Gandalf wields Narya, the Ring of Fire, one of the three Elven Rings of Power, given to him by Círdan the Shipwright for his difficult mission in Middle-earth; its powers include inspiring hope, rekindling courage, and resisting weariness, fitting his role as a guide and encourager against Sauron.
He got it when he first arrived at the Grey Havens. Cirdan the Shipwright recognized Gandalf as being the wisest of the Wizards, and gave him the Ring.
Power was never going to succeed in defeating evil. Gandalf was at exactly 12.35% of his full power as Gandalf the Grey, this went up of 18.237% as Gandalf the White. The Maia varied greatly, as did the Valar. Even at his fullest, Olorin/Gandalf was not the equal of Mairon/Sauron, not even close.
Known as the Ring of Barahir, it is worn by Aragorn in the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings™. Sterling silver, accented in gold and set with a green crystal.
The Ring of Elrond is described as holding a great blue stone, called a Star Sapphire. Vilya is also called The Ring of Air with the embedded designs of swirling patterns of clouds and lightening bolts surrounding the gem.
It is quite certain Saruman's Ring was not a Great Ring but that Saruman had been researching rings, we can safely assume that it wasn't Saruman who created the ring but it was a mere gift from Sauron. The powers of the ring however, were never revealed, not in the movie nor in the books.
Why was Sauron afraid of Aragorn potentially possessing the Ring? Gandalf explains it in the Return of the King (during the council after the battle of the Pelennor fields) that Sauron would never think somebody would want to destroy the One Ring.
Gandalf is not permitted to use his full power during the 3rd Age (some exception apply). He has been sent to guide humans to the 4th age, the age of mortals. He can perform minor magic as needed, but he cannot "bust out."
His task was to do the bidding of his masters and so when he proved unfaithful in doing that task his masters stripped him of his robes and gave them to one who would do their bidding. Gandalf is now the White, Saruman as he should have been.
It's possible that Gollum's prolonged search for the ring allowed it to maintain a significant power over him, suspending his aging process. In contrast, Bilbo's exposure to the ring's influence waned after he willingly (mostly) relinquished it, allowing his aging to resume more noticeably.
Tolkien's description of Gollum conforms to a Catholic – and Thomistic – account of envy, which is a “sadness of the soul”; and it is Gollum's unbearable sadness and his unquenchable desire for the one Ring that marks his character.
But that's actually the answer: Eru Said So . The Undying Lands are a place for immortal beings (Eldar), and mortals are forbidden from entering.
Sauron's rise to power in the Second Age is portrayed in the Amazon prequel series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. He first appears disguised as the non-canonical human character Halbrand, and then in the second season as Annatar (a canonical alias of Sauron), both played by Charlie Vickers.
Instead, we have to consider that Sauron, the original owner, is not human, but has a quasi-divine status. Therefore ownership of the Ring is subject to Divine Law. With this precedent in mind, many of the ambiguities clear up nicely. After numerous transfers by violence and trickery, Frodo is the true owner.
At the age of 20, after Aragorn has done great deeds in the company of Elrond's sons, Elrond tells him of his ancestry and his true name, and gives him the shards of Elendil's sword, Narsil, and another ancient heirloom, the Ring of Barahir.
As a Maia, Gandalf was an angelic being in human form, in service to the Creator (Eru Ilúvatar) and the Creator's 'Secret Fire'. He took on the specific form of an old man as a sign of his humility. His role was to advise but never to attempt to match Sauron's strength.
Gellert Grindelwald (1882/1883 – March 1998) was a pure-blood Dark wizard who was considered to be amongst the most powerful and notorious wizards of all time, his only superiors being Albus Dumbledore and Lord Voldemort.
Sauron's evil grew from his original servitude to Morgoth, the world's first Dark Lord, into his own obsession for "mastering" all things in Middle-earth through wicked means. After Morgoth's fall, Sauron was fully autonomous and committed, for two Ages, to gaining tyrannical control over Middle-earth.
Elrond chose the fate of the Elves and therefore the choice was presented to his children. The reason why Eldarion and his sisters (the children of Aragorn and Arwen) were born mortal was because Arwen chose mortality and therefore that fate was passed on to the rest of their line.
Saruman first appeared during a fourth phase of writing in a rough narrative outline dated August 1940. Intended to account for Gandalf's absence, it describes how a wizard titled "Saramond the White" or "Saramund the Grey", who has fallen under the influence of Sauron, lures Gandalf to his stronghold and traps him.
Sauron needed Gandalf out of the picture permanently, as he was the only enemy with the knowledge, leadership and determination to thwart him. His biggest mistake was ego. He succeeded by trickery, by his ability to deceive others. He conquered so much land that his ability to control became out of reach .
Early history. As a Maia, Saruman was created by Ilúvatar before the Music of the Ainur. In his early days in Valinor, he went by the name Curumo or Tarindor. Like Sauron, he was a powerful Maia of Aulë.
Secretly, Sauron returned to Orodruin and forged the One Ring in its fires. It was made as the Master Ring, the One Ring which would control all the others, and thereby dominate their bearers. Sauron allowed much of his will and power to go into it.
Saruman was still hoping that Gandalf would come around of his own free will. He was still showing Gandalf certain courtesies, like not taking his staff.