the Ruling Ring
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The Ruling Ring is the central, malevolent artifact in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, forged by Sauron to dominate the other Rings of Power and control their bearers.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ruling Ring | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ring of Power
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fictional magical artifact ⓘ legendary object ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Isildur’s Bane
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the Great Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ the Master-ring NERFINISHED ⓘ the One Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearance | plain gold band without visible markings when cool ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | Middle-earth legendarium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
The Hobbit
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The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion NERFINISHED ⓘ Unfinished Tales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithLocation |
Mordor
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Mount Doom NERFINISHED ⓘ Rivendell NERFINISHED ⓘ the Shire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | cursed object ⓘ |
| centralTo |
the Quest of Mount Doom
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the War of the Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains | a large portion of Sauron’s native power ⓘ |
| corrupts |
Boromir
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Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ Saruman (indirectly through desire) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | the unintentional fall of Gollum into the Cracks of Doom ⓘ |
| destructionEffect |
caused the collapse of Barad-dûr
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caused the downfall of Sauron ⓘ |
| eraOfUse |
Second Age
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Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalFate | destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom ⓘ |
| forgedIn |
Mount Doom
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Orodruin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPower |
binds the other Rings of Power to Sauron’s will
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corrupts the will of its bearer ⓘ enhances the natural abilities of its bearer ⓘ extends the life of mortal bearers ⓘ grants invisibility to mortal wearers ⓘ |
| hasWill | yes ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Black Speech of Mordor ⓘ |
| inscriptionText | Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionTranslation | One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them ⓘ |
| inscriptionVisibility | visible only when heated ⓘ |
| locatedInFictionalUniverse | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | MacGuffin and central plot device in The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| purpose |
to control the bearers of the other Rings of Power
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to dominate the other Rings of Power ⓘ to enhance Sauron’s power ⓘ |
| seeks | to return to Sauron ⓘ |
| tempts |
Aragorn
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ⓘ
Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Galadriel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wornBy |
Bilbo Baggins
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Déagol (briefly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee (briefly) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ Sméagol / Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bombadil (briefly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Ruling Ring