The Encyclopedia of Arda - Isildur’s Bane (original) (raw)

Dates Known as 'Isildur's Bane' from III 2 or shortly thereafter;1 destroyed on 25 March III 3019 (a period of some [3,017 years](../chronicle.html?startyear=2&startage=3&endyear=3019&endage=3&c=The Time of Isildur's Bane)) Origins Forged by Sauron in the fires of Orodruin Meaning So called because the Ring's betrayal caused Isildur's death at the Disaster of the Gladden Fields Other names The Burden, Gollum's Ring, The Great Ring, The Great Ring of Power, One Ring, Magic Ring, The Master-ring, Precious, The Ring, The Ring of Doom, Ring of the Enemy, The Ring of Isildur, The Ring of Power, The Ring of Rings, The Ruling Ring Indexes: Alphabetical: I Items About this entry: Updated 13 October 2009 This entry is complete Betrayer of the second Ring-bearer A name for the One Ring. After Sauron's defeat in the War of the Last Alliance, Isildur Elendil's son took the Ring, and later set out northward with it, bound for his kingdom of Arnor. Ambushed by Orcs, Isildur's small force was cut down, and he fled the battle wearing the Ring. It slipped from his finger, though, and so both Isildur and the Ring were lost. Notes 1 The Ring was forged long before Isildur's birth (about 1,600 years before, in fact), but it only acquired its title 'Isildur's Bane' after Isildur's death in III 2. Isildur had attempted to use the Ring's power of invisibility to evade a band of Orcs, but at a crucial moment the Ring slipped from his finger into the waters of Anduin, making him visible to his enemies, and bringing about his death. Of Isildur's army, only three survivors escaped into the North, and from their account, the title of Isildur's Bane arose for the One Ring. Indexes: Alphabetical: I Items About this entry: Updated 13 October 2009 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999-2000, 2009. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.