The rings of power Star Morfydd Clark has teased how Galadriel and her fellow elves are “taking a huge risk” with the newly created Elven rings.
Speaking to TechRadar ahead of the Prime Video show's return on August 29, Clark, who plays Galadriel, suggested that the first of the titular rings, which were forged in The rings of powerThe finale of 's first season will do more than divide opinion among the main protagonists of the immortal race. In fact, the magical artifacts (Nenya, Nilya and Vilya) could end up doing more harm than good as the increasingly desperate elves search for a way to save themselves.
How so? Well, if Robert Aramayo's Elrond is to be believed, the fact that Sauron, who spent much of the first season posing as the so-called exiled king of the Southlands, Halbrand, helped create them is reason enough. No To use them. If the Great Deceiver has imbued them with some form of dark magic, there is no telling how the ring-bearers might be manipulated by Morgoth’s successor. But, with the light of the Eldar fading in Lindon, Galadriel, Benjamin Walker’s High King Gil-galad, and Ben Daniels’ Cirdan the Shipwright think it’s a risk worth taking.
Will they be rewarded for their bravery? It would be remiss of me to reveal anything to anyone who has not read the book. The Lord of the Rings books or other notable literature by JRR Tolkien, such as the acclaimed author's appendices and legendarium. However, Clark indicates that the elves will be entering uncharted waters when, not if, they decide to use them in The rings of power Season 2.
“They're taking a huge risk with these rings,” Clark told me. “It's some kind of new science and magic and power, and they don't know how it will affect Middle Earth or the elves who wear them. There's a question of bravery or foolhardiness in that decision, and we'll find out which way they go when they take that risk.”
Of course, these aren't the only rings that will be forged in Amazon's high fantasy prequel series. The rings of powerThe Celebrimbor actor received a crash course in ring-making ahead of Season 2's arrival, so it's inevitable that the other 17 rings (seven for the Dwarf Lords, nine for the Kings of Men, and the One Ring itself) will be forged this season. The rings of powerThe second season of 's will lean more towards The Lord of the Rings' lore, I bet all of them were created before the eighth and final episode too.
At the time of writing, the Elven rings are the only ones that have been created in real life and in one of the best fictional universes of Prime Video shows. Since they were created in episode 8 of season 1, neither Clark nor Walker used their rings last time around. Cirdan, meanwhile, was not part of the cast last season, so Daniels wouldn't have had the chance to see his, let alone use it.
However, as the images above reveal, the trio will place their rings on one of their middle fingers, an act that pays homage to The Fellowship of the Ring movie in the most accurate way possible: this season. For Clark, a self-proclaimed The Lord of the Rings Fan, the first day of filming while wearing Galadriel's ring, Nenya, was filled with moments of total exaltation.
“It was an amazing feeling,” Clark enthused. “Plus, it was a day where we had a lot of supporting actors playing beautiful elves around us, and it was wonderful to be there with Robert, Ben and so many others. It was exciting that we were finally getting to those key historical moments, so I was proud. I was beaming all day, and every time the director would say 'we need you to film another take of you putting the ring on,' I'd say 'oh, that's fine, if you insist!'”
Make sure to read my spoiler-free review of The rings of power The first three episodes of season 2 while you're here, before scrolling down to read more of my exclusives with its creators and cast. I'll have more exclusive content for you soon too, so stay with TechRadar over the coming weeks.
