The Three Rings

Narya, Nenya and Vilya — the rings Sauron never touched

Belongs to: The Rings of Power
Dates: from Second Age c. 1590

Other names

Three Rings of the Elves Three Rings

ca. 1 min

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In briefanswer capsule

Three rings were made last and by Celebrimbor alone, after Sauron had left Eregion, and so they were never defiled by his hand — but they answered to the One all the same, and were hidden the moment war began. They were not weapons: what they served was preservation, the holding-off of decay in Rivendell, Lórien and elsewhere. When the One was unmade, their power went with it, and what they had preserved began to fade.

Time anchorfrom Second Age c. 1590Open in the master timeline

Sources

The Lord of the Rings — Appendix B, The Tale of Years (Second Age)
The Lord of the Rings — Appendix B, The Tale of Years (Second Age)
The Silmarillion — Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age

Cite this page

Legendarium (2026): „The Three Rings“. Last updated September 22, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/objects/three-rings/

APA

Legendarium. (2026). The Three Rings. Last updated September 22, 2026. https://www.legendarium.page/objects/three-rings/

MLA

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BibTeX

@misc{legendarium-three-rings-en,
  title        = {The Three Rings},
  author       = {{Legendarium}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.legendarium.page/objects/three-rings/}},
  note         = {Last updated September 22, 2026}
}