Tolkien Gateway  Rings of Power  Revision as of 00:51, 9 August
2008 by Ælfwine (Talk | contribs)  The Rings of Power or Great
Rings were twenty Rings of Power. The Elves of Eregion made
nineteen of the Rings of Power (and many other lesser rings)
with knowledge obtained from Sauron, and several of them with
Sauron aiding the creation. Sauron forged the twentieth Great
Ring, called the One Ring or the Ruling Ring, secretly in the
fires of Mount Doom.  A verse that summarizes the Great Rings
and their ownership is an important part of the lore of Middle-
earth. It translates as follows:  Three Rings for the Elven-
kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of
stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord
on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie
One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the
Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie   The Creation of the Rings
of Power  According to Appendix B of The Lord of the Rings, in
approximately S.A. 15