6 Crazy Lord Of The Rings Theories (And Why They Might Be True)
What about the secret 22nd ring?!
Tolkein’s literary world spans novels, scholarly work, maps, poems, letters, short stories and entire languages. Whole lineages, myths and timelines were crafted in order to bring a world to life as real as our own, however like everything real, there are many untold tales.
Nestled in the beauty of Middle Earth are secrets and mysteries: characters masking shady intentions, stories left unfinished and timelines purposefully skewed. For every eloquent and detailed topic that Tolkein decided to share with us, there was a secret, he purposefully kept the world thriving through our imaginations. That’s what makes his universe the greatest in all of literature and that’s why fans strive to fill in the gaps.
The fan theories regarding Lord of the Rings are wild, but some are so convincing that they seem to fill every gap that Tolkein left for us. Here are some of the very best and most convincing fan theories we’ve seen…
6. Gríma Wormtongue Wears A Ring Of Power Forged By Saruman
Like a small scale version of Sauron’s giving of the rings, some theorise that Saruman created a ring for Wormtongue to bind him.
The evidence comes from a comment made by Saruman in The Lord of the Rings where he refers to himself as a ring-maker. We know that he made a ring for himself but what if he began to forge them for others in order to build up an army of loyal followers?
While Wormtongue might not seem like the most powerful of followers, he was wholly devoted to Saruman and had almost completely managed to poison Theoden’s mind.
It makes sense that Saruman would follow the path of Sauron as well as he could.