:Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, |
::Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, |
:One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne |
::One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne |
:One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, :One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, |
::One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, ::One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them, |
After its original forging, the Ring was cut from Sauron's hand by Isildur?, who lost it in the Great River Anduin? after he was killed. The Ring remained hidden for centuries until it was discovered by a hobbit named Sméagol, who was changed by the Ring's influence into the unpleasant creature known as Gollum. As is told in The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins found the Ring while trying to escape from Gollum's underground lair. Following the council of his friend the wizard? Gandalf, Bilbo gave the Ring to his nephew and adopted heir Frodo. |
After its original forging, the Ring was cut from Sauron's hand by Isildur?, who lost it in the Great River Anduin? after he was killed. The Ring remained hidden for centuries until it was discovered by a hobbit-like creature named Sméagol, who was changed by the Ring's influence into the unpleasant creature known as Gollum. As is told in The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins found the Ring while trying to escape from Gollum's underground lair. Following the council of his friend the wizard? Gandalf, Bilbo gave the Ring to his nephew and adopted heir Frodo. |
Ash nazg durbatulûk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulûk agh burzum-ishi krimpatul
Roughly translated, this means:
The entire poem reads:
Part of the nature of the Ring is that it inevitably corrupted its wearer, regardless of any intentions to the contrary. Whether this was specifically designed into the Ring's magic or is simply an artifact of its evil origins is unknown. For this reason the powerful, including Gandalf, Elrond and Galadriel, refuse to wield it in their own defense, but instead determine that it must be destroyed.
After its original forging, the Ring was cut from Sauron's hand by Isildur?, who lost it in the Great River Anduin? after he was killed. The Ring remained hidden for centuries until it was discovered by a hobbit-like creature named Sméagol, who was changed by the Ring's influence into the unpleasant creature known as Gollum. As is told in The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins found the Ring while trying to escape from Gollum's underground lair. Following the council of his friend the wizard? Gandalf, Bilbo gave the Ring to his nephew and adopted heir Frodo.
By this time Sauron had begun to regain his power, and the [Dark Tower]? in Mordor had been rebuilt. In order to prevent the recapture of the Ring, Frodo and eight other companions set out for Mordor in an attempt to destroy the Ring in the fires of [Mount Doom]?.