Why is the One Ring so powerful? - History & Powers explained | Middle-Earth Lore

Ever wondered what the One Ring really does? Or why it turns you invisible? Questions like these will be answered when watching this video. This video covers the entire history from the creation to the destruction of the One Ring and will explain its side effects and powers. This is the complete explanation of Sauron’s master ring.
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[@psuls725]

Guy can't talk right

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

@@psuls725 Better to talk dysfunctional than not talking at all like you :)

[@JordonA]

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[@JordonA]

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[@JordonA]

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[@michaelsandy2869]

There was a scene in the book that did not make it into the movies, that I think is particularly crucial. Gollum swore an oath on the ring, that if he should ever betray Frodo, he would cast himself in to Mount Doom. It was therefore no accident that Gollum fell after stealing the ring, but an effect of the ring's own power. An unsubtle message, that Evil betrays even its own goals, has been left by the wayside.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Well spoken! I was originally thinking of including this scene, but I thought the video was long enough tbh :)

[@Swarm509]

I forgot about that. One thing that seems to be all-powerful in Tolkien's world is taking an oath. Oath-breaking (and taking) has ruined and killed many characters thought-out its history. I can completely see Gollum being punished for breaking it, with Eru Ilúvatar intervening.

[@dioio8415]

Never realized it.

[@vegasbeebi]

He did say something in the movie that he swears it on the ring but did not say he will cast himself into Mount Doom

[@Swiftbow]

That's wrong, I just checked. Gollum swore to "be good and never let Him have it" (meaning Sauron). That was the entire oath. Gollum didn't techically broke his promise, but it did make him treacherous (as Frodo warned it might). Gollum had convinced himself that Frodo was taking the ring to close to Sauron, and thus Gollum HAD to take it away to make sure Sauron didn't get it. And also, by doing so, he would become the master of the Precious, and thus would serve the master of the Precious. Here's the relevant part of the section: "'Smeagol,' said Gollum, suddenly and clearly, opening his eyes wide and staring at Frodo with a strange light. 'Smeagol will swear on the Precious.' Frodo drew himself up, and again Sam was startled by his words and his stern voice. 'On the Precious? How dare you?' he said. "Think! One Ring to rule them all and in the Darkness bind them. Would you commit your promise to that, Smeagol? It will hold you. But it is more treacherous than you are. It may twist your words. Beware!' Gollum cowered. 'On the Precious, on the Precious!' he repeated. 'And what would you swear?' asked Frodo. 'To be very, very good,' said Gollum. Then crawling to Frodo's feet he grovelled before him, whispering hoarsely: a shudder ran over him, as if the words shook his very bones with fear. 'Smeagol will swear never, never to let Him have it. Never! Smeagol will save it. But he must swear on the Precious.' "No! not on it,' said Frodo, looking down at him with stern pity. 'All you wish is to see it and touch it, if you can, though you know it would drive you mad. Not on it. Swear by it, if you will. For you know where it is. Yes, you know, Smeagol. It is before you.' For a moment it appeared to Sam that his master had grown and Gollum had shrunk: a tall stern shadow, a mighty lord who hid his brightness in grey cloud, and at his feet a little whining dog. Yet the two were in some way akin and not alien: they could reach one another's minds. Gollum raised himself and began pawing at Frodo, fawning at his knees. 'Down, down!' said Frodo. 'Now speak your promise!' 'We promises, yes I promise!' said Gollum. 'I will serve the master of the Precious. Good master, good Smeagol, gollum, gollum!' Suddenly he began to weep and bite at his ankle again. 'Take the rope off, Sam!' said Frodo." The movie trims this down, but Gollum's promise is the same, as is Frodo's warning about how the Ring will twist his oath.

[@ruanvandendolder8394]

Bilbo Baggins in The lord of the Rings describes the "prolonged life" the ring gives the wearer really well: "I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” I believe that like you said the ring stretches your life, instead of adding to it, until you eventually become so stretched, an (almost) formeless wraith is all you can be

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Well spoken!

[@kristofb5013]

If you go to prison, they stretch your ring

[@joshuabirch1213]

Kristof B my wife’s boyfriend stretched her ring last night

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

I wonder why Gollum never described anything like that, considering he had it much longer, he should have been becoming a raith probably.

[@YiannisANO1911]

I never connected pity and mercy as the weakness of The Ring. This was brilliantly put, thanks! LOTR best story ever written

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Happy to hear that you liked it!

[@Stray___]

People use the One Ring, people disappear. Tom Bombadil use the One Ring, it disappears. Tom Bombadil is the Middle Earth's Chuck Norris.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

True.

[@st.michaelthearchangel7774]

That's funny. xD

[@WadcaWymiaru]

Tom if wanted could slap the Saurons little prick...but was too lazy ahahaha

[@johnnycareless9933]

...and Chuck Norris *does* simply walk into Mordor.

[@j.uiriagain9813]

Bombadil could walk into main event status at any time but he refuses to do business with World Wrestling ENTertainment and he refuses to do the job for Hogan so therefore well never get the Bombadil vs Sauron angle, Sarumcmahon just won't bring Bombadil in even though hes over as hell. He just hangs around All Elflite Wrestling running feuds for the Barrow Wights In Wrestling Tights stable...fuckin Hogan man.

[@garnauklaufen6704]

I think the story could be interpreted in such a way: That the ring not only betrayed all of the other wearers, but even Sauron himself. How else would it have been possible to simply cut it off Saurons hand? Betrayal was so much part of it's nature and essence, that not even it's creator was exempt from that. The eventual destruction of the ring and the subsequent demise of Sauron was, therefore, unintentionally built into the ring from the start.

[@thebadbandito]

That's good. Rings true to the appetite of the Ring. Never satisfied with corrupting just one soul. Good thing Samwise was so pure.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

I must disagree with this. The Ring never betrayed Sauron. The reason the Ring was cut off, was because he was defeated by Elendil and Gil-Galad. Isildur simply cut it off when Sauron was defeated. This is though a bit controversial, as Tolkien's writings differs on the defeat of Sauron.

[@_semih_]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT Sauron was never defeated by Elendil and Gil-Galad. Already Sauron defeated and slayed them both. In the lore he fell off a cliff with Elendils body that's why that's why he got stunned then Isildur came and cut the ring off

[@patricialavery8270]

I think as Tolkien described it,Valar and maiar only"wore"physical form like clothes,I would class the ring as an extension of himself which Sauron was foolish to create,since its nature caused it to be physically separate from him,and being separate it could be lost.

