The One Ring

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 rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.

(Lord of the Rings; JRR Tolkien)

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Oh the feeling of Lore that are embedded in these lines. This is the Lore that accompanies the One Ring of Doom. This Ring holds a portion of the Dark Lord's Power. The Dark Lord (AKA: Lord of the Rings, Sauron) forged the Ring in the Mount of Doom (AKA: Orodruin, Amon Amarth), and can only be destroyed in the very fires it was forged within. To Bilbo, this Ring was merely a way of becoming invisible. This Ring was in fact malevolent; it corrupted Sméagol, got a hold of even Bilbo's heart, Boromir attempted to kill Frodo over it (for it had affected Boromir's mind), Saruman betrayed the Wizards and the West and eventually his new master Sauron over it, and Frodo himself could not throw it into the Cracks of Doom willingly. Frodo claimed the Ring and Gollum attempted to steal it back at the very Cracks of Doom; however, this doesn't go so well because as Gollum gets the Ring, (at the expense of Frodo's third finger) he steps and falls into the Cracks of Doom, destroying the Ring forever. This Ring though, could do more than make one invisible, it could allow one to hear better; see Ringwraiths; stretch out one's life; and wield great power. The Dark Lord lost his Ring the first time that he was temporarily defeated. It was cut off of his finger, and after it exchanged hands a few times, (not in the most savory manner most of the time) it ended up in Sméagol's hands. After a long time in the tunnels of the Misty Mountains, Sméagol (now more often called Gollum), lost his Ring, and Bilbo chanced upon it. Frodo became the heir of the Ring and rest is history. (Wait for my later posts to learn more!)