The Lord Of The Rings: 10 Most Powerful Items In Middle Earth

At first glance these green cloaks, gifted to the fellowship by the Lady Galadriel, are nothing more than something warm for the heroes to wrap themselves up in at night, or something to dramatically whip behind them in the wind. Not no, they are far more than just matching outfits for the fellowship to show off.

While it won't protect the wearer from swords or arrows, it will protect them from unfriendly eyes.

Yes, sounds lame, but the Lorien cloaks proved invaluable to Frodo and Sam as they approach the Black Gate during the Two Towers. There upon the dark lord's doorstep, surrounded by enemies, the hobbits were able to pass undetected due to the camouflaging properties of the attire.

Not only did the cloaks perfectly disguise the hobbits as merely another rock on the mountainside, but they enabled them to pass unnoticed right under Sauron's eye. And as that Sauron is essentially an angry lighthouse, who's one thing is that he can basically see all things, hiding in plain sight, on his doorstep of all places, well, that just goes to prove how powerful the Lorien cloaks are.