[@kirbyculp3449]

A freudian might posit that Sauron sabotaged himself over the long run viz a guilt complex.

[@JeffRebornNow]

I think this video was like Lord of the Rings 101, a review course in this history of the ring. I hope any newbies who see it will be inspired to read the books.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you! I really strived to make it the complete guide of the One Ring, even though I probably missed out on something. Lovely comment!

[@nunyanunya4147]

too dyslexic. couldnt get past the names and descriptions ov the dwarves... they all muddled together and i had a feeling it wasnt going to get any easier. movies and documentaries i am beyond are all i got

[@Cernunn0s90]

@@nunyanunya4147 Audio book!

[@crankenstein20]

I’m inspired to re-read the books! I can still recall the first time I read the Fellowship of the Ring; it was such a surreal and epic experience and I remember leaving the worries of the real world behind (not that I had many at 13 years old) and travelling to Middle Earth and just becoming engrossed in the adventure.

[@thebadbandito]

I just read them for the first time last year. Amazing. And I honestly think that I enjoyed The Hobbit more than the trilogy.

[@nickcarriero8274]

One bling to rule them all

[@captainjacksparrow1518]

One bling to find them...

[@cloudwater444]

Hahahaha

[@VidsnStuff]

@@captainjacksparrow1518 One bling to bring them all

[@bry756]

And in the darkness blind them

[@Bluemilk92]

LOTR newcomers often ask "What does it do?" My favorite interpretation has always be domination. I believe The Ring allows you to dominate others. It makes you a leader. A really capable, really evil leader. You give commands, people listen. Not mind control though. More like overwhelming, evil, irresistible, cult-like charisma. "The Taming of Sméagol" is my favorite example.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

The Taming of Smeagol is not only the Ring, but also the oath that Gollum is bound by. This ends up devouring Gollum in the end!

[@Bluemilk92]

​@@LoreOfTheRingsYT For sure! "Oaths" have an extra supernatural power in the Tolkien universe. The Pass of the Dead proves that. Gollum also swears to Frodo, on "The Precious," that he'll jump into lava if he ever touches "The Ring" again. If you'd like, I can pull the quote. Yet, I still think the "The One Ring" has a power different than the natural "magic" that occurs when you swear a holy oath. The Ring is all about control through fear and domination. Remember when Sam is mistaken for some great Elf while rescuing Frodo? Let me know if you disagree or have anything else to add or change. I love talking about this stuff.

[@Bluemilk92]

@Karl Quetzacoatl He is infamous for hating any comparison of his work to... Well, anything. Be it simile, or metaphor, this is stuff he just made up. If you listen to, or read, his interviews, he stresses this. When an interviewer draws comparison to Catholic religious overtones, he gets audibly annoyed. He really does make an extreme effort to express that it's all fantasy he made up. It shouldn't be taken as some deep philosophical masterpiece, reframing modern religion in a way that's easily digestible by modern audiences. If you want to use religion to interpret the story, I would recommend only using it on a sort of subconscious level. Should you really want to take his work seriously, focus on his work with language. I've always got the impression his work with myth was an outlet for language study.

[@Bluemilk92]

@Karl Quetzacoatl Sounds like we agree. Any religious undertones were subconscious, as opposed to intentional or symbolic. I think that's why the rare interviews we have with him, by hyper-nerds of his stories, have them drawing connections to modern Catholic theology. Then we hear him get annoyed.

[@Swiftbow]

@@Bluemilk92 He didn't swear to jump in anything. I pulled the quote in a reply above. He swears to be very good, to serve the master of the Precious, and to never let Him have it. That's it.

[@sauron3488]

So when a mortal wears a Ring of Power, they gain a form of immortality, as they are now preserved against time.

[@Battleguild]

(I haven't watched the full video yet.) In my opinion, The One Ring does not make you Invisible, but instead makes you Ethereal. While it does confer the benefits of Invisibility, it however also allows you to see and be seen by spirits. This is why putting on the Ring is a very bad idea. With it off, Sauron (who has no physical form) has to search the mortal realm thoroughly and with great difficulty. But with it on, you become the opposite of being Invisible, you quite literally become a shining beacon to spirits. This is why Stone, Metal, and Flesh will no longer protect you from Sauron's gaze. It is the world around the wearer that has become invisible by the power of the Ring.

[@prince_nocturne]

In many ways, Sauron himself was a slave to his own ring. Ever searching for it, a slave to seeking the power he put into it, and bound to the fate of the ring more than any other. Like almost every other being of Middle Earth, he both feared and craved that one, tiny, golden bauble.

[@RobertoGonzalez-id1de]

The "Ring of Power, " is my favorite, great work here! ❤ ( 02-08-25 ) Saturday

[@CoconutsGlow]

Whenever it's said, "the Ring failed him", I've always taken that as, it suddenly grew bigger and slipped off like a little SOB.

[@Maldoror2112]

I suppose you would have to cover your hand with a glove after donning the One Ring to keep it on. At that point, the Ring would be saying, "Awww crap! Dammit!"

[@JamesMC04]

It left its wearers, when it could no longer use them - because, once separated from its maker, it sought always to return to him. As Tolkien says (this is why the book is better).

[@nHautamaki]

@@Maldoror2112 But if you never take it off, it's just a matter of time till you become a full on ring-wraith, so it would win either way.

[@captainjacksparrow1518]

I suppose you think that was terribly clever.

[@marwig87]

That's why Frodo wore it on a chain

[@brianjohnson5272]

The Numenorians rise and fall would make a great TV series. Vague enough to make it someone's and defined enough to have "bullet points" so those in the know where they are ish in the plot.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

The Amazon series will most likely cover the Númenóreans.

[@guilhermepaivabrito9619]

This has been one of the most enlightening videos on the LotR! It casts new light onto everything, and honestly allows me to see even more greatness in these works. Thank you for creating all of this!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TerryMcQ79]

"One ring to rule them all and in the darkness bind them"

[@donlee_ohhh]

UPDATE: I just listened to your most recent video (KZbin just recommended this video today & I didn't realize you had more) But in only 3 months your speech has improved there is still room for improvement but it's much better. Much less of a sing song pattern to your speech. Excellent job! Before I say anything else. NICE JOB. A criticism I think will help future videos: The cadence you tell the story in is difficult to listen to (this is an issue that acting or speech coaches often help their students with & I'm certain you would be able to over come fairly quickly). You have a good speaking voice and did an excellent job collecting the details and presenting them as a coherent story. Thank you for making this video.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thanks for highlighting what I can work on, and I am glad to hear that you found improvement also, I will attempt to improve :)

[@JikuAraiguma]

Okay. Posting this before watching. The way I understand it, the power of The One Ring scales with the inherent power of the wielder. Sauron was a demigod, like Gandalf, so it’s power was unimaginable, hence why Gandalf refuses to take it. Meanwhile, hobbits are... well, hobbits. Bottom of the power totem pole. Hence why the ring is safest in halfling hands. It has the least amount of power in their hands.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Indeed! It's safest in their hands. This is also shown be Frodo's resistance towards the Morgul wound. The Morgul Blade has much power against the powerful and little power against the powerless.

