3 rings for the Elven Kings???????
 

Wait, but didn't Galadriel get one of the three rings? What is she doing, being a King? *is confused* [img]smilies/evil.gif[/img]

Yes, Galadreil has one of the 3 Elven rings. Gandlaf and Elrond have the others.

Galadriel used hers to maintain Lothlorien. That is why it faded after the One ring was destroyed and continues to fade after Galadriel left Middle Earth.

Someone else is going to have to help me out with the names of the three, I always get them confused. [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

And by the way, Welcome to the Downs Nuinlambe.

[ March 19, 2002: Message edited by: Raefindel ]

I would suggest that in this instant King is synomous with Lord, i'm sure there is some quote to futher this idea.

The 3 are Vilya, Nenya, Narya

I think the word king is synonymous with ruler (of the monarchial variaty not the mesuring)

lol muffin, your signature rocks.

Galadriel was a powerful ruler, and a queen...she was more powerful than her husband Celeborn the king anyway. So she got the ring and the cool mirror and he was stuck with, um, her.

LOL! I like the way you put that "Stuck with her" [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

about the names of the rings:

Nenya 'belongs' to Galadriel.
Narya is held by Gandalf.
Vilya resides with Elrond.

Hope that clears it up, if it ever needed clearing up in the first place. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

And first it was like this:
- Narya was with Cirdan, but when the istari came to ME, he gave it to Gandalf
- Nenya was with Galadriel
- Vilya was with Gil-Galad and given to Elrond after the Last Aliance

Come on now, Celeborn played an important part too. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] If you read the book again (FOTR), you may be able to pick out the subtle hints that he is a little more down-to-(Middle)Earth elf than his wife and definitely more perceptive when it comes to weighty decisions. For example, he has the elves make boats for the Fellowship to give Aragorn more time to determine the next step. He is the one who perceives that the Company is heartsick and weary, and that Aragorn is undecided. So there. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] Sorry that was way off the topic, but I had to defend one of the cooler elves in LOTR. [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

Well...don't read a chapter in my fan fic that will be up soon (gotta send it to BW! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]). You won't like what happens to Celeborn! Don't worry, I don't kill him! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
Anyhoo...king=lord=ruler=monarch=head honcho=big cheese
OK...definitely getting waaayyy tooo silly [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Oh: if you click on "Edit Post" (the little hammer icon), one of the options is deleting a post if you accidentally post two times! Just to let you know...you can also actually EDIT the post, of course, but...haha...

And I was going to say what everyone else was going to say: Galadriel counts as a king (also, "Three rings to the Elven kings and queens..." didn't fit).

What do the rings do?

I gathered that Nenya acted like a preserver-and therefore, Lothlorien is unchanged by time. Vilya hid Imladris (What else did it do?). But I am a little uncertain of Narya's use. I heard something about it had the power to give strength and courage to its wearer. Is that right?

~~Daegwenn

I thought Galadriel and Celeborn were more like "guardians" in Lothlorien, and Amroth (their son?) was the king? Did they take the title of King and Queen? or am i completely confused about the whole thing?...i blame it on the flu!
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Narya is the ring of FIRE
(probably Cirdan gave it to Gandalf to help him with his "burdens", and aid him in his mission against the Dark Lord Sauron)

okay here's where I get mixed up
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Nenya is the Ring of WATER
(Galadriel used it to "preserve" and protect Lothlorien - maybe that's how she got "the cool mirror")

Vilya is the Ring of AIR
(how Elrond used the darn thing to hide Rivendell/Imladris is beyond my aching head to comprehend - enchantment? maybe he used it to flood the ford)

Okay... please feel free to correct me on any of this. My brain now knows what a headcold is. *blows nose*
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so, to recapitulate:

nenya, with galadriel, the ring of water, she used to create a microcosm of the blessed realm in ME -- lorien, where time flies by swiftly in order to ward off the sorrow and weariness of the undying elves.

vilya, with elrond, the ring of air, he used for healing and rest and, as a pre-requisite, to keep rivendell secret from the enemy.

narya, with gandalf, the ring of fire, given by cirdan to help him kindle the flame in their hearts and minds. there's an appropriate quote but don't have rotk with me.

thalionyulma- i think there is a chapter in the unfinished tales which both depicts and negates amroth being the son of galadriel and celeborn. if i remember correctly, christopher tolkien thought that his dad meant the latter to stand.

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every man's life is a path to the truth -- hesse

If Gandulf got one of the rings, why on the movie did it not show it? (or Elrond for that matter).

Also, where does it says Elrond and Gandulf getting the rings? I don't remember it saying that. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

The location of the other two rings is hidden until the end of ROTK. That is in the books of course, but who knows how he'll do it in the movies. [img]smilies/rolleyes.gif[/img]

Oh yeah! Welcome to the 'Downs, Aragorn Husband of Arwen. Enjoy your time here.
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How do you people know all this stuff about the rings? I don't remember reading about it.... is it in LOTR or another book, like the silmarillion or something? Please help! I'm very confused... [img]smilies/eek.gif[/img]

Yes, there is a little in LotR, but a lot more in The Silmarillion. Read it, it's VERY informative. [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

If the ring Gandalf has is the ring of fire, is that why he says all the stuff he does to the Balrog about beinga servant of the secret fire, or am I just making completely random connections? (or connexions as Tolkein spells it, anyone else ever noticed that?)

I don't know how to make the connection about being the servant of the secret fire,(although I know I've read something about it somewhere..) but here's the quote some people are looking for.

~Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age from the Silmarillion.

~The Grey Havens from the Return of the King

Maybe somebody else can answer the question about the Flame of Arnor.

~Airetalathwen

This is not about the three eleven rings, but what beame of the 7 rings given to the dwarf-lords?

From 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age', The Silmarillion

[img]smilies/cool.gif[/img] yeah i noticed too! here's my random connection, nev, quoted from the silmarillion:

i surmise gandalf was speaking of the "flame imperishable" as the secret fire, in reference to his being ultimately a servant of eru illuvatar, which in all respects he is.

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Thank you, that all makes sense now [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I have a question about the Rings (Gandalf's and Elrond's.) At the end of "The Mirror of Galadriel," Galadriel tells Frodo because he is a Ring-bearer he can see what is hidden, and that is why he can see her Ring and Sam can't, but if Frodo had that ability, why couldn't he see Gandalf and Elrond's rings as well?

Hey! In the midst of a blonde moment, I had a moment of clarity and thought of this:

Maybe the ring was originally given to Celeborn, but he gave it to Galadriel (for whatever reason: she does seem more powerful, maybe that was it). That is always possible.

And they didn't show the rings in the movie because...well: they cut Glorfindel , so...that basically answers that question! [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img] [img]smilies/tongue.gif[/img]

welcome to the barrow-downs, alien! great question...i suspect that in the case of elrond, frodo had not been too long in possession of the one ring when he met elrond in rivendell, so that his eyes were not as "keen" when he and the company were admitted into lorien. also, it may be possible that the 3 ringbearers had the power to keep the ring "hidden from sight". if i remember correctly, frodo did not immediately "perceive" nenya on galadriel's hand, and it is hinted that galadriel did "permit" frodo to see it by raising her arms towards the evening star, earendil. also, in the "the gray havens", we find the 3 ringbearers wearing all the rings in plain sight, and then it was perceived by all.