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One Ring

The One Ring, also called the Ruling Ring, Isildur's Bane, or the Precious, is a central plot element in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings (1954–55). It first appeared in the earlier story The Hobbit (1937) as a magic ring that grants the wearer invisibility. Tolkien changed it into a malevolent Ring of Power and rewrote parts of The Hobbit to fit…

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Genre
Fantasy
Created by
J. R. R. Tolkien
Function
Invisibility · Power augmentation · Will domination · Control over other Rings of Power made with Sauron's ring magic
Owners
Sauron (creator)
Traits and abilities
Plain gold ring; glowing inscription appears when ring is placed in flames; can change in size by its own will
Type
Magical ring

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One Ring

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One Ring

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related to Norse mythology and Wagner · 34
One Ring → Andvaranaut, Andúril, Birmingham, Both, Clair, Crafts, Der Ring, Eiríkur Magnússon, English, Gloriana St, Gram, Icelandic, In, King Edward's School, Middle High German Nibelungenlied, Narsil, Nibelungen, Norse, Old Norse, One
related to Appearance · 19
One Ring → Black Speech, Council, Elrond, Frodo's, Gandalf, Isildur, It, Mount Doom, Power, Ring, Ring Verse, Rings, Sauron's, Tengwar, The, The Ring, Unlike, When, When Isildur
related to Purpose · 17
One Ring → Annatar, Celebrimbor, Dark Lord Sauron, Elven, Eregion, Gifts, He, In, In Middle-earth, Lord, Middle-earth, Mount Doom, Power, Rings, Sauron, Second Age, Since
related to Powers · 12
One Ring → All, Black Speech, Eye, In, Mordor, Orcs, Power, Ring, Rings, Sam, The Ring, The Ring's
Function · 4
One Ring → Control over other Rings of Power made with Sauron's ring magic, Invisibility, Power augmentation, Will domination
related to Origins · 2
One Ring → Scholars, Tolkien
Created by · 1
One Ring → J. R. R. Tolkien
First appearance · 1
One Ring → The Hobbit .mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}(1937)
Genre · 1
One Ring → Fantasy
Owners · 1
One Ring → Sauron (creator)

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One RingCreated byJ. R. R. Tolkien1.00infobox
One RingFirst appearanceThe Hobbit .mw-parser-output .noitalic{font-style:normal}(1937)1.00infobox
One RingFunctionInvisibility1.00infobox
One RingFunctionPower augmentation1.00infobox
One RingFunctionWill domination1.00infobox
One RingFunctionControl over other Rings of Power made with Sauron's ring magic1.00infobox
One RingGenreFantasy1.00infobox
One RingOwnersSauron (creator)1.00infobox
One RingTraits and abilitiesPlain gold ring; glowing inscription appears when ring is placed in flames; can change in size by its own will1.00infobox
One RingTypeMagical ring1.00infobox
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