![]() ![]() It is therefore clear that depending on both the mental and physical strength of the individual, the Ring granted varying degrees of power according to how it was used. ![]() The Ring of Sauron is only one of the various mythical treatments of the placing of one’s life, or power, in some external object it was a mythical way of representing the truth that potency (or perhaps rather potentiality) if it is to be exercised, and produce results, has to be externalized and so as it were passes, to a greater or lesser degree out of one’s direct control. In one of his many letters Tolkien wrote: In order to better understand the relationship between the Ring and its bearer, one must also look at what the author had to say about this bond, beyond the novel itself. Nevertheless, in other instances, such as the climax of the story in The Return of the King, Frodo is missing his middle right finger, indicating that the Ring had been worn on this particular finger. The use of the forefinger thus seems to have been of particular significance even within the context of Tolkien’s One Ring. In The Fellowship of the Ring, we read how the hobbit “slipped the Ring on the forefinger of his left hand” (‛A Knife in the Dark’, Book 1, Chapter IX). Nonetheless, there are a few clues that point towards the occasional use of the left forefinger, such as when the item eventually passes on to Frodo. In The Lord of the Rings, it is rarely stated on which finger each bearer wore the Ring. A common practice was the wearing of such an artefact on the forefinger which, according to astrological studies, is a sign of command and power – indeed emphasizing a ring of power. Even the position of the ring on the finger had a specific significance. However they were also a symbol of supremacy used by reigning kings and queens, especially during the Middle Ages. Historically, rings have been worn as ornaments on the human body for thousands of years. Actor Stephen Hunter shared photos of his ring on Twitter. ![]() The actors who played the thirteen dwarves in The Hobbit commissioned special rings with the story of their quest engraved on the inside. ![]()
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