Ring-bearer was 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 the ships leaving from the Grey Havens.[citation needed]
List of Ring-bearers
One-Ring Bearers
- The One Ring (see also the list of the One Ring-bearers by date)
- Sauron (creator)
- Isildur
- Déagol
- Sméagol, later known as Gollum
- Bilbo Baggins
- Gandalf
- Frodo Baggins
- Samwise Gamgee
- 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 Ring-bearers
- The Three Rings
- The Nine Rings
- The Witch-king of Angmar
- Khamûl
- Seven unnamed Ringwraiths
- The Seven Rings
- Celebrimbor
- Durin III
- 10 Kings, one after the other of Durin's folk
- Thrór
- Thráin II
- Six other dwarf-lords
- Dragons (they took 4 rings)
- Sauron
Translations around the World
Foreign Language | Translated name |
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Afrikaans | Ring ampsdraer |
Albanian | Bartësi i unazës |
Arabic | حامل الحلبة |
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 | Κομιστής δαχτυλιδιών |
Gujarati | રીંગ બેરર |
Hebrew | נושא טבעת |
Hindi | अंगूठी धारक |
Hungarian | Gyűrűviselő |
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 | Inel purtător |
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 |