“We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses. Wicked, tricksy, false!” – Gollum, The Lord of The Rings.
No other than the precious One Ring from J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings can represent the power, fascination and significance of rings in our lives. An entire trilogy about war, love, faith and loyalty was created based around the one evil ring of the dark lord Sauron, a gold ring with an inscription in the Black Speech of Mordor.
Since time immemorial, rings have not just been treated as a piece of jewelry; there always seems to have been something deeper attributed to them. A ring can be a symbol of love, friendship, a symbol of belonging to a cult or a legacy or can even represent something sinister.
It is believed that in a way, a ring represents the person who wears it and carries with it the character, personality and power of the wearer. For example, in the DC Comics superhero story Green Lantern, each character is identified by the coloured ring he or she wears and each ring has a power of its own.
Fans of comic books will understand only too well the fascination that rings can hold for them. The Phantom for instance, always got his power from his ring which was made from metals used to crucify Jesus Christ. Two rings made from this material are shown to represent good and evil.
Even the world famous Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling includes the story of Salazar Slytherin’s ring which the Dark Lord or Voldemort goes to great lengths to obtain as his inheritance and then uses it to save part of his soul in it.
There’s no wonder that so many legends have been created around rings. In fact there are also folktales like the European folklore about the Lady with the Ring who was buried prematurely wearing a valuable ring. She wakes up when a thief opens her grave to steal the ring, gives him a fright and returns home where people initially think she is a ghost.
Such mystical qualities are what got me interested in acquiring rings for myself. I thought why not make a legend of my own? To make a ring into a legend, it has to be something that is not only unique and beautiful but also speaks to you; matches your personality. And when I found the right one, I began creating a story of my own.
How can you choose a legendary ring of your own? Firstly, do as I did. I scoured online on websites like Caratlane.com for unique collections of rings for women. Secondly, keep browsing and just as it did with Harry Potter, you don’t choose the ring, the ring chooses you.
So what if you find your ring? What story will you weave around it?
No other than the precious One Ring from J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings can represent the power, fascination and significance of rings in our lives. An entire trilogy about war, love, faith and loyalty was created based around the one evil ring of the dark lord Sauron, a gold ring with an inscription in the Black Speech of Mordor.
Since time immemorial, rings have not just been treated as a piece of jewelry; there always seems to have been something deeper attributed to them. A ring can be a symbol of love, friendship, a symbol of belonging to a cult or a legacy or can even represent something sinister.It is believed that in a way, a ring represents the person who wears it and carries with it the character, personality and power of the wearer. For example, in the DC Comics superhero story Green Lantern, each character is identified by the coloured ring he or she wears and each ring has a power of its own.
Fans of comic books will understand only too well the fascination that rings can hold for them. The Phantom for instance, always got his power from his ring which was made from metals used to crucify Jesus Christ. Two rings made from this material are shown to represent good and evil.
Even the world famous Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling includes the story of Salazar Slytherin’s ring which the Dark Lord or Voldemort goes to great lengths to obtain as his inheritance and then uses it to save part of his soul in it.
There’s no wonder that so many legends have been created around rings. In fact there are also folktales like the European folklore about the Lady with the Ring who was buried prematurely wearing a valuable ring. She wakes up when a thief opens her grave to steal the ring, gives him a fright and returns home where people initially think she is a ghost.
Such mystical qualities are what got me interested in acquiring rings for myself. I thought why not make a legend of my own? To make a ring into a legend, it has to be something that is not only unique and beautiful but also speaks to you; matches your personality. And when I found the right one, I began creating a story of my own.How can you choose a legendary ring of your own? Firstly, do as I did. I scoured online on websites like Caratlane.com for unique collections of rings for women. Secondly, keep browsing and just as it did with Harry Potter, you don’t choose the ring, the ring chooses you.
So what if you find your ring? What story will you weave around it?
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