[@JikuAraiguma]

I had a theory that the power the ring manifests has to do with the race as well. All of the times, to my knowledge, that we see the ring turn someone invisible, it was being worn by a hobbit. Frodo, Smeagle, Bilbo, all halflings. Imagine you are the One Ring. Your host is the least powerful being it could possibly be. How do you make that host survive? You can’t grant them ungodly strength, you can’t make them fly, you can’t even give them spells, there’s not enough power inside them to draw out those abilities. So you make the ability something that allows them to avoid confrontation. They can’t be killed if no one ever finds them. But of course, they are still only a halfling, the invisibility isn’t perfect. I also recall a theory that the scaling power of the ring is why flying the eagles to Mordor is a terrible idea. They are one of the oldest and most powerful entities on Middle Earth, and we see that the Ring can mold itself to fit the bearer.

[@Tacklepig]

@@JikuAraiguma the eagles are the same type of creatures as Gandalf or Sauron.

[@LuqmanMal]

13:25 tom bombadil? that interesting can't wait for a story video about him

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

He is really interesting!

[@Usernumber777]

You mean chuck Norris

[@Odfjtop]

Super high production value! Splendid work!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you! Always striving for improvement!

[@Odfjtop]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT I can see that! Watched all your videos since discovering your channel 2 weeks ago. Im a fan!

[@chucutitan]

Tolkien intended to show that both Melkor or Sauron could not by themselves conquer middle earth. They had to surrender much of their native power to ensnare the gullible or manufacture monsters like balrogs, dragons and orcs. The great rings of Sauron depleted much of his native power and left him vulnerable. Morgoth at his end fled rather than fought in the Great War of Wrath.had Sauron "won" the battle he still had to face Galadriel Celeborn, the elf lords of Imladris and the Grey Havens and even then Bombadil. Without his precious. Had Sauron been destroyed he would have ended up in the halls of Mandos but he was not destroyed. He was reduced to a gnat Morgoth could not be destroyed. His destruction would have brought forth the end of everything other than Eru.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Great thoughts! That's also why Sauron can't recreate the One Ring, for he has surrendered that power as you say. Just like Fëanor can't recreate the Silmarrils.

[@davidkosiba624]

I don't think Sauron would have had a problem defeating the other parts of Middle-Earth if he succesfully got the ring back , Tom is a tricky one but wasn't he in Middle-Earth before Melkor even arrived? If so then he didn't do anything against Melkor when he was ruling Middle-Earth which makes me doubt that he would or could do anything against Sauron if he were to control Middle-Earth

[@empireofitalypsstimfromano5025]

@@davidkosiba624 He Is Saying: If Sauron Won Militarily *Without* Getting The Ring

[@GeekZoneMT]

Great job buddy! :)

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you Karl!

[@sarikatimmi]

aw this is nice

[@powerspotentialities1288]

Im not sure if it's how you put the video together, or your choice of music.......but your accent makes the narration epic!!!

[@jonmichael6746]

I've watched countless videos about Lord of the Rings theories, this by far is the most intuitive. I've never once considered that it was the act of mercy Frodo showed Gollum that ultimately destroyed the Ring.

[@ManicPandaz]

Listening to all of this makes me realize how Harry Potter takes so much from the Lord of the Rings. The horcrux’s are like the one ring keeping its master alive after death unless they are destroyed. The deathly hallows are also like the rings of power. The reason invisibility cloak grants invisibility and immortality, just like the One ring. Death created the deathly hallows as gifts disguised as traps. Power that will destroy its user. Sauron is kinda spilt between Voldemort and Death in Harry Potter. Both stories are about evil wizards that left a pice of them selves to survived death and the quest of the story is destroy the remnants of the evil wizard to prevent them from coming back to life.

[@Tacklepig]

Horcruxes are almost 1:1 like a lich's phylactery from D&D.

[@kyledonnelly8069]

Always had this theory about Bombadil I always assumed the colours of the wizards were based on their duty or path Grey for the stone and smoke of cities, Brown for the soil or dirt Blue and blue for the sky and sea White for all the light touches Bombadil I always assumed represented the power of song. A metaphor for the power of music. Transpiring all things music can sway minds, change history, tell stories, in this reality his power is equal to the power of song, hence he is insanely powerful. Just a theory

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

This was a bit poetic :)

[@NihilSustinet]

keep in mind if you read the silmarillion, all of reality and history were quite literally created, defined, and predicted by the song of iliuvatar and the valar. so i agree its not a coincidence that bombadill has so much association with music.

[@SmGargoyle]

The only thing I have against all you said is that sauron wasn't defeated in combat in battle of the last alliance. He killed gil galad and nearly ended the bloodline of tar minyatur. Isildur's strike was a lucky one but people also say that the ring betrayed sauron at that moment. Maybe because isildur was filled with such hatred amidst the death of his father and brother that he deserved the ring more

[@davidkosiba624]

Nah the ring never betrayed Sauron , it would be like if Sauron betrayed himself which would make no sense , they simply got lucky that he didn't have his original body , otherwise Sauron would have wiped them out like bugs

[@Emanon...]

The real power of The One Ring is the friendships it destroyed along the way

[@tstreb66]

I loved that you mentioned that Sam's love and simple-mindedness had protected him from the power of the ring. That was a cool mention that I hadn't thought of before.

[@brianjohnson5272]

That's the rings weakness! The power to put others before yourself. I believe that's the key! This is why it corrupted Isildur a Numenorian decendant of royal lineage so easily. In the bereavement of his loss he became selfish and was instantly corrupted! So in theory if you came across the one ring if you knew it was the one ring you could remain temporarily uncorrupted if you focused on Putting others (ones you care DEEPLY for) before yourself.

