

The remaining Nine Rings were divided amongst those evil-hearted men who saw their abilities increase and became sorcerers and Kings among Men.The final ring to leave the possession of the dwarves occurred when Thráin II was captured. It is believed that the dwarves' natural hardiness, and the fact that it was only the more powerful dwarf lords who possessed them, made them resistant to Sauron's control, yet allowed them to accumulate treasure. The Dwarves used their Seven Rings to establish their treasure hoards, but Sauron was unable to force the Dwarven bearers to submit. Sauron gave some six Rings to the Dwarf-kings, although according to Dwarvish tradition the Elves already gave another to Durin III.They were named Narya the Ring of Fire, Nenya the Ring of Water, and Vilya the Ring of Air they remained hidden from Sauron. Thus they too were bound to the One Ring to some extent. They were made last, however, and their forging involved some of the arts taught by "Annatar".

The Three Rings of the Elves were forged by Celebrimbor alone, and were never touched by Sauron.
