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Today, we cover Sauron's ORIGINAL plan for his Rings of Power, why Hobbits were never part of the plan - or offered rings, and what would happen to them if they did.
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Jerry Vanderstelt - store.vandersteltstudio.com/main.sc
Anna Podedworna - artstation.com/akreon
Jenny Dolfen - goldseven.wordpress.com
Turner Mohan - instagram.com/turner_mohan
Ted Nasmith - tednasmith.com/shop
Anke Eissmann - anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html
Aronja Art - instagram.com/aronjaart
Ivan Cavini - instagram.com/ivan_cavini
Sara Morello - artstation.com/saramorello
Matěj Čadil - etsy.com/people/matejcadil
Tulikoura - deviantart.com/tulikoura
Aegeri - deviantart.com/aegeri
Sergio Botero - artstation.com/sboterod
Noe Leyva - twitter.com/NoeLeyvArt
Clemence Morisseau - artstation.com/kahirie
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Miriam Ellis - miriamellis.com
Stevce Lazarevski - artstation.com/artofstevce
Álvaro González - instagram.com/alvarofernag_art
The Elven Rings - Ralph Damiani
The Dwarf Lords - Ralph Damiani
Nazgul - Felix Englund
Sauron - WETA
Sauron - Jerry Vanderstelt
The Shire A View of Hobbiton From The Hill – Ted Nasmith
black riders in the shire - John Howe
summer in the shire - kuliszu
evening in the shire - kuliszu
Hobbit Farmer - Daniel Dougherty
celebrimbor and annatar - anotherstranger_me
sauron and the one ring - Sara Morello
the forging - Ralph Damiani
Celebrimbor - Angus McBride
Celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me
The Forging of the Ring - Alan Lee
celebrimbor - Jenny Dolfen
The One Ring - John Howe
The One Ring - Kinko White
Sauron - anotherstranger_me
Rings of Power collage - Ralph Damiani
Celebrimbor - YidanYuan
annatar and celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me
Sauron the Deceiver - Ralph Damiani
Annatar the Giver of Gifts - Sara M. Morello
Annatar - Soni Alcorn-Hender
Celebrimbor - MellorianJ
The Bliss of Valinor - Jenny Dolfen
Annatar, The Giver of Gifts - Sara M. Morello
The forging of the Rings - Alan Lee
sketch of sauron - mellorianj
Sauron - Kinko White
celebrimbor in the dungeons - anotherstranger_me
sauron the deceiver - skullb*st*rd
Celebrimbor's Death - Peter Xavier Price
Sauron in Second Age - Elrodimus Flash
The Great Eye - Ralph Damiani
Sauron before Ar-Pharazon - Anke Eissmann
Dwarf fighting fire - Matthew Stewart
Nazgul Bowing Before Sauron - Kip Rasmussen
dwarves of ered luin - Sam Mckinnon
dwarves - merlkir
Smaug over the Lonely Mountain - Anke Eissmann
Mountain realm dwarves - Felix Englund
Dwarves - Angus McBride
witch king - skullb*st*rd
numenor's legion of armenelos - Sam Mckinnon
the keeper of one of the nine_rings, nazgul - steamey
nazgul - anotherstranger_me
Witch King - John Howe
Witch-King - John Howe
ringwraith - Jerry Vanderstelt
The Nine, nazgul - Kinko White
The Nazgul – Ted Nasmith
Nazgul - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Hobbiton - Catherine Chmiel
Nazgul near Rivendell - Angus McBride
Hobbitish pony - Catherine Chmiel
sauron army - weta
The Shire illustration - Šárka Škorpíková
Hobbit portrait - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Samwise - Matt Stewart
Sam Enters Mordor Alone - Ted Nasmith
Cirith Ungol - Lída Holubová
Mount Doom - Lída Holubová
Sam's First View of Mordor - Darrell Sweet
The One Ring - John Howe
Mount Doom - Alan Lee
I will not say the day is done - Matt Stewart
Sam Gamgee - Anna Kulisz
The One Ring - in the land of shadow - Kinko White
sam in the garden - Tolman Cotton
Sam and Bill - Elrodimus Flash
sam and bill - Emily Austin
Nazgul and galadriel - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Anna Kulisz - Pippin
Sam Frodo Gollum - Elrodimus Flash
Gollum Frodo Sam - John Howe
celebrimbor and annatar - anotherstranger_me
the last king of the grey moutains - dracarysdrekkar
Battle of Eregion – Alan Lee
Sauron - Shadow of War
#lordoftherings #hobbits #tolkien
Today, we cover Sauron's ORIGINAL plan for his Rings of Power, why Hobbits were never part of the plan - or offered rings, and what would happen to them if they did.
Hit subscribe and the bell for great Tolkien content every week!