[@nHautamaki]

You also have to be fully aware of the powers of the ring; otherwise it could tempt you by simply promising you the power to help and protect those you love. This is why I don't like the word choice of the video author to call Sam 'simple-minded'. Sam wasn't 'simple-minded' in our common understanding of that phrase; Sam was incredibly wise. Tolkien even named him 'Samwise', not 'Samsimpleminded'. Rather, you could say that Sam was simple-hearted. He had simple desires; family, friendship, loyalty, a nice garden to tend. But he was very wise, and very cognizant of what the ring was trying to do to tempt him. He was even wise enough to realize mid-sentence when he was explaining to Frodo that he was only wanting to help him carry the ring because it was such an awful burden that that was more trickery of the ring, trying to drive a rift between them, and so immediately gave the ring to Frodo upon that realization even though he did genuinely just want to help Frodo carry it because he understood how terrible it really was.

[@borissegovia5527]

@@nHautamaki Exactly! Corruption has many forms, it is not simple evil, is evil drived from an initially good intention and it can lead you to even betray yourself... Thats the lesson that Bhoromir gives.

[@lowkeylysemith2568]

@@nHautamaki This. Sam was not "simple minded" as in stupid. He posessed love and empathy for those around him and the self awarenesss to know what was important. Those are the things that allowed him to resist the power of the ring. It couldn't convincingly offer him anything he wanted.

[@kevinkral4568]

Each to his/her own taste but, for my part, your accent and inflection add an incantatory quality that is perfectly suited to the mood and vibe of these epic tales. Regards, Kev

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you for enlightening my day! May your sunday bring joy!

[@freesk8]

You missed one important feature of the nature of the ring. Tolkein was almost certainly aware of the Myth of Gyges, which is part of a Socratic philosophical dialogue written by Plato. The message of the myth is that power corrupts. That is why Tolkein's ring is the ring of power, and that it corrupts. The men are corruptible. But the Hobbits are humble, and resist the corruption.

[@KDthunder2009]

That may be the most important feature!

[@lproof8472]

The Gyges reference is dead on, but the ring corrupts even Hobbits. 2 major characters demonstrate this.

[@freesk8]

@@lproof8472 You are right, it even corrupts Hobbits. It just takes longer, because they tend to lack a lust for power, and love the simple life. But yes, even they can be corrupted if the temptation works at them long enough.

[@jayb8934]

I understand what you mean when you describe Hobbits as having “simple minds”, but when people say that, it usually implies very limited intellect, which isn’t the case with Hobbits. Hard to think of a less insulting way to put it though. Maybe saying that they have simple desires, rather than simple minds?

[@dudeguy8686]

Trying to convince a hobbit to take the ring: "Power? What's that? Can i use it to plant more cabbages? Well my garden can't fit more cabbages."

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Well spoken :)

[@PeterSwinkels]

I agree with the term, while I like the idea of the shire hobbits are indeed a bit simple minded imho. Is this insulting? Depends on your views.

[@hughjass2640]

I always interpreted Bombadil's interest to be more out of mild curiosity. Like he just wanted to see what the big deal was, not that the ring was influencing him. Gandalf himself said Tom would just forget about the ring if he had it.

[@OurHourglass]

I can't unhear Killian Experience. Video looks good, but I can't unhear it.

[@Pazuriel]

Fantastisk dybde i videoene dine. Imponerende! Stå på, keep up the awesome work!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Tusen takk! Jobbet lenge med den :)

[@themadpizzler6081]

I'm late to the game.... There's a power of the One Ring I haven't ever seen commented on by a KZbin essay regarding the One Ring; and it's odd to me because it is one of Tolkien's more blatant demonstrations of a power of the One Ring: The possessor of the Ring has the ability to mimic a Palantir. Let me explain: When Frodo was wearing the Ring and ran to the top of Amon Hen (Ch.22 FotR), and sat on the Seat of Seeing, he wanted to see what was going on, and lo! he saw Orthanc, Minas Tirith, and Barad-dûr+Sauron (he was literally able to see pretty much all the focal points in the south of Middle-Earth). Later in the chapter (or the next, I'm lazy and not looking it up), Aragorn wanted to sit on the Seat of Seeing and he saw the surrounding mountains and the area around Amon-Hen. ..... aka, to normal folk, the Seat of Seeing is located in a very good spot to survey the area. There is an obvious difference between what Frodo w/Ring could see and what joe-shmoe-normal-Aragorn could see. This also gives reason why Sauron was so active using his captured Palantir--- he had lost his natural ability of clairvoyance.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

I recommend reading this text. Just because Aragorn wasn't able to spot anything, didn't mean he couldn't have spotted anything: middle-earth.xenite.org/was-the-seat-on-amon-hen-inherently-magical/

[@themadpizzler6081]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT , Hrmm.... from your above link: "Christopher correctly deduces that his father implied (in the final published text) that Frodo’s vision was the result of both the hill’s power and the Ring’s power. " ---- And if we look at the actual writing, there's nothing that gives credence to the suggestion that the 'hill had power.' Mr. Martinez, in his article, points out that his views are speculation.... which is fine and a lot of fun to do. However, in this instance, I'll skip 95% of the speculation and keep to the actual text, which clearly demonstrates a difference between Frodo with the Ring on and Aragorn just being a norm. ....And finally.... if the seat was magical, it doesn't really matter, because we have a baseline with Aragorn that was clearly described, this means Frodo should have seen the same as Aragorn, but because the power of the Ring, he sees more... meaning the Ring allows an increased clairvoyance.

[@afluffywhitekitty8589]

That inflection at the end of each sentence is driving me crazy

[@oldmangranny5oldmangranny56]

What if Treebeard took the ring?!

[@kristianhennie]

LOVE THIS!!!!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Takka brushaan ;)

[@rysacroft]

Nice video! I have visited Denmark, Sweden and Finland but I've never been to Norway. I must get there some time although I hear that it's very expensive.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Norway has beautiful nature and kind people. It's very expensive, certainly! But its very unique, and I would advise you to visit Oslo or Lofoten!

[@AncientMysteriesAndInnovations]

Good stuff

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you!

[@mathias5171]

It sounds like Frodo showed Gollum grace. That’s what ultimately took down Sauron. Grace and forgiveness. Great video!

