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Lore of the Rings | Explore JRR Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and More | For all fans of Middle-earth

The Power of the Rings of Power | Tolkien's Waldman Letter Part 4 | Archives | 217

19 min • 12 juni 2025

What exactly is the power of a Ring of Power? How did Sauron rise from a second-in-command for the Great Enemy to becoming the dominant Shadow, the formidable Lord of the Rings? Today we wander, for the fourth time, into Tolkien’s letter to Milton Waldman.

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