It also makes for a great tale of tragedy in the span of LOTR because Frodo is gradually affected by the Ring's power.Īs Gandalf explains, the Dwarfs had dug so deep in the mines of Moria that by the year 1980 of the Third Age (1,020 years prior to Bilbo's 111th birthday at the start of the movie), they awoke the Balrog, who decimated their numbers. He talks Gandalf into letting Frodo bear the One Ring to Mount Doom, since men cannot be trusted. Elrond (another ring-bearer) may also see it but is not as compassionate as Galadriel. Galadriel, queen of the people of Lothlórien and keeper of one of the three Elven Rings, foresees this. Frodo knows, possibly before entering upon the quest, that it will mean his "doom", if not actual death, then the loss of the life he knows and loves. Frodo was a virtuous individual and possessed an inner strength recognized by both Elrond and Gandalf, making him the perfect ring-bearer. He realized that he was fated to be Ring-bearer. The Council would never trust anyone else, and he was the only person who was not in a position to "use" the Ring. Then looking at the Council arguing he knew that he was the only person who could take the ring to Mount Doom and destroy it. He realised how evil the Ring really was and how much Sauron wanted it. It is said that, although Sauron couldn't bend the dwarves to his will, he was able to make them greedier and prone to bad decisions (such as trying to resettle Moria) and hoarding the great treasures beneath Erebor instead of sharing them with the other races of Middle Earth, a concept that's explored more fully in Jackson's Hobbit series. He managed to acquire three of the Seven Dwarven Rings through war, trickery and theft, and the other four were consumed by dragonfire. They would have become corrupted by Sauron, but they ended up being too stubborn, and Sauron couldn't take control of them.
They weren't enslaved by Sauron because he wasn't directly involved in their creation in addition, they stopped using their Rings when they realized Sauron was evil and kept them hidden so he couldn't find them. Galadriel possessed the Ring of Adamant, Nenya. The Ring of Air, Vilya, was originally given to Gil-galad, who later gave it to Elrond. Círdan in turn received it from Gil-galad. Gandalf got the Ring of Fire, Narya, from Círdan, an Elven lord who lives in the Grey Havens. Galadriel, Elrond ( Hugo Weaving) and Gandalf each possess one of the Three Rings of the Elves. They do not appear to wear the Rings any more reference is made to them being in Sauron's possession and no attempt is made to retrieve the Witch-King's Ring after his death. The nine kings who were given the Nine Rings of Mortal Men were gradually suborned by them, fading into the shadow world and becoming the Black Riders, or Nazgul (also called Ring Wraiths). They also saw that Men had been rising in power for a while, and realised the Dominion of Men was about to start to take their (the Elves') place as the dominating race in Middle-earth.
They are not leaving because of Sauron's presence, but simply because they feel the call of the 'afterlife' that summons them.
What Elrond is referring to in the scene is the fact that the Elves are starting to leave for Valinor en masse at that point. Most of this isn't clearly explained in the movies (neither the theatrical cut nor the extended editions), but it is explained in Tolkien's books. If an Elf ignored the sea-longing and remained in Middle-earth, they would eventually fade (their spirit would consume their physical body), and be commanded by the Valar to go to Valinor. This desire to go there is known as the 'sea-longing'. Valinor is the realm where the Valar (gods, if you put it simply) reside, far into the ocean in the West. Elves live very long lives, but eventually all Elves will feel start to feel weary and burdened from the troubles of the world, filling them with a strong desire to go to Valinor. The Elves' spirits are bound to Arda (the world) to forever remain, even after their physical bodies perish.
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