the Ring of Power
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The Ring of Power is the central, malevolent magical artifact in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth legendarium, created by the Dark Lord Sauron to dominate and control all other Rings of Power.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cursed object
ⓘ
fictional magical artifact ⓘ legendary ring ⓘ |
| alignment | malevolent ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Isildur's Bane
NERFINISHED
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the Great Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ the Master-ring NERFINISHED ⓘ the One Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ the Ruling Ring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rings of Power (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ Unfinished Tales ⓘ |
| author | J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTo | the plot of The Lord of the Rings ⓘ |
| contains | a great part of Sauron's native power ⓘ |
| createdIn | the Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInLocation | Mount Doom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdInRegion | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | the unmaking of the Ring in the Cracks of Doom ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | Mount Doom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destroyedInRegion | Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destructionCause | Gollum's fall into the fire with the Ring ⓘ |
| effect |
corrupts its bearer
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draws the bearer into the wraith-world ⓘ extends the life of its bearer unnaturally ⓘ renders its bearer invisible to mortal eyes ⓘ |
| firstBearer | Sauron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundBy | Déagol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn | the River Anduin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | high fantasy ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | its bearer ⓘ |
| inscription |
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul
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ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | Black Speech of Mordor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inscriptionTranslation |
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
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One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them ⓘ |
| inscriptionVisibility | visible only when heated ⓘ |
| keptBy | Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostFrom | Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| notableBearer |
Bilbo Baggins
NERFINISHED
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Frodo Baggins NERFINISHED ⓘ Gollum NERFINISHED ⓘ Isildur NERFINISHED ⓘ Samwise Gamgee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Bombadil (briefly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
to control the bearers of the other Rings of Power
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to dominate the other Rings of Power ⓘ |
| purpose | to give Sauron dominion over Middle-earth ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
the Nine Rings for Mortal Men
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the Seven Rings for the Dwarf-lords NERFINISHED ⓘ the Three Rings for the Elven-kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stolenBy | Sméagol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
absolute power
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addiction ⓘ corruption ⓘ |
| unique | true ⓘ |
| universe | Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weakness | can only be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.