However, Jackson and his crew treated the material with the respect it demanded.

They created one of thegreatest film trilogies ofall time.

Two decades later, there’s never been anything quite like it.

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Like his master, Sauron attempts to create order within the chaos of existence.

Sauron uses lies and deceit to accomplish his goals.

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In the end,19 rings are forged and given to the different leaders of Middle-earth.

Nenya as good as chooses Galadriel, which she gladly accepts.

Aware of the pressure a ring-bearer must face, she knows she cannot resist its temptations.

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Ultimately, it was his choice to use the rings despite Elrond’s warnings.

Gil-Galad wears the ring as he plans to attack the enemy in Mordor.

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But Vilya will eventually have another bearer.

Finally,Narya goes to Cirdan the Shipwright, who founded the Gray Havens.

But, it does help him sense the right places to dig, bringing light back to Khazad-dum.

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Even inThe Rings of Power,few Dwarven ringbearers are identified.

Thorin does not take possession of his father’s ring.

The Dwarves don’t protect their rings quite as well as the Elves.

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Epic drama set thousands of years before the events of J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ follows an ensemble cast of characters, both familiar and new, as they confront the long-feared re-emergence of evil to Middle-earth.

Four rings are destroyed by dragons, and the other three are reclaimed by Sauron during the Third Age.

However, those are unconfirmed.

Tolkien was shaped by his experiences fighting in World War II.

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It takes true bravery to resist these impulses.

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