[@MountainFisher]

All, I repeat ALL the great rings would make a mortal invisible and give them long life. Sauron was angered that the rings he gave to the Dwarves were not able to enslave them, nor make them invisible. It was because the Vala, Aule who created them made them tough to be able to bear the evils and hard influences of Morgoth so as a race they couldn't be enslaved to the mind of any power nor live longer because of the rings. All that the rings did was inflame their heart with greed, of which enough trouble enough came about to Sauron's advantage. I have wondered if a dwarf may not have been a better Ring Bearer?

[@frenchexpat5601]

That's true, but ultimately, the heart of dwarves can be corrupt, Hobbits cannot

[@AlphaZaku]

The Three wouldn't, they don't cause invisibility full stop.

[@MountainFisher]

@@AlphaZaku The people wearing them were not mortals.

[@MountainFisher]

@@frenchexpat5601 Hobbits can be corrupted, look at Smeagol, he was pretty corrupt, he murdered his cousin to get the ring.

[@AlphaZaku]

@@MountainFisher Tolkien explaining the powers of the Rings: "The Elves of Eregion made Three supremely beautiful and powerful rings, almost solely of their own imagination, and directed to the preservation of beauty: they did not confer invisibility." -Letter 131 It doesn't matter who wears them, the Three won't make them invisible.

[@lordwoods3111]

Right off the bat, it’s mentioned that the ring makes you invisible because it’s on a Hobbit. Which. hobbits not being powerful by default, all it could do for them is basic invisibility. It’s implied, and outright said, that if someone like Gandalf were to wear it, it would be incredibly dangerous, granting power that raises them from beyond their own minor godhood to be an incredibly powerful entity, which is why powerful beings of decidedly Noble interests have resisted the ring, one going so far as to say, should they take possession of it, would no longer need fear a dark lord, but bow before a Bright Queen, the light washing over all, Gandalf is shown to fear the ring, however, not its darkness, directly, but when given the option to take the ring as his own, to keep it from the hands of evil, he backs away in fear before composing himself, knowing that should he choose to do so, he would be elevated to a level beyond even Sauron, beyond even the tenuous forces of light and darkness that had been fighting for as long as they had, in fact, Sauron himself, with the ring upon his hand, was on his way to overthrowing the forces of light, and bringing the heavens down from on high, luckily, in Sauron the ring seemed to have left a weakness, if not a direct effect of the ring, a mistake made by Sauron in its usage, his ring finger severed, he lost his power, where it then corrupted king isildur, the stronger you were, the more it would corrupt, however, it is told that the ring itself doesn’t just grant power of its own, it amplifies that which one already has, which is why, alongside its corrupting abilities, the forces of light generally shun it, one, even, knowing that in their hands, it could be used to conquer ALL of the land of men and men, and even beyond, claiming with it, they would fear not any lord of darkness, but bow before a BRIGHT QUEEN, in the shadow of Mordor games, Celebrimbor and our Ranger, claim the title, of THE BRIGHT LORD, we know how that ends, but it shows that the powers of that universe are in constant flux, claiming, in the end, Celibrimbor became, in many ways, one with Sauron, waging unending war against each other, until the ring is destroyed, and the wraith is freed.

[@andrewaronson3364]

shut up

[@lordwoods3111]

Andrew Aronson what? Why? There’s no context to this up shutting you have presented me.

[@andrewaronson3364]

@@lordwoods3111 nerd!

[@lordwoods3111]

Andrew Aronson oh yeah, well, you’re a doo doo head!

[@starmatrix5179]

your videos are so good, amazing 10/10

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you

[@Zephyr_Weiss]

What if the One Ring was worn on the penis? Would the entity in the ring be embarrassed and never able to control the wearer whatsoever?

[@cairnsaiden]

Amazing video dude. Thanks a lot!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Glad you liked it!

[@lastat00293]

Damn dude. Fantastic job on the video. Absolutely Fantastic 😁

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Glad you liked it!

[@Priceluked]

One thing I never understood was Tolkien wrote it as Men being blessed with short lives because their souls leave Arda and join Eru, thus framing mortality as a good thing, and the fear lf death and seeking immortality as a bad thing, but Tolkien also later wrote it as Numenoreans and righteous and noble humans as long lived and wicked eastern men as being short lived. So is mortality good or bad?

[@ishmaelforester9825]

Long life and mortality are both good, how good always depending on how you think of them and what you do with them.

[@Daniel73-51]

The Gift of Eru is ultimately a good thing, but in Middle Earth, for Men, Nobility is measured by many things, most of which relate to the Elves, and is generally a function of your lineage, but some Elf-friends have gain some nobility 'rub off' on them, such as Biblo and Frodo. Noblity does not always equal good however, as seen in Denethor and the Numenoreans towards the end. The Valar gave the Elf-Friends many gifts, that made them a little more like Elves. And, at first, The Kings had the ability to know when their time was up and to give up the gift of Life willingly; this, too, was a sign of Nobility.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Only Eru and I believe Mandos knows what the gift of men really is. Mortality is simply perceived as a state, not something positive or negative imo.

[@Daniel73-51]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT According to the Silmarillion, (well, really, the Elves) the Gift of Men is not being bound to the circle of the World. To where they go after is unknown. The Elves called it "the Gift of Men" because in their debates with the Numenoreans, they explained the burden of the years and how living for so long isn't the best thing and asked them who should envy the other?

[@ishmaelforester9825]

@@Daniel73-51That is a hint toward apocalypse and his Catholic faith. If you think abstractly, immortality and oblivion are more or less equivalent because existence would become a kind of dreamless sleep if you lived long enough.

[@tomasamaral525]

Great video! Keep up the good work!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you!

[@spacepiratejacen2258]

I didn't realize this thank you for sharing this information appreciate it! 😁

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Glad you liked it :)

[@spacepiratejacen2258]

Much obliged :D

[@insertjokeh3r3]

When you ascend from random invisibility plot device to all powerful magical mccguffin. *laughs in jewelry*

[@patricialavery8270]

The ring was not a sentient separate thing,it was part of Sauron's own sentience.Not sure Sauron could not comprehend mercy,he did attempt to surrender after the end of Morgoth but Eonwe fluffed it,but he would consider it a weakness.He spread himself way too thin,attempting to put so much of himself in the ring,and in the end,it cost him everything.One of the most fascinating characters Tolkien created,but too few people read The Silmarillion and know him as a character,not just a backdrop.

[@ScoutPilfer]

Few things here. First video I have seen of yours. Loved it. Having said that as someone who has studied speech I hope you can smooth out your English a little bit. It was difficult at times but not enough to shy me away. Subbed.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you! My speech are not perfect, but isnt that the nature of humans?

