Sauron divvies up the 16 Rings of Energy that he captures from Celebrimbor and Firm, famously giving 9 to Mortal Males and 7 to Dwarf-lords. The Males are the best for him to manage together with his will — a lot in order that they continue to be his servants even after he loses the One Ring. “The Silmarillion” summarizes that Males had been simple to ensnare, and people who wield the 9 Rings grew to become mighty and immortal. It says, “they obtained glory and nice wealth, but it turned to their undoing,” including a bit later that one after the other, “they fell underneath the thraldom of the ring that they bore and underneath the domination of the One, which was Sauron’s.” Proper earlier than this, the textual content explains that “the Dwarves certainly proved robust and laborious to tame,” including that “they used their rings just for the getting of wealth; however wrath and an over-mastering greed of gold had been kindled of their hearts.” It additionally stories, “It’s mentioned that the muse of every of the Seven Hoards of the Dwarf-kings of outdated was a golden ring.”
The Elven rings are the place issues take a flip for the higher. Their masters are stronger than anticipated, and so they handle to get their rings off and conceal them earlier than Sauron assaults and captures the remainder. They hold their Rings hidden, and on the Council of Elrond within the e book “The Fellowship of the Ring,” Elrond summarizes their standing. He says that the Three are nonetheless at work. (At that time they’re being worn secretly whereas Sauron has misplaced his One Ring.) He provides, “Those that made them didn’t need energy or domination or hoarded wealth, however understanding, making, and therapeutic, to protect all issues unstained.”