Rings of Power
The Rings of Power are the great rings of Tolkien's legendarium, forged in an earlier age by the Elven-smiths: three for the Elves, seven for the Dwarves, nine for Men, and one made by Sauron to rule them all.
A verse recited in the second chapter of The Fellowship of the Ring lays out an entire hidden history. The Rings of Power are the great rings forged in an earlier age, the work of the Elven-smiths at the height of their craft: three for the Elven-kings, seven for the dwarf-lords, nine for mortal Men. Above them all stands the One, forged in secret by the Dark Lord Sauron to be their master, so that through it he might govern the wearers of all the rest. Gandalf's lore in that chapter sketches what the rings give and what they cost: power after the measure of each bearer, unnaturally long life for mortals, and, for the holders of the Nine, a slow passage into shadow, for those kings of old are the Ringwraiths, the Black Riders who serve Sauron. Of the Three of the Elves the lore says little, save that they remain hidden from the Enemy.
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