<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> When the Elves wearing the rings discerned Sauron's intention, they immediately removed them and hid them . Sauron invaded the West to recover the rings that the Elves had made; much of the West, including Eregion, was destroyed before he was driven back to Mordor . Sauron recovered the Nine and three of the Seven, but not the Three elven rings, which remained hidden . </P> <P> The words inscribed on the One Ring come from the following verse, which describes 20 of the Rings of Power: </P> <P> Three Rings for the Elven - kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf - lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie, One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, One ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie . </P>

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