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=**The One Ring**= The one ring was created in 1600 of the 2nd Age by Sauron in Mount Doom of Mordor and was destroyed on March 25, 3019 of the 3rd Age.

It was a gold band with no jewels. When first looked at, it was a plain band, but when heated by fire it had an inscription in elvish, mainly because it needed to have small lettering, but it was also in Black Speech.

There were nine other rings created under it, and if the One Ring was destroyed, all other rings would lose power. The wearers of the nine other rings would become enslaved and greedy. Only dragon fire could destroy the lesser rings, but the One Ring could only be destroyed by throwing it into the fires of Mount Doom where it was created.

Isildur and Frodo Baggins made an effort to destroy the One Ring, but in the end, failed. All people that wear the One Ring would eventually become evil, and, if worn on a daily basis, would make the wearer fade to become permanantly invisible.

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