The Ring of Barahir Explained
970K views · Sep 18, 2023 · Entertainment
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@jesamavi · 2 years ago
I like how th ring of Barahir is also the antithesis of the One Ring<br><br>As one is powerfull the other is powerless<br>As one is always taken away by force, muder or trechary one is giving away as a gift.<br>As one is always trying to go to his master, the other is returned to it, by mere chance.<br>And as a one is a symbol of dominace, control and pride, the other one is a symbol of humbleness, protection and free will.
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@iowaredneck94 · 3 years ago
It is also worth noting that this is perhaps the only ring that Sauron feared. Whenever he picked a fight with it’s ring bearer, he eventually lost
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@joshkolchins72 · 3 years ago
I have been reading and studying and obsessing over the works of J.R.R. Tolkien for over 40 years. This is the best, most complete, and most well thought out description of the Ring of Barahir, it’s lineage, and it’s connections across the ages of middle earth that I have ever heard. Thank you so much for this.
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@unicornfarm1 · 3 years ago
I love how Aragorn giving the ring to Arwen symbolizes giving the ring back to the line of Finrod. Arwen was the granddaughter of Galadriel who was the sister of Finrod.
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@strangeguywithstrangeopinions · 3 years ago
I think the Ring of Barahir's role when Aragorn confronted Sauron via the Palantir was crucial as well. Beren was wearing that ring when he and Luthien and the hound of Valinor nearly killed Sauron in the First Age. Aragorn showed Sauron all the symbols of the family who had repeatedly beaten him over three ages. And that is what terrified Sauron into making the mistake of attacking Minas Tirith.
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@carlosquevedo8239 · 3 years ago
The fact the movies included this ring, proves how much love and dedication went into their making.
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@MrPiestro · 3 years ago
Finrod is my favorite Elf. He repaid his oath by sacrificing himself for Beren to escape. <br><br>One of the noblest Noldor ever, if not the most.
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@Amara.Jordan · 3 years ago
My husband’s wedding ring is a replica of Aragorn’s, with real emeralds. Which works also because it’s my birthstone. ☺️ My wedding ring is reminiscent of Nenya. 😊
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@MichalBrat · 3 years ago
And each time I think there is nothing left to surprise me in the realms of Tolkien, you surprise me entirely. You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar.
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@EmperorRahem · 3 years ago
Ahh yes, the ring that proved Grima Wormtongue had a photographic memory.
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@Germorix · 2 years ago (edited)
The Ring of Barahir: a perpetual symbol of friendship between Men and Elves (and also of Sauron taking massive L after L from the same family of Men).<br>That ring was on the hand that cut the Silmaril from Morgoth's Iron Crown and held the gem aloft. It is likely the only existing object in Middle Earth during the Third Age to have physically made contact with a Silmaril.
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@daniell1483 · 3 years ago
The more I learn about the book version of Elrond, the more I like him. The movies depicted him not unkindly, but a bit of a prick to Aragorn. The books by contrast paints him almost like a mentor to Aragorn. Not pushing him away, but doing what he could to help Aragorn pull himself up, if that makes sense.
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