[@marsnz1002]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT English teacher here. Your English is fine, I'd regard any misunderstandings as a failure of the listener.

[@YeyazWyrd]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT I think your accent adds character to what you say! Imagine if an elf was explaining the content of this video to us, they'd have an accent too! I really enjoy your content, voice and all, personally! :)

[@TheDetailsMatter]

Iirc, Frodo did not leave the ring with Bombadil, because Gandalf counseled him that Bombadil, although impervious to its influence, was careless, and would quickly misplace the ring rather than keep it safe, and just as quickly forget about it entirely. At that point it would be just as it was at the bottom of the Anduin River, a lure to the first malleable creature to wander by, and would eventually find its way back to Sauron.

[@galadriel9473]

The background musics fits so well!

[@Quimper111]

Would have loved if you also talked a bit about: 1) why the elves (and Gandalf/Istari) were able to put the elven rings back on without fear of being influenced by Sauron. Was this a result of Sauron loosing the one ring or did they ward off the elven rings from its influence somehow? 2) Why were the dwarves not affected by the rings in the same ways as the humans? Was it because of Aule and the fact that he created them extra hardy to protect them from the many hardships they were predicted to suffer? 3) Sauron learned to craft rings by the Noldor / grey elves. He had a natural affinity for it because of his patron Valar (just as Saruman) but he had to be taught by others.

[@ServitoreLuceGialla]

i'm not the top tier expert but i believe i can answer you a bit. 1. Yes, it was because at the time Sauron didn't have the one ring; remember that the very first time they started feeling its influence only when he put it on 2. Yes. They also had a natural resistance towards fire which helped a lot in the war of dragons and dwarves 3. I guess so, i know he had indeed a natural affinity because of Aule. Also the Noldor, especially the house of Feanor, are the most crafty of the elves, and celebrimbor was himself grandson of Feanor

[@Quimper111]

@@ServitoreLuceGialla Excellent! Tyvm. :)

[@st.michaelthearchangel7774]

Sauron is symbolic for satan, and the ring is symbolic for sin. Great review!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you!

[@VikingMale]

Sauron is the servant of Morgoth who was the symbolic Satan.

[@factbeaglesarebest]

Uh no. Tolkien doesn’t like direct allegories, and if anything Satan would be related to Melkor... NOT Sauron...

[@davenhla]

Tolkien himself shunned any comparison of his works to, well, most anything, but especially religion. I am not sure where or who first decided that most books of worth need be compared or otherwise scrutinized with religion or religious ideas, but most of the time it is nothing the author intended, injects misunderstanding into the work, and is largely useless.

[@PLF...]

You can find symbols in anything, but sin has nothing to do with corruption or domination. Sin is just a term for a list of actions already committed, it is in no way an entity in itself like a magic ring that has loyalty to its creator

[@karattkensair9891]

It also grants power to talk to animals pretty much immediately. Bilbo talked to Smaug and Gollum talked to Shelob. Or maybe just evil animals idk. Great narrative btw. Keep em coming.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you! It gives the ability to understand black speech. Smaug could speak nonetheless, and it seems the same with Shelob.

[@on3trackmind]

This was great. Thanks for making it

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@BrettonFerguson]

Smeagol wasn't a Hobbit. The book describes his people as Hobbit Like, but not actually Hobbits. Also Smeagol was underground for more than decades. I believe it was hundreds of years. Good video though.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Stoor's is basically Hobbits, but your point is true :)

[@dominicomegon4714]

@@DS-ej9wm Never trust a Wiki. In the book it said Stoors weren't really Hobbits.

[@WadcaWymiaru]

For me Smeagol was a human, but dvarfed human. Not really a Hobbit.

[@Swiftbow]

I think the idea was that the Hobbits were still evolving into... Hobbits. Smeagol was a proto-Hobbit, because their race hadn't fully developed yet. Hobbits are not one of the races mentioned in the Silmarillion, until the very end, which is a brief summary of the Lord of the Rings. Their origin is largely a mystery. I like to imagine that they are the results of men crossing with elves and dwarves. (Fallhoides would have the most elf blood, Harfoots mostly men, and Stoors more dwarf.) The headwaters of Anduin on the eastern edge of the Towers of Mist is where the early tribes of men, dark elves (the elves who never left Middle-Earth for the West), and dwarves had the most contact.

[@aluvarta913]

Nice Video

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

I hope you like it :)

[@loremaster1501]

The One Ring is an inner chi amplifier. Sam’s hearing and empathy and loyalty become amplified. Bilbo desire for long life and good living….amplified. Isildur’s desire for control, Gollums skill in grappling and strangulation like how he killed Deagol- amplified. Frodo sense to save the Shire. Gandalf’s fear of his desire to bring Manwe’s love of order and harmony by force, Galdriels desire to be queen of all, which was her motive in staying in Lorien all those years, etc. All canon fact. The Ring also gave prolonged life, forced invisibility where mortal beings couldn’t see the wearer. Ability to understand any language, including spider-speak, and heightened senses. Sauron was amplified x1.5, how is this known? He was 12 feet tall with the Ring (canon), at his physical and magical zenith. For this to be 1.5, his starting height was 8 feet tall, which is canon in Tolkien describing him as somewhat larger than the tallest elves but in the form of a man. Elves and Numenoreans were 7 feet tall, so 8 feet is accurate. Also, lengendarium sources confirm his magic level went from 240 to 360 when the Ring was made. Again an increase of 1.5x. Sauron could control becoming visible or not even though he could already see in both planes. Why? He was the powerful Maia sorcerer ever. He imbued invisibility into the Ring with such power and skill he was obviously a master of that ability, If elves can enchant cloaks with invisibility spells, Sauron has that spell figured out at well, he doesn’t go invisible in battles because 1) he’s arrogant for cause, 2) he impervious, 3) immortal, 4) super powerful with his mace and gauntlet, 5) and exudes an automatic fear aura many times greater than the Nazgul, dragons, or Balrogs ( Tolkien canon). So be being visible in battle he in incapacitating more enemies that he could if he was invisible. Walking into melee combat isn’t about safety and invisibility protection, it’s about causing and much fear and death as possible. For more on Saurons actual power, go to lore-master.com ~LMHS

[@dianamiller9805]

Excellent video.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Glad you liked it!

