‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’: A closer look at the three Elven rings of power created by Celebrimbor
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: For starters, the excitement and thrill of avid fanatics are really high. The most awaited much discussed multi-starrer fantasy adventure historical saga series ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ is about to premiere globally next month. The makers are going to unveil the poignant tale set in middle-earth's second age almost thousands of years before Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Hobbit’ movies for global viewers by September 1, 2022, on Amazon Prime Video. The series is based on late author JRR Tolkien’s iconic book ‘The Lord of the Rings and its appendices’.
Talking about the rings of power, it is important to note that according to late novelist Tolkien’s lore, these three rings had been originally created from scratch by Celebrimbor (Charles Edwards) in secret but only for the Elves. These rings were made in this kind of a way because after knowing Sauron's (Anson Boon) real intentions behind the creation of rings which were very vile and destructive in nature, Celebrimbor couldn’t trust him anymore. But on the flip side, Gil-galad (Benjamin Walker), Galadriel (Morfydd Clark) alongside Elrond (Robert Aramayo) were already aware of this.
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What are the Three rings of Power?
These are the three Rings that Celebrimbor created himself, and were never touched by Sauron. These Rings were given to the Elves. They were called Narya (the Ring of Fire), Nenya (the Ring of Adamant), and Vilya (the Ring of Air). Narya was first worn by Gil-galad, who gave it to Círdan and last worn by Gandalf. Vilya also belonged first to Gil-galad, before Elrond inherited it after his death. Nenya was only carried by Galadriel.
1. Narya:
Narya, the Ring of Fire or the Red Ring, is one of the three Elven Rings of Power, alongside Nenya and Vilya. Originally made by Celebrimbor, it was given to Gil-galad the High King of Noldor. After his death, it got passed on to Círdan, who gave it to Gandalf upon his arrival in Middle-earth. Like the other elven rings, Narya also has a precious gem set in its body, in this case, a red gem, hence the name of 'Red Ring'.
It has the power to give strength to the wearer and to persevere strength, fighting against anyone who tries to subject the bearer of Narya to themselves. It is also invisible unless its bearer wishes to show it, unlike the One Ring which makes its bearers invisible by transporting them to the shadow world.
2. Nenya:
Nenya is also known as the White Ring, Ring of Adamant, and Ring of Water. It is one of the Three Rings of Power, along with Narya and Vilya. It was entrusted to Galadriel and was kept by her throughout her life. It is described as the ring of beauty because it possessed the power to hide the works created from the eyes of evil, in fact, the queen of Lórien was able to defend her land from Sauron thanks to the power of the artifact.
The ring had been created in silver or mithril and probably had a diamond set in the body. It had the power to preserve beautiful things from the corruption of evil and protect them from the decay of time, as well as hide them from the sight of the wicked.
3. Vilya:
Vilya is also known as the Ring of Sapphire, the Blue Ring, or the Ring of Air. It is the most powerful of the three rings and was entrusted by Celebrimbor to the Supreme King of the Noldor, Gil-Galad, and then passed, on after his death in SA 3441, to his cousin Elrond, the Half-elf.
It was brought to Aman by Elrond at the end of the Third Age. It is described as having the power to preserve peace and tranquillity in a limited place. It has a stone set in its metal body; the gem is blue in color, hence the name 'Sapphire Ring'.
