Lúthien Tinúviel & the Istari

[Mnemosyne]

Originally Posted by Alfirin

I actually think that's the case. Doesnt Gandalf say, when Frodo first notices Naria on his finger at the Grey Havens that he "wears it openly only now" (or is that just in the radio version?). That's sounds to me like he didn't actually wear the ring up until that point he just had it (unless he used some magic to make it invisible or unnoticed)

Actually, the implication seems to be that there's some way for the bearers of the Three to mask their Rings, even as they wear them. Galadriel says it's remarkable that Frodo noticed Nenya (although not so remarkable considering he's a Ring-bearer himself), and even during the temptation scene when she holds the darn thing aloft for all to see Sam doesn't recognize it for what it is.

At any rate, if memory serves correctly the radio version puts what we have in the narrative into Frodo's lips since the narrator's role is limited. Presumably, in-story, this would have been something Sam noticed and recorded (which he wasn't able to do with Galadriel) since I doubt Frodo would've been working on the Red Book on the road.