December 13, 2002

About the Ring's Power
Eriol

The Ring had an effect on other people's wills, and its wielder would soon bend others to his own will if he was strong enough. But regarding the specific influence of the Ring on the other Rings, it is said (I think in the essay 'On The Third Age and the Rings of Power'in the Silmarillion)that when Sauron when first put It on his finger, he could perceive the thoughts of the other ring-bearers and control everything done with the help of the Rings. Quoted from memory, hope that helps.