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Gandalf hid the ring well, and it was not widely known until he left with the other ring-bearers at the end of the Third Age that he, and not Círdan, was the holder of the third of the Elven-rings. [ T 1 ]
Its final bearer was the Wizard Gandalf, who received it from Círdan at the Grey Havens during the Third Age. [T 4] Nenya (the Ring of Water, the White Ring, the Ring of Adamant), from Quenya nén, "water", [T 13] was made of mithril and set with a "shimmering white stone".
Gandalf explained that it did not grant new life, but that the possessor merely continued until life became unbearably wearisome. [T 1] The Ring did not protect its bearer from destruction; Gollum perished in the Crack of Doom, [T 16] and Sauron's 'fair' body was destroyed in the downfall of Númenor. He may not have worn it at the time, but he ...
Worn by: Círdan, the Lord of Mithlond (The Grey Havens), Gandalf. Other names: Ring of Fire. ... she empathizes with Frodo about the burdens of being a ring bearer as she reveals her Nenya to him.
A major theme is the corrupting influence of the Ring through the power it offers, especially to those already powerful. [2] The Tolkien scholar Tom Shippey notes Gandalf's statements about the power and influence of the One Ring in "The Shadow of the Past", and the corrupting influence it has on its bearers.
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Neither Hobbit is aware of the Ring's origin, but Gandalf (a wizard) suspects it is a Ring of Power. Seventeen years later, in "The Shadow of the Past", Gandalf confirms to Frodo that the Ring is the powerfully seductive Ruling Ring lost by the Dark Lord Sauron long ago and counsels Frodo to take it away from the Shire. Gandalf leaves ...
The Ring was lost when Isildur was killed; it passed to Gollum and then to Bilbo. Gandalf reports that the chief wizard, Saruman, is a traitor. The Council decides that the Ring must be destroyed in the fire of Mount Doom in Mordor, where it was forged. Frodo takes this task upon himself.