The Rings Of Power Season 3’s Confirmation Gives Me Hope We’ll Get An Answer To 1 Huge LOTR Question
The Rings of Power season 3 will likely begin as season 2 left off, with Galadriel, Elrond, and Gil-galad in a sanctuary that will soon come to be Rivendell. This beautiful place has all the greenery and waterfalls of the Rivendell of Peter Jackson’s iconic movies, plus falls into the Second Age timeline at the right point for it to be the Imladris of Tolkien lore. As the Elves recover from their losses, Sauron will be contemplating the rings he recently seized from Galadriel. I can’t wait for season 3 to focus on these rings, leading to the almost certain exploration of Ringwraiths.
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Season 3 Should Reveal The Ringwraiths
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 2 set up the exploration of the Ringwraiths, and season 3 is all set to dive in. This key part of Tolkien’s lore was portrayed terrifyingly in the Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings trilogy, effecting a perfect representation of the awe-inspiring beings of the 1954 novel. But Lord of the Rings’ Ringwraiths are incredibly mysterious, and in the whole legendarium, only two have ever been named. I’m convinced that Rings of Power season 3 will show who the Nazgûl are, at least partially.
Rings of Power season 2 ended with Sauron forcing Celebrimbor to make the nine Rings of Men. As is widely known by myself and many Lord of the Rings fans, these are the rings that go on to create the Ringwraiths. The show has already covered the Seven Dwarf-rings, which never turned their wearers into wraiths, as the Dwarves were too hardy. Lord of the Rings’ Elven-rings also never turned their wearers into wraiths. But Sauron plans to hand out the Nine next, so the show will have to invent the identities of their bearers.
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The Ringwraiths Have No Origin Story In Lord Of The Rings
The Ringwraiths are shrouded in mystery in The Lord of the Rings, and Rings of Power could remove some of this. Some viewers will rightly claim that mystery is part of the Ringwraiths’ terror and appeal. Sauron and his Nine are scary because there isn’t certainty about the extent of their powers. Only their cruelty is known, making the possibilities endless. However, this can remain, even while the show exposes their identities. The show doesn’t have to reveal the origins of the bearers of the Nine, but I would feel shortchanged if it didn’t.
The Rings of Power had to explore who received the Elven-rings, as this knowledge rests in Tolkien’s canon. Likewise, Durin III received one of Lord of the Rings’ Rings of Power in Tolkien’s writing. But the only thing that is known about the Ringwraiths is that one is known as the Witch-king of Angmar and another is known as Khamûl the Easterling, while they all became important in their day due to the influence of their rings. The Rings of Power, excitingly, could give the Nazgûl names, homes, families, and stories. The Rings of Power doesn’t have the rights to Khamûl’s name, but could probably secure one-off rights.
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I’m Hopeful The Nazgûl’s Identities Will Make Their LOTR Fates Even More Tragic
The Rings of Power is set to make Lord of the Rings even better, if the Ringwraiths are done right. The Ringwraiths are a massive part of the impact of J.R.R. Tolkien’s novel and Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy, and The Rings of Power could amplify this for rewatching or rereading. Rather than reducing the mystery of the characters and therefore rendering them less interesting, the show could portray the fall from grace of nine brilliant people. Alternatively, I’d like to see how the Nazgûl were totally vile from the beginning.
In all of Lord of the Rings’ Middle-earth in the Third Age, none of Sauron’s servants were as loyal or dangerous as the Ringwraiths. I would love to see how they came from small towns and rose to become kings and fell into being automatons. This would be an amazing story and totally analogous to Tolkien’s work. Likewise, Rings of Power could give viewers some of the best villains on TV – some of the bearers of the Nine could already be insufferable in some way. This would make their gradual decay immensely satisfying to watch.
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Theo could use a ring to help create and protect a new home for the Southlanders.
Theo was drawn to the Orc Sigil Hilt in season 1 – Morgoth’s darkness clearly had a hold on him, which I’d like to see develop. Sauron could easily be about to tap into Theo’s struggle and share a ring with him, allowing him to start having more power. He would use this to overcome the damage done to his people by Sauron’s army, ironically. Theo could use a ring to help create and protect a new home for the Southlanders, which he may have to rule in his mother’s stead in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
