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Aragost · 01-16-2003, 06:45 PM

What was the metal that Narya was made of?

01-16-2003, 06:52 PM

It is not said what metal Narya was made of.

tangerine · 01-16-2003, 09:13 PM

It was silver, with a white gem, right? Sounds a bit like mithril to me. Celebrimbor did have decent relations with Moria, so i've read.

Inderjit Sanghera · 01-17-2003, 09:25 AM

Yeah, Celebrimbor was good friends with the Dwarves of Moria, and Narvi in particular. I imagine it was made of silver-one of the most 'Morgoth free'elements, together with water.

Sapphire_Flame · 01-17-2003, 10:45 AM

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It was silver, with a white gem, right?

That's Nenya. Narya, I think, had a red gem. I'd think mithril for the metal though.

Rimbaud · 01-17-2003, 11:10 AM

Narya is the red ring - "Ring of fire" - with one red stone, a ruby. This ring was given to Gandalf/Olorin by Cirdan the Shipwright who had it from Gil-Galad who again had recived Narya and Vilya from Celebrimbor. Cirdan thought Gandalf might have better use of it in his quest than himself.

We are told the types of gems used for all Three Elven Rings:

Narya was set with a ruby.
Nenya was set with a adamant.
Vilya was set with a sapphire.

We know that Nenya was made of mithril from the description at the Grey Havens:

"On her finger was Nenya, the ring wrought of mithril, that bore a single white stone flickering like a frosty star." [RK]
What the other Elven-rings were made of is not known. Perhaps, since they were the creation of Celebrimbor alone and apart and different in nature than the other rings they were all made of mithril. But from the above description it seems as if Tolkien is singling out Nenya as distinct and different by saying "the" ring made of mithril - as if implying that the other rings were made of some other material like gold.

[ January 17, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ]

akhtene · 01-18-2003, 09:42 PM

Vilia was definitely of gold (that's in "The Grey Havens")

But why is the material of Narya alone not mentioned? Or is it somewhere?

01-16-2003, 06:45 PM	#1
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01-17-2003, 09:25 AM	#4
Inderjit Sanghera Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wolverhampton, England Posts: 716	Yeah, Celebrimbor was good friends with the Dwarves of Moria, and Narvi in particular. I imagine it was made of silver-one of the most 'Morgoth free'elements, together with water. __________________ “If I’m more of an influence on your son as a rapper then you are as a father then you've got to look at yourself as a parent” ~>Ice Cube. "Life is so beautiful"->Don Vito Corleone

01-17-2003, 11:10 AM	#6
Rimbaud The Perilous Poet Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Heart of the matter Posts: 1,062	Narya is the red ring - "Ring of fire" - with one red stone, a ruby. This ring was given to Gandalf/Olorin by Cirdan the Shipwright who had it from Gil-Galad who again had recived Narya and Vilya from Celebrimbor. Cirdan thought Gandalf might have better use of it in his quest than himself. We are told the types of gems used for all Three Elven Rings: Narya was set with a ruby. Nenya was set with a adamant. Vilya was set with a sapphire. We know that Nenya was made of mithril from the description at the Grey Havens: "On her finger was Nenya, the ring wrought of mithril, that bore a single white stone flickering like a frosty star." [RK] What the other Elven-rings were made of is not known. Perhaps, since they were the creation of Celebrimbor alone and apart and different in nature than the other rings they were all made of mithril. But from the above description it seems as if Tolkien is singling out Nenya as distinct and different by saying "the" ring made of mithril - as if implying that the other rings were made of some other material like gold. [ January 17, 2003: Message edited by: Rimbaud ] __________________ And all the rest is literature

01-18-2003, 09:42 PM	#7
akhtene Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2002 Location: stronghold of the North Posts: 390	Vilia was definitely of gold (that's in "The Grey Havens") But why is the material of Narya alone not mentioned? Or is it somewhere? __________________ Где найти мне сил, чтобы вернуться через века, Чтобы ты - простил?.. А трава разлуки высока...

01-16-2003, 06:52 PM	#2
Nurantiel Guest Posts: n/a	It is not said what metal Narya was made of.

01-16-2003, 09:13 PM	#3
tangerine Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 100	It was silver, with a white gem, right? Sounds a bit like mithril to me. Celebrimbor did have decent relations with Moria, so i've read.