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'''Vilya''' was one of the [[Rings of Power]] made by the [[Elves]] of [[Eregion]]. Along with [[Nenya]] and [[Narya]], was one of the [[Three Rings|Three Rings of the Elves]], more powerful than the rings given to [[Dwarves]] or [[Men]]. Like the other Elven Rings, Vilya was | '''Vilya''' was one of the [[Rings of Power]] made by the [[Elves]] of [[Eregion]]. Along with [[Nenya]] and [[Narya]], was one of the [[Three Rings|Three Rings of the Elves]], more powerful than the rings given to [[Dwarves]] or [[Men]]. Like the other Elven Rings, Vilya was jewelled: it contained a great blue stone set in a gold band, which contributed to its titles as the '''Ring of Sapphire''' and the '''Blue Ring'''. A lesser-used title of Vilya was the '''Ring of Air''', signifying its pre-eminence even over the other Rings of the Elves; it was generally considered that Vilya was the mightiest of these three bands.<ref name="Grey">{{RK|VI9}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== |
Revision as of 09:28, 25 January 2022
Vilya | |
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Vilya as conceived by The Noble Collection | |
Pronunciation | Q, [ˈviʎa] |
Other names | The Blue Ring, Ring of Air, Ring of Sapphire |
Location | Eregion, Lindon, Rivendell |
Owner | Celebrimbor, Gil-galad, Elrond |
Appearance | Ring of gold with a great blue stone[1]; set with a sapphire[2] |
Creator | Celebrimbor Eregion, c. S.A. 1590,[3] |
Gallery | Images of Vilya |
Vilya was one of the Rings of Power made by the Elves of Eregion. Along with Nenya and Narya, was one of the Three Rings of the Elves, more powerful than the rings given to Dwarves or Men. Like the other Elven Rings, Vilya was jewelled: it contained a great blue stone set in a gold band, which contributed to its titles as the Ring of Sapphire and the Blue Ring. A lesser-used title of Vilya was the Ring of Air, signifying its pre-eminence even over the other Rings of the Elves; it was generally considered that Vilya was the mightiest of these three bands.[4]
History
By S.A. 1590,[3] Celebrimbor, the lord of Eregion, had forged all Three Rings independently of Annatar, a guise of the Dark Lord Sauron. As a result, none of the Three were stained by his evil. However, like all the Rings of the Elves, Vilya was still under Sauron's influence when he wielded The One Ring, which held dominion over all the others.
When Sauron made his Ring in S.A. 1600, Celebrimbor became aware of his designs and in 1603 gave the Three Rings to Elven guardians,[3] with Vilya sent to Gil-galad in Lindon. Sauron waged war against the Elves in Eriador but was eventually defeated. Afterwards, Gil-Galad gave Vilya to Elrond,[5] who bore it through the later years of the Second Age and all of the Third.
Upon Sauron's defeat and the destruction of the One Ring in T.A. 3019,[6] the power of Vilya faded and it went over the sea along with Elrond at the end of the Third Age.[4]
Etymology
vilya is a Quenya word for "air, sky".[7] However, as Paul Strack notices, given how the names of the other Elven rings are formed, it could be the combination of root WIL + -ya (adjetival suffix).[8]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Second Age"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Grey Havens"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "The History of Galadriel and Celeborn", "Concerning Galadriel and Celeborn"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B, "The Great Years"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, Appendix E, "Writing", "The Fëanorian Letters", Note, The names of the letters
- ↑ Paul Strack, "Q. Vilya pn.", Eldamo - An Elvish Lexicon (accessed 29 April 2021)
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