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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 The Elven Rings - Ralph Damiani The Dwarf Lords - Ralph Damiani Nazgul - Felix Englund Sauron - WETA 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 - Sara Morello the forging - Ralph Damiani Celebrimbor - Angus McBride Celebrimbor - anotherstranger_me The Forging of the Ring - Alan Lee celebrimbor - Jenny Dolfen The One Ring - John Howe The One Ring - 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 - skullb*st*rd Celebrimbor's Death - Peter Xavier Price Sauron in Second Age - Elrodimus Flash The Great Eye - Ralph Damiani Sauron before Ar-Pharazon - Anke Eissmann Dwarf fighting fire - Matthew Stewart Nazgul Bowing Before Sauron - Kip Rasmussen dwarves of ered luin - Sam Mckinnon dwarves - merlkir Smaug over the Lonely Mountain - Anke Eissmann Mountain realm dwarves - Felix Englund Dwarves - Angus McBride witch king - skullb*st*rd numenor's legion of armenelos - Sam Mckinnon the keeper of one of the nine_rings, nazgul - steamey nazgul - anotherstranger_me Witch King - John Howe Witch-King - 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 - John Howe Mount Doom - 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 - Tolman Cotton 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 - dracarysdrekkar Battle of Eregion – Alan Lee Sauron - Shadow of War #lordoftherings #hobbits #tolkien