The Seven Dwarf Rings of Power | Tolkien Explained
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2021
- Seven for the dwarves in their halls of stone. Today, we cover the seven dwarven rings of power, from their creation in Eregion, to falling into Sauron's hands, to ultimately being given to the dwarves. From there, they would be at the foundation of legendary treasure hoards of the dwarves, before falling - one by one - to either dragons or Sauron himself.
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Sauron underestimated the purity of the elves, the bravery of men, and the stubbornness of dwarves
The bravery of men!?!! Lol didn't he turn them in to wraiths?
i mean the nine kings of men were dominated by sauron lol
@@howdareyouexist Yup, and then they were defeated by other men (or a woman, in Eowyn's case)
And he ignores Hobbits and Ents.
@@ayejojo What does turning into wraiths have to do with lack of courage? They wore their rings too long, that's all.
*Sauron distributes the seven rings*
Sauron: “Now you will obey me”
Dwarf kings: “Nah”
Nu uh
Sauron probably gave the three remaining of the Seven to humans under his power (likely including the Mouth of Sauron) so as to mint three more Nazgûl--only he didn't have time to complete the process.
Dwarves weren't controled by Sauron literally because they are so stubborn. Gotta love 'em
and also Selfish...
@@easternserenity4472 how are they Selfish? Have you read the Hobbit?
@Slywerk Honestly...it is only ents that are selfless hahha
what if sauron gave the dwarven rings he acquired to other men he can corrupt easier, or even orcs.
Yasss! 😂😂😂
Congratulations on scoring that interview. Interviewing Gimli is no small thing.
Ha
Play on words
Self high five
John Rhys-Davies is no small thing either.
@@herbderbler1585 He's made great strides in the acting world by playing Treebeard.
one does not simply interview gimli
How about interviewing ' a friend' ?
Longbeards, Firebeards, Broadbeams, Ironfists, Stiffbeards, Blacklocks, and Stonefoots.
"StoneFEET!"
Always thought of that 🤣
Tolkiann barely knew any englisch, basically illeteraet!!1
@@alex0589 Your post invalidates your argument.
Forgot iron foot
@masterofmythology lol he was just making a joke.
I have always had a soft spot for Tolkien’s dwarves. Maybe because they had big hearts despite their stubbornness and love of gold and mithril. Or it was how Gimli became so overcome by emotion after receiving three strands of Galadriel’s golden hair.
Dwarves without their rings: Rawr! Dwarves with their rings: RRRAAAAAWWWRRRR!!!!! Sauron: "Well, that didn't work out like I wanted it to."
I wish there was more worldbuilding centred around the dwarves
me to
There are Dwarves in the Silmarillion, but they do not acquit themselves honorably. They fall to the curse of the Silmarillion as well as other curses laid by Morgoth.
The Riders of Rohan once had a hero-king when living in the north near Mirkwood, who slew a dragon called Scatha the Worm. The dwarves likely murdered him when he would not give up the treasure.
"As Galadriel predicted, Gold would flow through Gimli's hands, yet over him - unlike many kings before, gold would have no dominion"
I'm not crying you're crying
Love these videos, also have to say that the name “Debbie” in the supporters list always makes me laugh because everyone else has fantasy names or screen names, and then there’s… Debbie. Just a great juxtaposition.
Debbie for queen of something! Or everything 😂
Laughed about the same thing. Pogged even
Kung Pow!
Hahaha SAME!
@@timnor4803 All will love her and despairrrrr :D
Very cool to be reminded of Lord Gimli and Aglarond. It is interesting to imagine how the Dwarves of Aglarond and the Men of Rohan get along in the 4th Age as there was a lot of mistrust and hatred before the War of the Rings.
Probably pretty good since the men of Rogan knew Gimli had fought at Helms Derp and was friends with King Eomer.
As others have said, we know so much about Tolkien's world, and yet so little. Who knows what great tales might center around the Seven Dwarf-Rings, tales that Tolkien never wrote down?
The Dwarves - stubborn and hard, just like the stone they were made from ! That's why they are so awesome!
They take after their original Creator.
Just too bad their women are so hairy.
@@Wearyman what are you talking about? There are no female Dwarves, they sprig out of holes in the ground.
@@valentinkambushev4968 :D
@@valentinkambushev4968 you are in danger mate
SSSOOOOO STOKED FOR THE INTERVIEW!!! JRD is EPIC!!!
Snow White is cool, but these are the real Seven Dwarves.
Now they are seven "magical beings" in the live action remake.
@@dlxmarks Which is stupid.
@ryaku5 Now we cant have short humans in Movies? To heck with thee, Disney!!!