Nerd of the Rings on PATREON: patreon.com/NerdoftheRings
NOTR merch: nerdoftherings.creator-spring.com
To purchase artist work, check out these amazing artists!
Tulikoura - deviantart.com/tulikoura
Matthew Stewart - matthew-stewart.com
BellaBergolts - deviantart.com/bellabergolts
Magdalena Katanska - artstation.com/magdalenakatanska/prints instagram.com/qualiney
Jerry Vanderstelt - store.vandersteltstudio.com/main.sc
Anna Podedworna - artstation.com/akreon
Jenny Dolfen - goldseven.wordpress.com
Turner Mohan - instagram.com/turner_mohan
Ted Nasmith - tednasmith.com/shop
Anke Eissmann - anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html
Aronja Art - instagram.com/aronjaart
Ivan Cavini - instagram.com/ivan_cavini
Sara Morello - artstation.com/saramorello
Matěj Čadil - etsy.com/people/matejcadil
Tulikoura - deviantart.com/tulikoura
Aegeri - deviantart.com/aegeri
Sergio Botero - artstation.com/sboterod
Noe Leyva - twitter.com/NoeLeyvArt
Clemence Morisseau - artstation.com/kahirie
Edvige Faini - edvigefaini.com , facebook.com/edvige.faini instagram.com/edvige_faini
Miriam Ellis - miriamellis.com
Stevce Lazarevski - artstation.com/artofstevce
Álvaro González - instagram.com/alvarofernag_art
The Elven Rings - Ralph Damiani
The Dwarf Lords - Ralph Damiani
Nazgul - Felix Englund
Sauron - WETA
Sauron - Jerry Vanderstelt
The Shire A View of Hobbiton From The Hill – Ted Nasmith
black riders in the shire - John Howe
summer in the shire - kuliszu
evening in the shire - kuliszu
Hobbit Farmer - Daniel Dougherty
celebrimbor and annatar - anotherstranger_me
sauron and the one ring - Sara Morello
the forging - Ralph Damiani
Celebrimbor - Angus McBride
Celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me
The Forging of the Ring - Alan Lee
celebrimbor - Jenny Dolfen
The One Ring - John Howe
The One Ring - Kinko White
Sauron - anotherstranger_me
Rings of Power collage - Ralph Damiani
Celebrimbor - YidanYuan
annatar and celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me
Sauron the Deceiver - Ralph Damiani
Annatar the Giver of Gifts - Sara M. Morello
Annatar - Soni Alcorn-Hender
Celebrimbor - MellorianJ
The Bliss of Valinor - Jenny Dolfen
Annatar, The Giver of Gifts - Sara M. Morello
The forging of the Rings - Alan Lee
sketch of sauron - mellorianj
Sauron - Kinko White
celebrimbor in the dungeons - anotherstranger_me
sauron the deceiver - skullb*st*rd
Celebrimbor's Death - Peter Xavier Price
Sauron in Second Age - Elrodimus Flash
The Great Eye - Ralph Damiani
Sauron before Ar-Pharazon - Anke Eissmann
Dwarf fighting fire - Matthew Stewart
Nazgul Bowing Before Sauron - Kip Rasmussen
dwarves of ered luin - Sam Mckinnon
dwarves - merlkir
Smaug over the Lonely Mountain - Anke Eissmann
Mountain realm dwarves - Felix Englund
Dwarves - Angus McBride
witch king - skullb*st*rd
numenor's legion of armenelos - Sam Mckinnon
the keeper of one of the nine_rings, nazgul - steamey
nazgul - anotherstranger_me
Witch King - John Howe
Witch-King - John Howe
ringwraith - Jerry Vanderstelt
The Nine, nazgul - Kinko White
The Nazgul – Ted Nasmith
Nazgul - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Hobbiton - Catherine Chmiel
Nazgul near Rivendell - Angus McBride
Hobbitish pony - Catherine Chmiel
sauron army - weta
The Shire illustration - Šárka Škorpíková
Hobbit portrait - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Samwise - Matt Stewart
Sam Enters Mordor Alone - Ted Nasmith
Cirith Ungol - Lída Holubová
Mount Doom - Lída Holubová
Sam's First View of Mordor - Darrell Sweet
The One Ring - John Howe
Mount Doom - Alan Lee
I will not say the day is done - Matt Stewart
Sam Gamgee - Anna Kulisz
The One Ring - in the land of shadow - Kinko White
sam in the garden - Tolman Cotton
Sam and Bill - Elrodimus Flash
sam and bill - Emily Austin
Nazgul and galadriel - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Anna Kulisz - Pippin
Sam Frodo Gollum - Elrodimus Flash
Gollum Frodo Sam - John Howe
celebrimbor and annatar - anotherstranger_me
the last king of the grey moutains - dracarysdrekkar
Battle of Eregion – Alan Lee
Sauron - Shadow of War
#lordoftherings #hobbits #tolkien
