of the Rings to Frodo and tells him that: “So it is now; the Nine he had gathered to himself; the Seven also, or else they are destroyed. The Three are hidden still.”