Although many years have passed since the release of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the history of the Ring of Omnipotence still excites the minds of the audience. Among the attributes of this story, which are so often bought by fans, it is this ring with the elven runic pattern engraved on it that continues to be the most popular. So what does this mysterious inscription mean, and what is the history of its occurrence?
The history of the creation of the Ring of omnipotence and its properties
Even in time immemorial, ancient rings with various magical abilities existed in Middle-earth. However, all of them were just an attempt by the elves to test the strength of their skill and were much weaker than the Rings of Power. In total, the powerful Rings of Power were about twenty pieces. The first three of them were created by powerful elves and symbolized three elements: fire, water and air. They carried the good in themselves, although their power was directly connected with the Ring of Omnipotence and disappeared with his death, but since Sauron was not their creator, they did not submit to the Main Ring.
All the other sixteen rings (seven for Dwarves and nine for humans) bestowed on their rulers incredible power and inhuman abilities, although they carried within themselves the evil that their creator Sauron had invested in them.
At the same time, the Lord of the Main Ring could control all other carriers, as well as read their thoughts.
The Supreme Ring of Power in itself possessed the strength and will of its cruel creator. Moreover, it had its own will and could leave its temporary owner. The only one to whom the ring obeyed unconditionally was Sauron. However, having absorbed the lion's share of his power, the Ring of Power became vital to its creator. Everyone (except Sauron) who dared to put it on, made it invisible, and also granted incredibly long life and power. In addition, the Ring of Power could suppress the willpower of most living creatures, turning them into their own slaves. Particularly easy to succumb to the Ring people. However, the hobbits had a certain “immunity” to the will of the Ring, and they could resist it for quite some time.
Events of the Lord of the Rings epic
At the time of the beginning of the first book from the epic The Lord of the Rings, the Main Ring had been with the hobbit Bilbo Baggins for many years .
It came to him from a strange creature named Gollum, who had killed once for the sake of owning the Ring of his best friend. Before Gollum, the owner of this artifact was the human king Isildur, who took possession of him during the battle with Sauron. Isildur had the opportunity to destroy the Ring, but by that time he had succumbed to his spells and kept it for himself. However, soon the Supreme Ring betrayed him and disappeared from view for many years, until he was found by Deagol, whom Gollum later killed and took away the Ring.
Bilbo is the first of the owners of the Ring who considered himself simply his keeper. Once it helped him escape from the dragon and many other troubles. But with the return to their native lands, the Ring more and more took possession of the consciousness of the hobbit. However, Bilbo managed to survive and not succumb to the spell of a magical artifact. In the end, he refused to own it in favor of his nephew Frodo.
Like his uncle, Frodo did not recognize himself as the master of the Supreme Ring, calling himself only his keeper.
It was more difficult for young Beggins to resist the will of the Ring than his uncle, since at that moment Sauron was reborn and began to collect the surviving Rings of Power. At the same time, the Ring of Omnipotence itself began to strive with all its might to return to its creator and actively tried to subjugate poor Frodo. Despite all this, almost until the very end of this story, the hobbit and his faithful friend Sam successfully coped with the will of the artifact.
The inscription on the Ring of omnipotence in Elven and the language of Mordor
If you did not know its true nature, the appearance of the Supreme Ring was no different. Just throwing it into the fire, you could see the inscription on the Ring of omnipotence. The text written in elven characters (Tengwar) in the "black" Mordor dialect, in a free translation, read as follows.
Having become incredibly popular thanks to the film by Peter Jackson, the elegant twisted inscription on the ring is very similar to the Arabic script. In the original, the inscription on the Ring of omnipotence looks like this.
Fans of the world of Middle-earth have long created a special language based on the numerous works of Tolkien. Therefore, in addition to the English version of the inscription, there is a transcription in the so-called "elven language." The inscription on the Ring of omnipotence is read in English like this.
Options for translating elven runes on the Main Ring into Russian
There are several translations into Russian of this text. Most of them rhyme, which is why the inscription on the Ring of Omnipotence loses its original meaning. And he is like this: "The only ring to rule them all, the only ring to find them, the only ring to collect them all and in the darkness bind them."
In the Russian dubbing of The Lord of the Rings, the inscription on the Ring of Omnipotence sounds like this.
There are several more options for translating the inscription into Russian.
Only the most popular ones are listed here.
What does the inscription on the Ring of Power
Despite the many variations of the translation, the meaning of the inscription remains unchanged. It means that the Supreme Ring is created to control the other Rings of Power and to collect them and their owners in a single chain to serve evil.
Today, like many years ago, during the first publication of the book about the adventures of the hobbit Bilbo, the story of the struggle for the Ring of omnipotence remains incredibly popular. There is more than one translation of the inscription on it into Russian and other languages. However, the meaning remains unchanged.
Despite the threatening meaning of the inscription, the Ring of omnipotence today remains one of the best-selling types of jewelry in the whole world. It is made of gold, silver and other cheaper alloys. And everyone who wants for a very modest amount can buy it and feel like the Lord of the rings.