[@WallyBChamp]

When frodo was recovering an ad hit me real quick. I thought, through the power of kfc frodo, arise!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

xD

[@sagebias2251]

Was it mercy and pity that destroyed the ring or was it evil that destroyed itself. Frodo channeled sauron and cursed golem saying that he would be cast into fire. Then golem slipped. Sauron destroyed the ring

[@d0nKsTaH]

It's rumored that Tolkien based the "One Ring" on another real life ring called: "The Seal of Solomon" The "Seal" (an ancient word for ring, much like the word "Stone" is an ancient word for dagger: i.e Cain killed Abel with a dagger not a rock or David used his sling to throw a dagger into Goliath's head), was worn by King Solomon during the building of a temple. In the "Book of Solomon" (a book that the Church removed from the Collections in the Bible since it concerned occult things like summoning demons), King Solomon put on the ring (or seal) and the INVISIBLE became visible. This is based on the idea that at some point either a Christ-like being or even God itself, changed the magnetic frequency of all Angels (and Demons, the mutated form of Angels who had backed Satan during a purge) so that neither Angels nor Demons could interact with humans again. Magnetic frequencies of light, sound, and metaphysical which had been been disabled would be turned on in a measured radius around the wearer of the Seal of Solomon. This way he could command the Demons to build the structure. Speculation has it that even the Angels and Demons are basically, the Elves and Orcs respectively in Tolkien's work and a lot of his story was influenced by several of the books of the original collection in the Bible that were or have been removed by those who run the Vatican. Research the Seal of Solomon and see what you come across... if you can find a legit copy of the "Book of Solomon" that would be an interesting video to make with regards to a comparison between the two rings.

[@RebootedGaming]

Only hobbits disappear while using it. The ring amplifies one's own strengths and desires. Hobbits are great at being stealthy, hence why Bilbo was selected to be a thief in the Hobbit book.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

No, all mortal beings disappear. Men too, but perhaps not elves that have been in the utmost west, for they live in both the seen and unseen simultaneously

[@RebootedGaming]

That is not what the books say.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

@@RebootedGaming It's correct that it amplifies one's ability and turn it to evil, but if you read the unfinished tales, it's mentioned that Isildur becomes invisible upon using the One Ring.

[@joeloconnor4110]

great video. cant wait to see more

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Love to hear that :)

[@sarah-annecarney7552]

Gollum wasn't a hobbit. Just hobbit like. Otherwise heaps of stuff I didn't know. Really well done and informative and I love that you don't "yell" at us. Wonderful thank you!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thanks! Gollum was a Stoor, you are correct, however; Tolkien often mentions Frodo, Sam and Gollum as "the Hobbits" if you look very closely in the books. Its basically the same :)

[@sarah-annecarney7552]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT Too true. Just wanted to throw that out there hehe.

[@herbertholland924]

Back in the early days of the internet, I read a very well presented theory, that Tom Bombadil was actually Aulë. I wish I had saved it.

[@goji059]

because, without it being all powerful, there's no story

[@TheCapitaineMax]

Joined your patreon! Keep up the good work!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you Mr! I will not disappoint you!

[@milosstojanovic4623]

Cool, i was wondering what happened to Sauron so that he lost his normal "elf form". Now i know. And now i also connected stories from second game and LoTR movie :)

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Happy you learned something!

[@zidanelionheart]

Not sure of your country but your accent is great and perfect for LOTR.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you! I am a Norwegian :)

[@NovackGeorgeTT1971]

@Lore...man this is a nice video essay. However, consider a re-edit. Sauron laid down the One Ring to go to Numenor. That is cannon. I do accept your supposition that the Ring could exert hideous influence on anyone with native corrupting ambition as was the case with Ar-Pharazon. I find your theory on the role of mercy and pity as the weakness of the Ring to be very compelling. May I offer you this to consider: The missing component in the nature of the power of the Ring is the craft of Fëanor in the inherited skill of his grandson Celebrimbor. Recall that Fëanor, greatest of Elves, made the Silmarils. What he achieved in locking the living light of the tress in his jewels is very much like Sauron locking much of his native power in the One Ring. (Sauron does not credit the Nolder with teaching him anything in this, but we know better) These singular achievements both contained a corrupting contradiction; they trap within them, something created by a higher being (Valar or Eru) in order to possess and wield it. This is bound to have certain effects. Holy as the Silmarils were, they magnified lust and greed (the dwarves killed Thingol for example) are especially dangerous to anyone who already possesses great power and their mere existence creates a serious power imbalance. Therefore, part of the explanation for the characteristics of the One Ring is the Noldorian crafts utilized to make it.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

You argue that Sauron did not possess the One Ring in Númenor, I would very much like to hear the source, for the Letters of Tolkien states that Sauron brought the Ring to Númenor. Very interesting discussion about the crafting. Tolkien viewed a craft this way: anyone creating something, had to exert some of their native power and strength into the artifact. This is why Yavanna can't recreate the two trees, and why Fëanor can't recreate the Silmarrils. It requires an immense amount of their own strength.

[@NovackGeorgeTT1971]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT I know the Letter of which you speak #211. Tolkien could only mean that, being reduced (from the making of his ring) Sauron could not do without it to exert real power. However, did he actually utilize it while the guest of Ar-Pharazon? Naturally, I cannot gain say JRRT, but I worry about Letters substituting for the implications in the text. (Letters seem to me to be authors revisionism as much as clarifications) Nevertheless, on the issue of crafting, this only applies to singular instances in which what is created is new. The trees, the Silmarils, the One Ring, each unique as opposed to smithying or mere manufacturing. I agree these creations take something permanently into the artifact from the maker. Maybe also Arda itself? However, what do you think of the point that the Noldorian craft coveys some principle of Feanor into one more characteristic of the Ring, thereby, driving the wearer to be obsessive and obstinate? I never thought of that before your video essay!

[@zwielichtigerzerquetscher6744]

should have called this 'the wings of pah' :) great vid though

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you!

[@andrejensen6286]

Great content!!!!!!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thank you Mr. Jensen :)

[@sukitron5415]

70th. Dammit one off

[@sukitron5415]

Oh thanks first heart

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Pretty nice anyways, 100k people will watch this video after you!

[@sukitron5415]

Your siege of Gondor video was great. I always thought that while the film adaptation was very good, the book version was better

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

@@sukitron5415 I will make more of those videos during summer! Look forward to many interesting battles :)

[@ericsbuds]

great channel!

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Thanks!

[@531efe]

Wondering what will happened if Elf carry the Ring to the undying land, seem a possible option compare to throwing it into sea.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

They would not take it, for they would not be burdened with a task that was appointed to those who lived in Middle-Earth. The Elves explicitly states this during the Council of Elrond.

