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Wight
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Thanks for providing the quote---I had missed it. And it does indeed dash my speculative exercise to pieces.
![]() While in the depths of speculation, here's another thought: If all of the other Rings of Power were destroyed, how significantly would this diminish the One Ring's ability to dominate? Certainly it could dominate (and embue with great power) the will of it's bearer, but with no other Rings of Power left, it would lose much of it's potential influence over Middle-earth and the Free Peoples. To take the speculation one step further, would the use of dragon fire (had it existed) to destroy the existing Rings of Power (assuming all could be found) have been a viable (or at least interesting to speculate) strategy?
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![]() It's not that overstretched, anyway; because as we know, three (or four?) of the Dwarven Rings were consummed by the Dragons without any particular intention of destroying them, so it does not seem that stupid theory... But the point is, that of course the Three Rings, as long as they remained unrevealed, meant an important power for preservation and healing in the hands of the Free Nations. Of course, as you imply, had they been destroyed, probably their works will diminish as well (something like early Fourth Age will come), but at least they won't be turned to evil by Sauron. But, who knows if the "disenchanted" West will have the strength to oppose the evil... Rivendell and Lórien will become only settlements of Elves unprotected by anything more than Elven bows (not that this would be little, even Thranduil had just Elven bows, but it looks pretty bad in comparison to what - who, Gandalf? - says: there is power in Lórien or Rivendell that cannot be beaten unless the Dark Lord came there himself).
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Or could it be something like Carcharoth devouring the Silmaril...? Evil yet clever creatures seem to have a tendency to eat powerful items.
By the way, Sauron had recovered three of the Seven, so four were destroyed. I had to check as it started to bug me as well.
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