"Ring-bearer" was chiefly a title used for those individuals who, at some point in their lives, carried and/or wore the One Ring of Power.
The title was most often used to refer to Frodo Baggins, as his carrying of the One Ring was known amongst the Fellowship of the Ring, and at the height of its power he had it in his custody for by far the longest period. Elrond, as well as various members of the Fellowship, all refer to Frodo by this title. Frodo, Bilbo, and Sam all received a great deal of honor from the Elves as Ring-bearers, including the privilege of sailing to the Undying Lands with them.
The term "Ring-bearer" could also be used for anyone who wore a Ring of Power. Galadriel in The Fellowship of the Ring seems to refer to herself as a Ring-bearer. In this sense, the title would be granted to those who possessed the Seven Rings of the Dwarves, the Nine Rings of Men, and the Three Rings of the Elves. Eventually all Ring-bearers left Middle-earth, either by death or by departure from the Grey Havens across the Sea.
List of Ring-bearers[]
The One Ring[]
- Sauron - Creator
- Isildur
- Déagol - Briefly
- Sméagol/Gollum
- Bilbo Baggins
- Frodo Baggins
- Samwise Gamgee - Briefly
- Note: Tom Bombadil is a special case in that while he held the ring for a time he was not affected by its powers (nor was he blind to Frodo wearing it). Additionally, he only held it for a minute. Gandalf also handles the Ring very briefly, on at least three different occasions.
Other Rings[]
The Three Rings[]
- Galadriel (Nenya)
- Gil-galad (Formerly; Vilya, Narya)
- Elrond (Vilya)
- Círdan (Formerly; Narya)
- Gandalf (Narya)
The Seven Rings[]
- Celebrimbor - Creator
- Durin III (The Ring of Thrór, passed to his descendants)
- Durin IV
- Durin V
- Durin VI
- Náin I
- Thráin I
- Thorin I
- Glóin
- Óin
- Náin II
- Dáin I
- Thrór
- Thráin II
- Six other Dwarf-lords
- Dragons - Destroyed four
- Sauron - Re-claimed three
The Nine Rings[]
- The Witch-king of Angmar
- Khamûl
- Seven unnamed Ringwraiths
Translations[]
Foreign Language | Translated name |
Afrikaans | Ring ampsdraer |
Albanian | Bartësi i unazës |
Arabic | حامل الخاتم |
Armenian | Մատանի կրողը |
Basque | Eraztun eramaile |
Belarusian Cyrillic | Носьбіт кольцы |
Bengali | রিং এর বাহক |
Bosnian | Prsten nositelj |
Bulgarian Cyrillic | Пръстен носител |
Burmese | လက်စွပ်ဆောင်လုလင် |
Catalan | Portador de l'anell |
Chinese | 戒指持票者 |
Croatian | Prsten nositelj |
Danish | Ringbærer |
Dutch | Ringdrager |
Esperanto | Ringo portanto |
Estonian | Sõrmuse kandja |
Finnish | Sormuksen viejä |
French | Porteur d'anneaux |
Galician | Portador de anel |
Georgian | ბეჭედი გადამზიდავი |
German | Ringträger |
Greek | Δαχτυλιδοκουβαλητής |
Gujarati | રીંગ બેરર |
Hebrew | נושא טבעת |
Hindi | अंगूठी धारक |
Hungarian | Gyűrűhordozó |
Icelandic | Hringaberi |
Indonesian | Pembawa cincin |
Irish Gaelic | Iompróir Fáinne |
Italian | Portatore dell'anello |
Japanese | リングベアラ |
Javanese | Cingcin pemilik |
Kazakh | Сақина тасымалдаушы (Cyrillic) Saqïna tasımaldawşı (Latin) |
Korean | 링 캐리어 |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Ринг оору алып жүрүүчү |
Latvian | Gredzena turētājs |
Lithuanian | Žiedo nešėjas |
Macedonian Cyrillic | Носител на прстен |
Malaysian | Pembawa cincin |
Maltese | Trasportatur taċ-ċirku |
Marathi | रिंग वाहक |
Mongolian Cyrillic | Цагираг тээвэрлэгч ? |
Nepalese | रिङ धारक |
Kannada | ರಿಂಗ್ ಕ್ಯಾರಿಯರ್ |
Persian | حامل حلقه |
Polish | Powiernik Pierścienia |
Portuguese | Portador de anel |
Romanian | Purtător de Inel |
Russian | Хранитель Кольца |
Scottish Gaelic | Neach fèille |
Serbian | Прстен носиоца (Cyrillic) Prsten nosioca (Latin) |
Slovak | Prsteňový nosič |
Slovenian | Prstan prinosnika |
Spanish | Portador del Anillo |
Sudanese | Ngirining hal nu ngabawa kuman |
Swedish | Ringbärare |
Telugu | రింగ్ బేరర్ |
Thai | ผู้ถือแหวน |
Turkish | Yüzük taşıyıcısı |
Ukrainian Cyrillic | Кільце носієм |
Kazakh | Жүзік ұстаушы (Cyrillic) Jüzik ustawşı (Latin) |
Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Шакек көтөргөн |
Urdu | انگوٹی برداشت ? |
Welsh | Cludwr ffonio |
Yiddish | קלינגען האָלדער |