Powerful as they may be, whoever wears them is under his influence somehow.

In Khazad-dum, for example, digging ever deeper will awaken the Balrog.

In other Dwarven realms, these riches will attract dragons and other monsters.

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A show of faith or a foreshadowing of sorts?

This means thatthey are not inherently evil or corrupt like the other rings.

Another important aspect is thatElves are naturally much more powerful than Dwarves.

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Season 2 of TheRings of Poweris streaming on Prime Video in the U.S. New episodes air weekly on Thursdays.

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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.

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