So, anyone who’s heard of Lord of the Rings has heard of the One Ring/Sauron’s Ring.
Sauron’s Ring. My precious…
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Anyways, a fun fact: the Ring is likely based on Anduinvarat, a ring described in Scandinavian mythology to be a cursed ring, said to bring great wealth to the bearer, but always at a price.
The mischevious frost giant Loki gave the ring to the father of a family as payment for accidentally killing their son. However, one of the other sons killed the father, stealing the ring and fleeing to a distant land, where he amassed a great hoard of gold and turned into a dragon.
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