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Alaine · 01-21-2002, 09:40 PM

I'm not sure what I think about those One Ring collectibles. I do know that I don't feel entirely comfortable about the idea of making replicas of something thaat is supposed to have been one of the most evil things that ever existed. I'm probably overeacting, but, that's my opnion.

Laurelyn · 01-25-2002, 07:08 PM

Ok, I guess you guys are right. The harvard Lampoon is hilarious. But bropous picked a great place to quote that.
Anyways, my two cents on what this thread was started for is: The Ring replicas are cool. I wish that I had $40. I don't, therefore I can't buy a Ring. Oh well.

Kwijibo · 02-03-2002, 07:44 AM

At the Lord of the Rings Fanatic Site u can buy all 3 Elven rings 4 about $35 each and u can buy the Nazgul Witch King Ring 4 about $40.

U can buy weapon replicas aswell. Glamdring is about $300 and Sting is around $250. I can't remember how much the Morgul Blade is.

emplynx · 02-03-2002, 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by Alaine
I'm not sure what I think about those One Ring collectibles. I do know that I don't feel entirely comfortable about the idea of making replicas of something thaat is supposed to have been one of the most evil things that ever existed. I'm probably overeacting, but, that's my opnion.

I had never thought about that, but it really is a good point. The rings look really cool though...

P.S. (I was homeschooled for 5 years.)

Elf Girl · 02-25-2002, 01:27 PM

I'm with Scvenn. The letters are only supposed to show in the fire anyway, so if you want a one ring (like me) any gold ring will do (as long as you don't throw it in the fire). Mine is a ten-dollar, fourteen-karat gold thing from Kmart. What're everyone else's rings like?

emplynx · 03-10-2002, 08:28 PM

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Originally posted by Alaine
I do know that I don't feel entirely comfortable about the idea of making replicas of something thaat is supposed to have been one of the most evil things that ever existed.

I was thinking about this post while driving through town today when I thought of something similar.

The Cross. The Cross - used by the Romans to kill many many prisoners - was also used to kill Jesus. Now Christians carry it and wear it as a sign of Christianity, specifically the sacrifice Jesus made. I realize that the LotR isn't a true story (don't hit me) but the ring is a symbol of the sacrifice that Frodo made for the better of man (hobbit, elf, dwarf) kind. Could you wear a replica ring in that sence, even though it was a symbol of evil? I don't really know. I am just throwing this out for people to think about.

I posted a more indepth opinion at my LotR blog at Fool of a Took.com. Check it out http://www.foolofatook.com/LotRblog/

Arathorn · 03-10-2002, 08:53 PM

Good point there emplynx. Both were instruments of evil before those critical moments. Afterwhich, they became symbols of triumph over evil.

The ring, in LOTR's case, became a symbol of Sauron's undoing from being a an instrument of his power and malice. While the cross, in christianity's case, the symbol of one person's triumph over death from being an instrument of torture and death.

markedel · 03-11-2002, 06:56 PM

Now what I'd like are replicas of other things...

Sceptre of Adunie, crown of Gondor, perhaps the Star of Elendil, white tree saplings, or perhaps my very own mock mithril coat.

emplynx · 03-11-2002, 08:13 PM

I emailed the jeweler about my post here http://www.foolofatook.com/LotRblog/ and his wife (i think) respoded with

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He expressed the same feelings that the replica's of the rings are a symbol of the fellowship, the friendship, and humanity that the ring created in the journey to distroy it.

galadriel88 · 03-14-2002, 12:54 AM

Whoever it was that asked where they could get one cheap:

Mine came off of a bookmark. My parents got it for me for Christmas. the ring accidentally came off, so I put it on a chain and now I wear it all the time. It looks really cheap, but who cares? It's a ring. Oh and the bookmark's from B&N. It has the last part of the little poem (one ring to rule them all, etc.) on it.

bropous · 03-14-2002, 01:01 PM

Good post, emplynx, regarding the Cross. Crucifixion was a hideous death, a slow suffocation, despicable but appropo to the Roman culture, a culture where cruelty was admired and where mercy was seen as a vice.

However, christians take that symbol of cruelty and return it to its original positive role, although with a different take. for Christians it symbolizes rebirth and immortality; for most older cultures the cross was a symbol of the "quartering of the universe into active and passive principles".

Fox News, BTW, showed some great clips from LotR as I was writing this.

The One Ring, also, is a perversion of an originally positive device; the ring, unending and unbeginning, is a symbol of immortality and infinity, a recognition of the vast quality of the universe around us. Some ancient "mystery cults" used the symbolism of a snake devouring its own tail to indicate the same thing.

01-21-2002, 09:40 PM	#21
Alaine Sapling Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 2	Cheapo One Ring reclipas I'm not sure what I think about those One Ring collectibles. I do know that I don't feel entirely comfortable about the idea of making replicas of something thaat is supposed to have been one of the most evil things that ever existed. I'm probably overeacting, but, that's my opnion.