@@ryaku5it’s not stupid….. it’s an abomination!
@@shirleymaemattthews4862they aren’t even short humans! They are a race of beings! Just use CGI and show them as dwarves voiced by fully grown humans! Like what’s the deal???
"surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!"
-Senator Palpatine.
hmmm...
Seven for the dwarf lords in their stone halls….I feel like the dwarven rings were the most intricately designed despite not being the most powerful
Honestly, I don't see Celebrimbor allowing the Gwaith-i-Mirdain to create rings more intricate and beautiful than The Three Elven Rings. The Dwarves would have made their own rings more beautiful than the Elven rings, maybe in memory of the Nauglamir.🤔
@@Enerdhil but the ‘dwarven rings’ were actually made for elves. It’s likely that Celebrimbor was just letting his random elf buddies(and maybe a few dwarves because it’s Celebrimbor) wear his rings.
He only sent them away once Sauron made the One.
@@therealelderking5830
My point was that Celebrimbor poured all his crafting and metallurgy magic into the Three Rings, but even those might not be as beautiful as what the Dwarves are called of doing with their own ring Designs, if they could have made them.
@@Enerdhil ah ok I misunderstood. You are right in that, if the dwarves has made their own rings, they would likely be of even better design.
The Three were Celebrimbor’s masterpiece, but if the dwarves has made their own, perhaps they would match or even surpass the Three.
@@therealelderking5830
Yes, exactly. I am pretty sure Annatar's designs for the 16 Rings of Power didn't have esthetic beauty like Celebrimbor's rings had. Sauron was only interested in creating Rings of "Power" not beauty. I think Celebrimbor probably had his apprentices and journeymen working on the 16 rings while he was secretly designing Nenya, Narya, and Vilya.
So awesome to hear you are interviewing Rhys-Davies. That livestream will be a kingly gift to your subscribers!
I've been waiting for this video for months, so happy we finally got it. Keep up the great content!
Love your content! It’s always a treat when I can start my day with a new video!
Thank you for the content. I'm a big dwarf fan in regards of fantasy, so it is pleasing to have such kind of content. I find it a bit sad that the dwarfs don't have more lore and importance in the history of middle earth. I'll be waiting for the interview with big interest.
All hail to Gimli the sole Dwarf to meet his maker. 😃
Could Gimli actually set foot on Aman or did he and Legolas land in Tol Eressea?
Well, Aulë probably, yes. But Eru doesn't dwell in Valinor, does he?
@@lunakoala5053
Actually, no. Tolkien's Eru Iluvatar doesn't seem to be omnipresent. He dwell in the Timeless Halls.
@@Enerdhil Actually since Eru is Tolkien writing the Christian God into his epic, Eru is omnipresent but more subtle than the more direct influence or presence of the ainur.
@@loganw1232
Eru knows everything that happen in Arda, past, present and future. I don't think he needs to be everywhere when he knows everything that will happen and can send help of some kind.
Torbran, Thane of Red Fell at 3:25, great card and artwork
I really enjoy your channel. You have a really enjoyable presentation. From the images you choose - to your excellent (and great cadence to your voice btw) narration.
I spent a decade of my life rereading LOTR annually (inspired by Christopher Lee) and your videos are a fantastic deep dive into Tolkien’s worlds. Thanks and all the best.
Love your content. Keep up the great work man.
Wow, another great video. Awesome about the interview, can't wait to see it! 👍👍
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I'll be there
New sub who binged on your content for the past 3 days, thank you for the extensive work!
I'm so happy for you and your channel to interview John Rys Davies! You have certainly earned it. I hope you treated it as if it may be his last interview. I can't wait to see it. John Rhys Davies is EPIC and will go down as one of the good ones to come out of hellywood.
I’m so excited for that interview with John! What a legend! I remember being so bummed when he was going to join the rest of the cast for the charity reunion stream Josh Gad did only to end up not being able to due to technical difficulties.
Love the videos dude. You’re the man!
Got excited after learning you'll interview Gimli
These are an absolute treat. Thank you, the rings are such an oft misunderstood element.
Huge congrats on nabbing that interview, that's amazing! I've only been watching for a short time, but you've really inspired me to dive into the source material. Please keep up the great work.
Thanks so much! So glad to hear my videos have inspired you to dive into the books. Love it!!
Thank you for this!!! You always impress. 👍
At long last! I've been waiting for this specific topic.
Hey, just rewatched Fellowship Extended and got curious about these rings.
Thanks for making this vid!
I love your videos and narration. Thank you
Awsome as always
I know so much about lotr but everytime I watch one of your vids I learn at least 1 or 2 things, great job.
