Names of Other Rings - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Eressië Ailin · 03-14-2003, 08:59 AM

We know the names of the Three rings: Narya, Nenya, and Vilya. And the One is the Ring of Power. What about the Seven and the Nine? Do they have any specific names? Are there any other names for the One?

Iarhen · 03-14-2003, 09:14 AM

I think only the elves named their rings. I dont know anything about names for the 7 or the 9...

Inderjit Sanghera · 03-14-2003, 09:28 AM

No.

Lindril Arvilya · 03-14-2003, 12:50 PM

I think Elves like the naming of inanimate objects. They've got the most gorgeous names for rivers, rocks, trees, etc.

the guy who be short · 03-14-2003, 01:10 PM

just out of interest, do narya, nenya and vilya have any meanings in elvish?

Mornie Alantie · 03-14-2003, 01:36 PM

Vilya means Air

Narya name of the Red Ring, the Ring of Fire; apparently properly an adjective, so that the meaning is something like "Fiery (One)" (SA:nár)

Nenya name of the Blue Ring, apparently properly an adjective meaning something like "Watery [One]" (SA:nen)

The Nenya and Narya are from www.ardalambion.com , which is a credible source, I don't know why they called Nenya the blue ring when it was the ring of adament with a white stone but I know it was the ring of water

Vilya= ring of air
Narya= ring of fire
Nenya= ring of water

Vilya positively means air though.

Eressië Ailin · 03-14-2003, 05:59 PM

And Narya is definately the the ring of fire, because that is stated in RoTK. I was just wondering if Tolkien ever published the names of the 7/9 because I have only read LOTR and The Hobbit.

03-14-2003, 08:59 AM	#1
Eressië Ailin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past the Point of No Return... Posts: 502	Names of Other Rings We know the names of the Three rings: Narya, Nenya, and Vilya. And the One is the Ring of Power. What about the Seven and the Nine? Do they have any specific names? Are there any other names for the One? __________________ Holy angel, in Heaven blessed... My spirit longs with thee to rest! ~Faust Never judge a book by its movie. ~J. W. Eagan By the big slippers of big slipperdom! ~M. Gillenormand, Les Misérables My blog!

03-14-2003, 09:14 AM	#2
Iarhen Wight Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Laurelindorenan Posts: 225	I think only the elves named their rings. I dont know anything about names for the 7 or the 9... __________________ "In place of a Dark Lord you will have a Queen! Not dark but beatiful and terrible as the Dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the Earth! All shall love me and despair!" --- Galadriel when tempted by the One Ring.

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Inderjit Sanghera Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Wolverhampton, England Posts: 716	No. __________________ “If I’m more of an influence on your son as a rapper then you are as a father then you've got to look at yourself as a parent” ~>Ice Cube. "Life is so beautiful"->Don Vito Corleone

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Lindril Arvilya Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In a box at the end of Harrison Ford's street, with a pair of binoculars Posts: 332	I think Elves like the naming of inanimate objects. They've got the most gorgeous names for rivers, rocks, trees, etc. __________________ Neo, watch out! Trinity's going to steal your pants! Pants thief! Pants thief!

03-14-2003, 01:36 PM	#6
Mornie Alantie Wight Join Date: May 2002 Location: Somewhere above earth cause people say i should come down to it Posts: 226	Vilya means Air Narya name of the Red Ring, the Ring of Fire; apparently properly an adjective, so that the meaning is something like "Fiery (One)" (SA:nár) Nenya name of the Blue Ring, apparently properly an adjective meaning something like "Watery [One]" (SA:nen) The Nenya and Narya are from www.ardalambion.com , which is a credible source, I don't know why they called Nenya the blue ring when it was the ring of adament with a white stone but I know it was the ring of water Vilya= ring of air Narya= ring of fire Nenya= ring of water Vilya positively means air though. __________________ Instead of pepper spray, you pack a glass bottle and scream "Aiya Earendil Elenion Ancalima!!!" at muggers.

03-14-2003, 01:10 PM	#5
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	just out of interest, do narya, nenya and vilya have any meanings in elvish?

03-14-2003, 05:59 PM	#7
Eressië Ailin Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Past the Point of No Return... Posts: 502	And Narya is definately the the ring of fire, because that is stated in RoTK. I was just wondering if Tolkien ever published the names of the 7/9 because I have only read LOTR and The Hobbit. __________________ Holy angel, in Heaven blessed... My spirit longs with thee to rest! ~Faust Never judge a book by its movie. ~J. W. Eagan By the big slippers of big slipperdom! ~M. Gillenormand, Les Misérables My blog!