Which Elves had the 3 rings?

In the prologue to the first film, the Three Rings are show briefly being borne by Galadriel, Gil-galad and Círdan; later in the film Galadriel reveals to Frodo that she possesses Nenya. In the final film, although Gandalf can be seen wearing Narya, its significance is never stated.

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What Elves had the Three Rings?

In Tolkien's mythology, the Three Rings are magical artefacts forged by the Elves of Eregion.

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Who are the keepers of the 3 Elven rings?

Originally the three Keepers were Gil-galad, Galadriel, and Círdan. Gil-galad gave his Ring to Elrond and Círdan gave his to Gandalf. At the end of the Third Age, when the Rings finally lost their power and were taken into the West, the Keepers were Elrond, Galadriel and Gandalf.

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Why did the Elves make 3 rings?

The three Elven Rings were conceived as a means of keeping magic (formally known in J.R.R. Tolkien's Legendarium as the Light of the Eldar) from fading in Middle-earth.

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Which Elves were given the rings?

The rings were: 1) Vilya: Given to Gil-galad, the last of the High-elven kings of Middle-earth. He in turn gave the ring to Elrond who kept it at Rivendell until the end of the Third Age ; 2) Nenya: The only ring to have stayed with its original owner. Given to Galadriel, one of the most royal princesses of the Noldar.

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Who are the 3 Elven Kings?

The most important rulers of the Elves, though, descended from the three ambassadors who had been first among the Children of Ilúvatar to visit the Blessed Realm: Ingwë, Finwë and Elwë. Ingwë of the Vanyar was considered greatest of all the Elven-kings, and given the title High King of the Elves.

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Who got the 7 dwarf rings?

Sauron recovered the Seven Rings from information provided by Celebrimbor, and gave them to the leaders of the seven kindreds of the Dwarves: Durin's Folk (Longbeards), Firebeards, Broadbeams, Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, and Stonefoots, though a tradition of Durin's Folk claimed that Durin received his ring ...

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Why is Arwen's life tied to the Ring?

Arwen isn't necessarily dying because of the Ring, but now that she is mortal, she is dying through the slow decaying of time. Arwen also faces the same fate as all those in Middle Earth should the Ring Bearer fail his mission. So in that way, her fate is tied to the Ring.

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Is Arwen only half Elf?

Arwen is one of the half-elven who lived during the Third Age; her father was Elrond half-elven, lord of the Elvish sanctuary of Rivendell, while her mother was the Elf Celebrian, daughter of the Elf-queen Galadriel, ruler of Lothlórien.

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Why do they call Elrond Half-elven?

Elrond Half-elven is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. Both of his parents, Eärendil and Elwing, were half-elven, having both Men and Elves as ancestors.

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Who is the leader of all Elves?

Thranduil is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He first appears as a supporting character in The Hobbit, where he is simply known as the Elvenking, the ruler of the Elves who lived in the woodland realm of Mirkwood.

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Which elven ring was the most powerful?

Elrond is also the bearer of another of the three elven rings, Vilya, the Ring of Sapphire. While its powers are less defined than Nenya, Elrond's ring is generally considered to be the most powerful of the three.

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Is Arwen Galadriel's granddaughter?

Arwen was her granddaughter

Galadriel and Celeborn had a daughter named Celebrian, who married Elrond and became the mother of Arwen (as well as her brothers, Elladan and Elrohir).

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Who was the first Elf in Middle-earth?

The first Elves to awaken were three pairs: Imin ("First") and his wife Iminyë, Tata ("Second") and Tatië, and Enel ("Third") and Enelyë. They walked through the forests, finding other pairs of Elves, who became their folk.

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What happened to the three Elven rings?

The Elven rings were made last, without Sauron's help, by Celebrimbor. The Rings were then given to Gil-galad, Cirdan, and Galadriel. At the time of the events of Lord of the Rings, Galadriel still possesses her Ring but the others are kept by Elrond and Gandalf.

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How did Arwen give up her immortality?

It is only Arwen herself who will lose her immortality if she marries Aragorn, and she is a special case. Normally an Elf would have no choice in the matter, even if marrying a mortal. The Elf would remain just as immortal as ever, and eventually be a widow(er) until the end of the world.

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Is Arwen related to Aragorn?

Technically, Arwen is Aragorn's aunt, but it's not as weird as it sounds (at least within the context of Middle Earth). The romance and marriage of Arwen and Aragorn are unique in a variety of ways.

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Why wasn t Arwen allowed to go to the Undying Lands?

And after their marriage, both Aragorn and Arwen are mortal. Arwen, therefore, could not set foot in the Undying Lands without special permission. And she wouldn't be likely to go after it in the end. So unfortunately, she would not go there, unlike Legolas, after Aragorn's passing.

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Is Aragorn half elf?

Aragorn is not half Elf, although he is a descendant of Elros, who is half Elf (and the brother of Elrond, the half-Elf who raised him), which explains why Aragorn's life span is unusually long.

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Why did the Ring not make Sauron invisible?

The Ring only affects mortal beings, and because Sauron is an immortal Maia spirit, he doesn't experience the same side effect of invisibility. The “mortals are being drawn into Sauron's world. But he lives there,” so he has control over everything.

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Who has the 9 Rings of Power?

Their resistance led to the vicious War of the Elves and Sauron, in which Eregion came to an end, and Sauron captured most of the Rings of Power, including the Nine. Sauron gained the Nine Rings in II 1697, and spent the next few centuries using them to draw nine powerful Men to his service.

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Who were the 9 rings given to?

In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Thus, 20 rings of power were created: three for the elves, seven for the dwarves, nine for the race of men, and one for the Dark Lord to “rule them all."

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Who is the 8th dwarf?

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Breezy is the title character of the Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs comics story "The Secret of the Eighth Dwarf". Created by Romano Scarpa, Breezy left his fellow dwarfs to travel the world and seek his own fortune, with his name suggesting how he's always on the move.

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