WooHoo! Been waiting for this one! Can't wait for vid on "Nine for mortal men doomed to die"!
Ooh early video. Awesome man. Hope another one for Saturday :D Hoping for Rohan content next
Oh yeah, it’s a straight bonus vid! Still got a new one for Sat!
@@NerdoftheRings Yes thats fantastic news. Your videos are always top notch
Finally more Dwarf Videos!!!
This was awesome!
Nice work dude
Another great video Matt! It’s interesting that the Dwarven rings of power had a mostly different effect on the dwarves then the rings of power given to men. Dwarves we’re definitely tougher than Sauron thought they would be in thinking that they would easily fall under his power
Never Ceases To Amaze Me, The Courage Of Hobbits
amazing video absolutely amazing
I just love your videos. They give me hope in this chaotic world we live In
Thanks so much! Glad to hear they can bring you comfort in this crazy world. ❤️
Glad I finally found this channel
1:57 STONEFEET!!
Illustration in background at approx 5:01 is wonderful. Lovely n informative video as usual ✨✨🧚🏻♀️✨✨
Love the sneaky Torbran image in here.
omg i can't wait for the interview
Can't wait for the interview with John! Thx!
Dwarves are one of the best and fearst races in middle earth. I love dwarves . Specially thorin and balin , fili and kili brilliant team. Love from Sri Lanka.
Interesting use of Magic art, but fits in well
Had to scroll a decent amount to find this comment
Amazing stuff
re - 2:00 ish
Yes, Sauron's intent was always to dominate. His master made the mistake of always trying to dominate by force of arms (I say 'mistake' even though technically he won and was only overthrown by an 'act of god,' as it were) and we see that Sauron often intends to dominate in a slightly different way. First he dominates the will of others and this way infiltrates the camps of those he later intends on dominating by force.
Regardless, Tolkien is pretty clear on this fact; One of the most "evil" characteristics of either Dark Lord is their penchant for dominating others. I think it's therefore safe to assume that the Dwarven rings were intended to dominate the minds of the Dwarf lords (and in this way, neutralise them as a threat in his plans to dominate them by force of arms later, assuming that the rest of the dwarves don't follow their lords in servitude of Sauron).
It was (possibly) a happy chance of their creation by Aulé and the timing of their creation ("Since they were come in the days of the might of Morgoth, Aulé made the dwarves hardy, to endure"*) that the dwarves were naturally resistant, possibly even immune to the type of mental domination favoured by Sauron. So while he couldn't dominate the dwarves through these rings, they were still highly valued by the dwarves, which made them useful bargaining tools for Sauron when treating with dwarves.
* = I pulled this quote from memory, being unable to find it through Google. It might be a little different to the actual quote about the nature of dwarves and their creation, but I think I remembered the essence of it accurately enough.
Sauron's downfall was he always underestimated the resilience of the Free Peoples.
@@garytwinem5275
You could call it resilience, but wasn't it really desperation? Wasn't the destruction of the ring the only reason they survived the 3rd age onslaught and wasn't the only reason that they destroyed the ring desperation; They didn't have any other options, so they needed to destroy it.
Their great hope was borne of desperation, which is why Gandalf calls it (in jest) "A fool's hope." Well, it's _part_ of the reason.
Ah , well, at least it worked out all right in the end. Poor Sauron, all those years of planning and military buildup, only to get pwned by the hobbits 🙂
@@garytwinem5275 He was so focused on the military greats he forgot what he did best. Change history bu sneaking in the shadows
@@Blessed_V0id True, he was very good at convincing everyone that he was really going to behave himself this time, honest 🤞🙂. Losing his ability to appear fair was a big drawback.
Lets go team dwarfs!!!
Bro that's so awesome! You get to interview a legend!!!
Awesome video! As A Dwarf. This is one of my new Favorites!
Elves:guys let's study out of books and wage war on people stealing shiny stones
Men: "I can't wait to be king"
Dwarves:Haha hammer go brrrr
Hobbits: "Time for second breakfast, then some pipeweed".
Hobbits: nom nom nom, what a nice second breakfast!
Perfect explanation
I remember meeting John Rhys Davis in Halifax back in 2015... He is such a great guy and loves jokes.
Great video
amazing video
More Dwarves !
OMG OMG OMG I want to see that interview
Shoutout for using MTG art, there are tons of dwarves in that game that fit right into Middle-Earth!
Love that you use some mtg arts to represent some dwarves
If these videos were one hour long I would watch it . I know the source material is limited , but this content is so well developed I have utter faith that an opinion piece would be as enjoyable. Please think about it ! And thank you for these videos, they are truly epic .
