Why there are no Hobbit Rings of Power | Tolkien Explained

This is Nerd of the Rings, bringing you Messages from Middle Earth. Today they present: Today, we cover Sauron's ORIGINAL plan for his Rings of Power, why Hobbits were never part of the plan - or offered rings, and what would happen to them if they did. Hit subscribe and the bell for great Tolkien content every week! Nerd of the Rings on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/NerdoftheRings NOTR merch: https://nerdoftherings.creator-spring.com/ To purchase artist work, check out these amazing artists! Tulikoura - https://www.deviantart.com/tulikoura Matthew Stewart - http://www.matthew-stewart.com/ BellaBergolts - https://www.deviantart.com/bellabergolts Magdalena Katanska - https://www.artstation.com/magdalenakatanska/prints https://www.instagram.com/qualiney Jerry Vanderstelt - https://store.vandersteltstudio.com/main.sc Anna Podedworna - https://www.artstation.com/akreon Jenny Dolfen - goldseven.wordpress.com/ Turner Mohan - www.instagram.com/turner_mohan Ted Nasmith - www.tednasmith.com/shop/ Anke Eissmann - http://anke.edoras-art.de/anke_illustration.html Aronja Art - https://www.instagram.com/aronjaart/ Ivan Cavini - https://www.instagram.com/ivan_cavini/ Sara Morello - https://www.artstation.com/saramorello Matěj Čadil - https://www.etsy.com/people/matejcadil Tulikoura - https://www.deviantart.com/tulikoura Aegeri - https://www.deviantart.com/aegeri Sergio Botero - https://www.artstation.com/sboterod Noe Leyva - https://twitter.com/NoeLeyvArt Clemence Morisseau - https://www.artstation.com/kahirie Edvige Faini - www.edvigefaini.com , www.facebook.com/edvige.faini www.instagram.com/edvige_faini Miriam Ellis - https://www.miriamellis.com Stevce Lazarevski - https://www.artstation.com/artofstevce Álvaro González - https://www.instagram.com/alvarofernag_art TheElvenRings - RalphDamiani TheDwarfLords - RalphDamiani Nazgul - Felix Englund Sauron - wardenlight-studio Sauron - Jerry Vanderstelt The_Shire_A_View_of_Hobbiton_From_The_Hill – Ted Nasmith black-riders-in-the-shire - John Howe summer_in_the_shire - kuliszu evening_in_the_shire - kuliszu Hobbit Farmer - Daniel Dougherty celebrimbor_and_annatar - anotherstranger_me sauron_and_the_one_ring___evil_in_arda - samo_art the-forging - ralphdamiani Celebrimbor - Angus_McBride Celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me The_Forging_of_the_Ring - Alan_Lee wp_celebrimbor_col - Jenny Dolfen The_One_Ring_03 - John_Howe The One Ring2 - Kinko White Sauron - anotherstranger_me Rings of Power collage - ralph-damiani Celebrimbor - YidanYuan annatar_and_celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me Sauron_the_Deceiver - Ralph_Damiani Annatar_the_Giver_of_Gifts - Sara_M._Morello Annatar - Soni_Alcorn-Hender Celebrimbor - MellorianJ The_Bliss_of_Valinor - Jenny_Dolfen Annatar_The_Giver_of_Gifts - Sara_M._Morello The_forging_of_the_Rings - Alan_Lee sketch_of_sauron - mellorianj Sauron - Kinko White celebrimbor_in_the_dungeons - anotherstranger_me sauron_the_deceiver - skullbastard Celebrimbor's_Death - Peter_Xavier_Price Sauron in Second Age - Elrodimus Flash The_Great_Eye - Ralphdamiani Sauron before Ar-Pharazon - Anke Eissmann Dwarf fighting fire - Matthew Stewart Nazgul Bowing Before Sauron - Kip Rasmussen dwarves-of-ered-luin-web - sam-mckinnon tld_intro__dwarves - merlkir Smaug over the Lonely Mountain - Anke Eissmann Mountain realm dwarves - Felix Englund Dwarves - Angus_McBride witch_king - skullbastard numenor-s-legion-of-armenelos - sam-mckinnon the_keeper_of_one_of_the_nine_rings__nazgul - steamey nazgul - anotherstranger_me Witch-King-port - John Howe Witch-King3 - John Howe ringwraith - Jerry Vanderstelt The Nine - nazgul - Kinko White The_Nazgul – Ted Nasmith Nazgul - Dzmitry Yakhouski Hobbiton - Catherine_Chmiel Nazgul near Rivendell - Angus McBride Hobbitish_pony - Catherine_Chmiel sauron army - weta The_Shire_illustration - Šárka_Škorpíková Hobbit portrait - Catherine Karina Chmiel Samwise - Matt_Stewart Sam_Enters_Mordor_Alone - – Ted Nasmith Cirith_Ungol - Lída_Holubová Mount_Doom - Lída_Holubová Sam_s_First_View_of_ Mordor - Darrell_Sweet The_One_Ring_01 - John_Howe Mount_Doom_2 - Alan_Lee I_will_not_say_the_day_is_done - Matt_Stewart Sam_Gamgee - Anna_Kulisz The One Ring - in the land of shadow - Kinko White sam_in_the_garden - tolmancotton Sam and Bill - Elrodimus Flash sam+and+bill-Emily Austin Nazgul and galadriel - Catherine Karina Chmiel Anna_Kulisz_-_Pippin Sam Frodo Gollum - Elrodimus Flash Gollum Frodo Sam - John Howe celebrimbor_and_annatar - anotherstranger_me the_last_king_of_the_grey_moutains__hd - dracarysdrekkar Battle of Eregion – Alan Lee Sauron - Shadow of War

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