[@Threaldaveoss]

Old mate speaks and I feel I am in church with his cadence

[@brianjohnson5272]

So the seat of seeing is magical similar to the palantir, and with the one ring augmenting it's magic (maiar powers unfettered) it became a proto palantir unconnected to them. Yet it almost revealed Frodo to Sauron. Here's a theory, what if someone like gandalf (either gray or white), Elrond, Galadriel, or glorfindel undominated by the ring had done so to see the happenings of Sauron/Saruman?

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Who knows? The seat of seeing is very mystical

[@andrzejklein7846]

On Weathertop it seemed as if the ring was his salvation, at least in the movies

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Indeed. And yet it was treacherous

[@Swiftbow]

Not really, because the Nazgul couldn't actually see him (in the normal sense) until he put it on. And then he became a glowing target.

[@andrzejklein7846]

@@Swiftbow true, yet in the movie it seemed as if they held back from stabbing blindly where he layed and tried to just take the ring. When he opposed he got stabbed. This may be just actors or the way the scene was shot.

[@NihilSustinet]

Maybe this is a minor detail, but the elves didnt just take off their rings to avoid sauron's influence, they actually were able to break their connections to the one ring, and use their power to protect them from sauron. elrond and galadrial wore 2 of them, and used them to protect lothlorien and rivendell from sauron's forces, and the third, the ring of fire, originally worn by cirdan the shipright, was worn by gandalf, who not only used to to help fight sauron, but used it against the balrog to protect from his fire. i believe all 3 eventually ended up in the undying lands when their respective owners journeyed there.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

They took of their Rings as long as Sauron had the one. That's why Galadriel mentions that if the One Ring is retrieved by Sauron, the power of the Elven Rings would be known to Sauron.

[@NihilSustinet]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT Oh thats right, its not that they broke the connection, its that he never touched them in the first place. he gave instructions to the elvish crafters for how to make them, but he wasnt able to directly corrupt them, so while they are connected to the one ring, they are safe to wear when sauron isnt wearing the one ring.

[@rickjensen2035]

This video did bring up a two questions that I never thought of. Why didn't the ringwraiths/nazgul go after Gollum and Bilbao when they used the ring? Were they too weak at the time or were they too busy with other things to pay attention?

[@alumlovescake]

Nazgul are weak when Sauron is weak

[@thiagotofano]

So, in other words, Sauron was the first to ever create a Horcrux: the One Ring. No, wait...

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

You see where Rowling took inspiration :)

[@thiagotofano]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT Clear as water! I even recognise some lore, creatures and animals. We could say both Rowling and Tolkien had the same source of inspiration, but clearly Rowling took Tolkien's reading of some legends to build HP's universe. And I see no problems with that, to me it is a great homage Rowling made to Tolkien.

[@coffybloffy4566]

Awesime! Now i have something to watch with coffie

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Glad to hear that :)

[@renegadusunidos6151]

sam was the real hobbit who was not affected by the ring for real

[@sakellarioudimitris7439]

A reason why I admire Sauron! He is capable of manipulating life, twisting and corrupting it making it his own puppet!

[@toddkurzbard]

If Sauron poured much of his power into the ring, thereby diminishing his power (which was now contained in the ring), why wouldn't his level of power actually be the SAME, given that he wore a ring containing merely the power he lost into it?

[@elfgaming7903]

My precious🙌

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Oh indeed my looove. I didn't know that the Elves had started to game Fifa tho?

[@elfgaming7903]

@@LoreOfTheRingsYT 😂😂

[@KTChamberlain]

If Frodo became one of the Ring wraiths, he would have cramped their style. No ifs, ands, or buts.

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

He could not have become a Ring-wraith, but rather a wraith. Interesting what would really have become of him.

[@Jclarno1]

My one confusion is... when Hugo Weaving narrated this video why did he do his Red Skull voice instead of his Elrond voice?

[@user_____M]

This got me thinking, if Arda is the ring of Morgoth does it mean that all/most creatures and humanoids in Arda are more powerful because Morgoth infused his essence almost everywhere?

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

Not necessarily, but it allowed many good creatures to become prone to evil, and it also allowed necromancy and such. On Wednesday I upload a video regarding Morgoth's Ring, there your questions should be answered :)

[@tylerbarrett6652]

At one point Saruman refers to hiimself as "ring maker".... and nothing is ever made of this... though it does seem that Saruman had a special ability of persuasive poison or something in his words.... perhaps from the effects of the ring he made?

[@LoreOfTheRingsYT]

His authority was granted to him as one of the istari. We know that his ring was largely unsuccessful due to Tolkien's description in the introduction of the Lord of the Rings. He there mentions that Saruman would have found his missing ring lore in Mordor, meaning he did not have the knowledge simply.

[@archlittle6067]

Father: "So the Prince put the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot and it fit perfectly." Daughter: "Why didn't the slipper change back into whatever it originally was, like the coach into the pumpkin?" Father: "Well...then the story doesn't work. Now shut up and go to sleep!" If Sauron had the One Ring in his possession when he surrendered to the armies of Numenor, then why didn't they just take it from him and destroy it? Why wasn't it destroyed when Numenor was swallowed by the sea? The problem Tolkien had, was that he had painted himself into a corner. When asked, he replied in his letters that the OR followed Sauron't spirit back to Mordor. That he decided this is a fact. This also doesn't make any sense. So, the history of the OR has a caveat. Either it was hidden within the depths of Barad-dûr until Sauron returned from exile, or we accept the Glass Slipper Paradox.

[@ishmaelforester9825]

His big out is he always (quite sincerely and ingeniously, if eccentrically) imagined himself as a reconstructor, adapter, translator of lost myth, not a conventional modern author per se. An inconsistency here or there could easily be explained as a fault of his 'sources.'

[@Daniel73-51]

I never saw in the Letters that Tolkien said that! If he did, it must have been old age talking (like some of the other retcons he made later in life) In the Silmarillion, it specifically states after the downfall of Numenor that his spirit fled back to Mordor and he took up the One Ring once again.(pg 336 HarperCollins paperback edition) Sauron was smart enough and Ar-Pharazôn was already corrupt enough (as was most of Numenorean society) to not require the Ring to play on his pride and fear of death to convince him to build his great armament to try and take the land of immortality away from the Valar.

[@Goldtaker23]

Does Gollum look like he does because hes VERY old or is it because the ring made him disfigured ?