Life hack: just call the child a dwarf so then it's considered an equal fight. That way you don't get arrested for assaulting a minor.
but instead, you get arrested for assaulting a miner
@@garrett200000 nice one
@@garrett200000 took me 10 minutes to understand, nice one 😂
Davies is still alive?
The Professor lives! Awesome!
Was not expecting this! But a welcome one
You were so close all you had to say was
A Surprise To Be Sure, But A Welcome One.
@@Lord-Emperor-Vader I only did it to annoy my brother who was right next to me when I made my comment.
I’ve just finished the hobbit and lotr books and I have always been watching your videos. I’m waiting for the sillmarillion for christmas
I love the dwarves! So underrated in Middle Earth!
Congrats. Davies seems like a nice man
Hell yeah an interview with gimli himself among other great characters that he's played. I prefer the character Sala honestly from the Indiana Jones series. He always seems like such a nice guy. But scoring an interview with him is something that usually doesn't happen in a lifetime. More power to you and your channel. I will watch that just to give it ratings but also because it's something I would really enjoy. I think JRR Tolkien himself would be proud
Given that Sauron imparted some of his power into 16 of the rings, I wonder if he was diminished in some way when a dwarf ring was destroyed. Might explain part of the reason he wanted to get them back when they didn't serve their original purpose of controling their wearers.
His own power was pretty much put in the One Ring, all others only served the purpose to corrupt elves, men and dwarves.
He wanted them back (or destroyed) because they gave powers to those enemies.
I can't wait for your interveiw with JRD.
Can the next video be about the Sons of Fëanor and their accursed oath? I do like it when seemingly noble acts end up causing nothing but chaos.
3:50 is wrong; The Arkenstone was a great jewel discovered beneath the roots of the Lonely Mountain during the reign of Thráin I and prized by his descendants as the "Heart of the Mountain".
It is not wrong. As you say, Thrain I‘s people found the Arkenstone shortly after his establishment of the kingdom under the mountain. But Thorin I abandoned Erebor and took the Arkenstone to the Grey Mountains. Thror returned it and his people to Erebor.
Seeing a dwarf wearing late-Roman style helmet/armor is something I didn’t know I wanted to see:)
Surprisingly there is no video of The One Ring yet
Gotta build up to The One! 😁
@@NerdoftheRings 🤗 But beware that it does not corrupt you.
Well!! This is a pleasant surprise on a boring old Wednesday 😃
I wonder if there would have been half sized nazgul running around the world had the rings had the same affect as the nine 🤔
That'd b both funny and terrifying
Also can't wait to see the interview!!! 🤪😱🥺
Maybe it was only Gimli, but do dwarves actually ride horses? Maybe in their wraith form they would refuse to ride black steeds. 🤔
@@Enerdhil haha I mean in the films they ride mountain goats, and Dain rode a giant pig........wraith ponies!!! Bingo!! I figured it out! Haha you're welcome 😊
@@orrointhewise87
You are a real Istari.😁
@@MrRenanHappy
I don't think dwarves "liked" riding ponies. I doubt they could have mounted a Fell Beast either.
@@Enerdhil awwwww thx!! 🥺😁
Great video. I'd be interested to see what you think would happen if Shelob managed to kill Frodo and took the ring for herself
Anything to do with the Dwarves im all for it! best race hands down!
Interviewing Gimli, lets goooooo
make more vidioes on the rings of power pls i love your vedios
Durin did not awaken in Moria, but in Gundabad. so your map of seven Dwarven fathers and places they came from should have Durin up north where the three mountain ranges meet.
Don't think we didn't notice Torbran and the Red Dwarf Token in here
Dwarves. Too sturborn to be corrupted.
Yes more, looking forward to Gimli
Amazing, the rings of power have given the Dwarves riches and power, but they were curse to be continually harass by dragons and Sauron minions. But without the rings, they still retain riches and power, but no longer harass by dragons and Sauron minions.
Idk why I thought John Rhys Davies had passed. Glad to know he’s still alive. Can’t wait to see the interview. I also hope he gets on the Friendship Onion Podcast.
Can you imagine dwarf sized ring wraiths? Pfft would be hilarious.
Yet they would beat us all in a sprint...
I like this
An interview with Gimli? Aye, you shall have my view and my axe!
I stopped watching for a little while but know I cant stop watching
Another excellent lore video! Very happy to declare that youve earned a new subscriber. This makes me proud of my Dwarven ancestors! Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu! (This a joke btw..I mean, I'm 6ft 2. Wouldn't fit into Dwarven armour. It'd be like trying to cling-film an earth worm)