Frodo Baggins wearing the One Ring, as portrayed by Elijah Wood in The Lord of the Rings film trilogy
Ring-bearers, or Cormacolindor,[1] were those individuals who held or wore a Ring of Power at any point in their lives.
The title most often referred to Frodo Baggins, as his carrying of the One Ring was known amongst the Fellowship of the Ring, and, at the height of the Ring's 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 but Sam was the last of the three to go since he held on to the Ring for the shortest time.
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
- forger(s) of the ring's chain - briefly[2]
- Gandalf - briefly
- Tom Bombadil - briefly
- Samwise Gamgee - briefly
The Three Rings[]
- Celebrimbor - creator
- Galadriel (Nenya)
- Gil-galad (Formerly; Vilya, Narya)
- Elrond (Vilya)
- Círdan (Formerly; Narya)
- Gandalf (Narya)
The Seven Rings[]
- Celebrimbor - creator
- Durin III (Ring of Thrór)
- Durin IV (same as above)
- Durin V (same as above)
- Durin VI (same as above)
- Náin I (same as above)
- Thráin I (same as above)
- Thorin I (same as above)
- Glóin (same as above)
- Óin (same as above)
- Náin II (same as above)
- Dáin I (same as above)
- Thrór (same as above)
- Thráin II (same as above)
- Necromancer (same as above; reclaimed two others)
- Six other Dwarf-lords
- Dragons - Destroyed four
The Nine Rings[]
- Celebrimbor - creator
- Sauron - ring-giver
- Witch-king of Angmar
- Khamûl
- Seven unnamed Ringwraiths
Etymology[]
Cormacolindor is a Quenya name meaning "Ring-bearers".[1]
In adaptations[]
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Edit to right of the section title.Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Ring ampsdraer |
| Albanian | Bartësi i unazës |
| Arabic | حامل الخاتم |
| Amharic | ሪንግ ተሸካሚ |
| Armenian | Մատանի կրողը |
| Asturian | Portador del Aníu |
| Azerbaijani | Üzük daşıyıcısı |
| Basque | Eraztun eramaile |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Носьбіт кольцы |
| Bengali | রিং এর বাহক |
| Bosnian | Prsten nositelj |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Пръстен носител |
| Burmese | လက်စွပ်ဆောင်လုလင် |
| Cambodian | អ្នកកាន់ចិញ្ចៀន |
| Catalan | Portador de l'anell |
| Chinese | 戒指持票者 |
| Croatian | Prsten nositelj |
| Danish | Ringbærer |
| Dari | دارنده حلقه |
| Dutch | Ringdrager |
| Esperanto | Ringo portanto |
| Estonian | Sõrmuse kandja |
| Faroese | Ringinberarin |
| Finnish | Sormuksen viejä |
| French | Porteur d'anneaux |
| Galician | Portador de anel |
| Georgian | ბეჭედი გადამზიდავი |
| German | Ringträger |
| Greek | Φορέας δαχτυλιδιού |
| 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 |
| Kannada | ರಿಂಗ್ ಕ್ಯಾರಿಯರ್ |
| Kazakh | Жүзік ұстаушы (Cyrillic) Jüzik ustawşı (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Шакек көтөргөн |
| Korean | 링 캐리어 |
| Laotian | ຜູ້ຖືວົງແຫວນ |
| Latin | Annulus gestator |
| Latvian | Gredzena turētājs |
| Lithuanian | Žiedo nešėjas |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Носител на прстен |
| Maithili | अंगूठीक धारक |
| Malayalam | മോതിരം കൊണ്ടുവരുന്ന ആൾ |
| Malagasy | Mpitondra peratra |
| Malaysian | Pembawa cincin |
| Maltese | Trasportatur taċ-ċirku |
| Marathi | रिंग वाहक |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Бөгж тээгч |
| Nepalese | रिङ धारक |
| Occitan | Portador de l'Anèl |
| Pashto | د حلقې راوړونکی |
| Persian | حامل حلقه |
| Polish | Powiernik Pierścienia |
| Portuguese | Portador do Anel |
| Punjabi | ਰਿੰਗ ਧਾਰਕ |
| Romanian | Purtător de Inel |
| Russian | Хранитель Кольца |
| Sardinian | Portadore de s'Aneddu |
| Scottish Gaelic | Neach fèille |
| Serbian | Прстен носиоца (Cyrillic) Prsten nosioca (Latin) |
| Sicilian | Portaturi di l'Anellu |
| Sindhi | انگوزي کڻندڙ |
| Sinhalese | මුද්ද ගෙනයන්නා |
| Slovak | Prsteňový nosič |
| Slovenian | Prstan prinosnika |
| Spanish | Portador del Anillo |
| Sundanese | Ngirining hal nu ngabawa kuman |
| Swahili | Mshika pete |
| Swedish | Ringbärare |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Барандаи ҳалқа |
| Tamil | மோதிரத்தை சுமப்பவர் |
| Telugu | రింగ్ బేరర్ |
| Thai | ผู้ถือแหวน |
| Turkish | Yüzük taşıyıcısı |
| Turkmen | Üzük göteriji |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Кільце носієм |
| Urdu | انگوٹھی بردار |
| Uzbek | Узук-ташувчи (Cyrillic) Uzuk-tashuvchi (Latin) |
| Venetian | Portatore de l'Anelo |
| Vietnamese | Người mang nhẫn |
| Welsh | Cludwr ffonio |
| Yiddish | קלינגען האָלדער |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lord of the Rings, Vol. III: The Return of the King, Book Six, Ch, IV: "The Field of Cormallen"
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book Two, Ch, I: "Many Meetings"