01-25-2002, 07:08 PM	#22
Laurelyn Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Valinor, right next to Telperion . . . what did you expect, Michigan? Posts: 1,315	Ok, I guess you guys are right. The harvard Lampoon is hilarious. But bropous picked a great place to quote that. Anyways, my two cents on what this thread was started for is: The Ring replicas are cool. I wish that I had $40. I don't, therefore I can't buy a Ring. Oh well. __________________ The Third Age of Entmoot has begun. Angel of music, guide and guardian! Grant to me your glory! The country I eat and spend the day in is by no means the country I sleep and dream in. Define patriotism. Hold the boat, you spastic monkey! ~ Elenka

02-03-2002, 07:44 AM	#23
Kwijibo Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlorien (actually Wales, but let's not talk about that) Posts: 117	At the Lord of the Rings Fanatic Site u can buy all 3 Elven rings 4 about $35 each and u can buy the Nazgul Witch King Ring 4 about $40. U can buy weapon replicas aswell. Glamdring is about $300 and Sting is around $250. I can't remember how much the Morgul Blade is. __________________ 'So do all who live to see such times, but that is not for them to decide. All you can decide is what to do with the time that is given to you,' - Gandalf the Grey 'I left my body to science, but I'm afraid they've turned it down' - In memory of Graham Chapman 'Rubin sits like Buddah in a 10 foot cell, An innocent man in a living hell,' - From 'Hurricane' by Bob Dylan, the only innocent Hurricane protest song, written stressing the innocence of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a black, middle-weight boxer imprisoned for 19 for a triple murder which he did not commit.

02-25-2002, 01:27 PM	#25
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	I'm with Scvenn. The letters are only supposed to show in the fire anyway, so if you want a one ring (like me) any gold ring will do (as long as you don't throw it in the fire). Mine is a ten-dollar, fourteen-karat gold thing from Kmart. What're everyone else's rings like? __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

03-10-2002, 08:53 PM	#27
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	Good point there emplynx. Both were instruments of evil before those critical moments. Afterwhich, they became symbols of triumph over evil. The ring, in LOTR's case, became a symbol of Sauron's undoing from being a an instrument of his power and malice. While the cross, in christianity's case, the symbol of one person's triumph over death from being an instrument of torture and death. __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures... Last edited by Arathorn : 03-10-2002 at 08:55 PM.

03-11-2002, 06:56 PM	#28
markedel 'Sober' Mullet Frosh Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Queen's Posts: 1,245	Now what I'd like are replicas of other things... Sceptre of Adunie, crown of Gondor, perhaps the Star of Elendil, white tree saplings, or perhaps my very own mock mithril coat. __________________ "Earnur was a man like his father in valour, but not in wisdom"

03-14-2002, 12:54 AM	#30
galadriel88 Halfwitted Queen of Lothlorien Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Far off in a dream Posts: 1,166	Whoever it was that asked where they could get one cheap: Mine came off of a bookmark. My parents got it for me for Christmas. the ring accidentally came off, so I put it on a chain and now I wear it all the time. It looks really cheap, but who cares? It's a ring. Oh and the bookmark's from B&N. It has the last part of the little poem (one ring to rule them all, etc.) on it. __________________ The beuatiful mind/The beautiful heart/Doesn't deserve the pain/How can I stop the rain? -How Can I Stop the Rain? by Kessid, my new favorite band +Every good thing that comes into my life is only a reflection of the greatest gift of all; the offering of yourself, dear Son of God+ Always remember, you're uniqe, just like everybody else! "The one constant through all the years has been the Trombone. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. Its been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again, but the Trombone has marked the time. This field, this section, this band is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and could be again. Oh, people will come . . . people will most definitely come."

03-14-2002, 01:01 PM	#31
bropous EIDRIORCQWSDAKLMED DCWWTIWOATTOPWFIO Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Littleton, CO Posts: 1,176	Good post, emplynx, regarding the Cross. Crucifixion was a hideous death, a slow suffocation, despicable but appropo to the Roman culture, a culture where cruelty was admired and where mercy was seen as a vice. However, christians take that symbol of cruelty and return it to its original positive role, although with a different take. for Christians it symbolizes rebirth and immortality; for most older cultures the cross was a symbol of the "quartering of the universe into active and passive principles". Fox News, BTW, showed some great clips from LotR as I was writing this. The One Ring, also, is a perversion of an originally positive device; the ring, unending and unbeginning, is a symbol of immortality and infinity, a recognition of the vast quality of the universe around us. Some ancient "mystery cults" used the symbolism of a snake devouring its own tail to indicate the same thing. __________________ "...[The Lord of the Rings] is to exemplify most clearly a recurrent theme: the place in 'world politics' of the unforeseen and unforeseeable acts of will, and deeds of virtue of the apparently small, ungreat, fogotten in the places of the Wise and Great (good as well as evil). A moral of the whole (after the primary symbolism of the Ring, as the will to mere power, seeking to make itself objective by physical force and mechanism, and so also inevitably by lies) is the obvious one that without the high and noble the simple and vulgar is utterly mean; and without the simple and ordinary the noble and heroic is meaningless." Letters of JRR Tolkien, page 160.