Middle-earth

Event

The Forging of the Rings of Power

Sauron, as Annatar, teaches the smiths of Eregion and secretly forges the One Ring.

Tolkien’s textsSupported by the narratives published in Tolkien’s lifetime.
Date
S.A. c. 1500–1600
Age
The Second Age
Type
Creation
Certainty
Approximate

The event

Sauron, as Annatar, teaches the smiths of Eregion and secretly forges the One Ring.

Consequences

The Rings spread across Middle-earth; the One Ring binds the others and begins Sauron’s bid for domination.

Participants

Artifacts

Sources

  • The Silmarillion · 1977

    Posthumously edited. Contains the Ainulindalë, Valaquenta, Quenta Silmarillion, Akallabêth and Of the Rings of Power.

  • The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55

    Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

  • Unfinished Tales · 1980

    Expanded and alternative accounts of the First, Second and Third Ages.