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What About the Powers of the Seven and Nine?From: Erik Tracy As stated, the Seven and Nine Rings were originally made by the Elves and not evil until Sauron forged the One and later took these rings by war. Their initial purpose was to slow the passage of time and preserve beauty, but since Sauron had a part in their making they became accursed and had evil powers. He gave the rings to different races of Middle-earth to enslave and so control them. Sauron gave the Seven to the Dwarves, who proved harder to enslave;
[The Silmarillion] This implies their rings had other powers but were not used probably because this would draw attention to the user and all that he did. Sauron gave the Nine to Mortal Men who proved easiest to ensnare. It was said that
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