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The White CouncilRe: Why stop at One indeedTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: Why stop at One indeedTolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Gandalf on May 13, 2000 at 22:19:51 In Reply to: Re: Why stop at One indeed posted by RobRoy on May 13, 2000 at 21:53:19:
Firstly, why should Sauron lose any powers to make rings, when the One ring enhanced powers rather than detracted them. He did not lose any "knowledge" or ring-lore, as that is a silly supposition. As for skill, can someone lose the skill to make something, just because he made one crowning glory? On the island of Milano in Venice, Italy, there are glass making factories, where master glass shapers make all kinds of neat stuff. One thing which is really beautiful, is the glass horses. Suppose that a master made one REALLY spectacular horse. He will never make it's like again, because the conditions were JUST right for that One. Does this mean he loses his ability to make just the normal, or inferior horses? Nope. This is the point I am trying to make about Sauron. Because there is no logical reason why Sauron should lose his ring making ability, we can conclude that he didn't. This is where we start answering your "Why didn't he make more". There are several reasons. Firstly, he probably thought that he wouldn't need any more. The rings had reached a saturation point, in that Sauron had all the slaves that he needed. Secondly, it could mean that the free people were aware of the true nature of the rings, so that Sauron knew that even if he was to make more rings, no one would accept them. Thirdly, Sauron may just have thought that it would be a better investment of his time to do other things, like actually conquering, rather than making more trinkets, which had already served their initial purpose. With all these things in mind, I am totally convinced (IMVHO) that I was right in supposing that Sauron COULD make more rings, but chose not to. Gandalf
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