Tag: The One Ring

These articles discuss aspects of the One Ring, or how various characters reacted to it or might have used it in hypothetical situations. Other articles mentioning the One Ring in some signicant way may also be tagged here.

The remnants of a dissipating darkness hover above an erupting volcano, all under the words 'What Happened to the Nazgûl When the One Ring Was Destroyed?'

What Happened to the Nazgûl When the One Ring Was Destroyed?

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April 15, 2024April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 16 comments

Q: What Happened to the Nazgûl When the One Ring Was Destroyed? ANSWER: A reader submitted this question in January 2023: Sauron has his ring […]

An image of Gandalf leading an army of Men and Orcs by wielding the One Ring under the words 'Was It Really Theoretically Possible for Another Person to Control the One Ring?'

Was It Really Theoretically Possible for Another Person to Control the One Ring?

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January 11, 2024April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 31 comments

Q: Was It Really Theoretically Possible for Another Person to Control the One Ring? ANSWER: This is a hard question to summarize. I received the […]

Elijah Wood, as Frodo Baggins, holds the One Ring and claims it for himself in The Lord of the Rings. The words 'Why Didn't the Nazgûl Acknowledge Frodo as Their Master?' hang over the image.

Why Didn’t the Nazgûl Acknowledge Frodo as Their Master?

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December 18, 2023April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 10 comments

#fantasy #tolkien #middleearth Q: Why Didn’t the Nazgûl Acknowledge Frodo as Their Master? ANSWER: When Frodo claimed the One Ring for himself, the Nazgûl continued […]

Did Frodo’s Blood Innocence Help Him Fight the One Ring?

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November 2, 2023April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 4 comments

#tolkien #fantasy #middleearth Q: Did Frodo’s Blood Innocence Help Him Fight the One Ring? ANSWER: I received the following question from a reader in October […]

Could Smaug or the Balrog of Moria Have Mastered the One Ring?

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September 28, 2023April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 9 comments

Q: Could Smaug or the Balrog of Moria Have Mastered the One Ring? #tolkien #middleearth ANSWER: I received the following request in February 2022: I’m […]

Could The One Ring Have Influenced Bill Ferny in Bree?

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August 21, 2023April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 6 comments

Q: Could The One Ring Have Influenced Bill Ferny in Bree? ANSWER: A reader submitted this question in April 2021: Could the One Ring have […]

Would the One Ring Make Sauron Invisible?

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January 30, 2020April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 11 comments

Q: Would the One Ring Make Sauron Invisible? ANSWER: This is one of those quantum questions about Middle-earth where almost every possible answer would be […]

The silhouettes of a dragon and a northern warrior.

Could Scatha Have Captured One of the 7 Dwarven Rings?

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September 27, 2018April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 3 comments

Q: Could Scatha Have Captured One of the 7 Dwarven Rings? ANSWER: Well, the short answer to this question is “yes; sure; why not?” But […]

Did Sauron Really Believe the One Ring Had been Destroyed?

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December 16, 2016April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 2 comments

Q: Did Sauron Really Believe the One Ring Had been Destroyed? ANSWER: A reader posed the following question to me a few months ago: …When […]

Could Sauron have Unmade the One Ring?

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November 21, 2016April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez

Q: Could Sauron have Unmade the One Ring? ANSWER: As given above, this question does not adequately represent what I was originally asked but it […]

Did Ofermod Influence Frodo’s Decision to Claim the One Ring?

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February 22, 2016April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 5 comments

Q: Did Ofermod Influence Frodo’s Decision to Claim the One Ring? ANSWER: Great question. Ofermod is an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) word that is translated as […]

J.R.R. Tolkien's own illustration of the spirit of Sauron after he died for the last time.

Did Sauron Die When the One Ring was Destroyed?

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October 21, 2015April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 8 comments

Q: Did Sauron Die When the One Ring was Destroyed? ANSWER: Yes, Sauron died a physical death of the body, the same as any Elf, […]

What Happened to the One Ring While Sauron Was Under Ar-Pharazôn’s Custody?

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January 23, 2015April 16, 2024 Michael Martinez 5 comments

Q: What Happened to the One Ring While Sauron Was Under Ar-Pharazôn’s Custody? ANSWER: J.R.R. Tolkien explained this in Letter No. 211, which he wrote […]