“Well, thief! I smell you and I feel your air. I hear your breath.
Come along! Help yourself again, there is plenty and to spare!”
But Bilbo was not quite so unlearned in dragon-lore as all that, and if Smaug hoped to get him to come nearer so easily he was disappointed. “No
thank you, O Smaug the Tremendous!” he replied.
The first ring, Narya, from the Quenya nár meaning fire, was also called Narya the Great, Ring of Fire, and the Red Ring. It was worn by Círdan the Shipwright, who in the Third Age recognized Gandalf’s true nature as one of the Maiar from Valinor and gave him the ring to aid him in his labours. It is described as having the power to inspire others to resist tyranny, domination, and despair, evoking hope in others around the wielder, as well as giving resistance to the weariness of time.
The third and greatest of the Three was Vilya, from the Quenya vilya meaning air; it was called the Ring of Air, the Blue Ring, the Dominant Ring, or Ring of Sapphire. It was made of gold and adorned with a great blue stone. The exact power of Vilya is not mentioned, other than the power of all three to heal and to preserve. Its power of healing may be particularly strong, as Elrond, who was its bearer, is said to be the greatest healer in Middle-earth at the time of the Quest.
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