<P> The ring had a great effect on the human bearers who held it in the interim . It granted them indefinite life; though the effort of living became more difficult as time went on, for it did not grant new life . If they wore it, it made them invisible, enhanced their hearing, and made the shadowy world of the wraiths visible to them . It exerted a malicious influence; Gandalf mentions that though a bearer might begin with good intentions, the good intentions would not last . The Ring would give its bearer a fraction of Sauron's power, proportionate with the bearer's strength and force of will . Gollum, Bilbo, Sam, and Frodo only became invisible, although when Frodo bound Gollum to his service in The Two Towers, he indicated that he could use the Ring to control Gollum (because the Ring had mastered Gollum long ago). Gandalf and Galadriel, however, recognized that they could use the full power of the Ring, becoming even more powerful than Sauron himself, but they resisted, knowing that in the end, the Ring would corrupt them . Gandalf explained to Frodo that, with great concentration and training, even he could tap into the Ring's power, but probably at the cost of his sanity . </P> <P> The One Ring possessed something of a will of its own . Its only accepted master was Sauron himself, and it would seek to leave any other bearer when it would cause the greatest harm, or when it might return to Sauron . Bilbo warned Frodo of this, and Frodo kept it on a chain so that it would not slip off unnoticed . In the end, Gollum succumbs to the malevolent influence of the ring, defies Frodo, and takes the ring for himself . While dancing with joy over the recovery of the ring, Gollum falls into the Cracks of Doom in Orodruin, where the ring is destroyed . With the destruction of the Ring, Gandalf explains that Sauron is weakened to the point that he will never be able to materialize again . </P> <P> Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film begins with the forging of the Rings of Power and the events of the Last Alliance's war against Sauron, all portrayed in silhouette against a red background . </P> <P> Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring begins with a similar prologue, though longer and more detailed . The three Elven rings are shown being cast using a cuttlebone mold, an ancient primitive casting technique . Additionally, Tolkien illustrators John Howe and Alan Lee, employed as conceptual designers for the films, have cameos as two of the nine human Ring - bearers who become Nazgûl . </P>

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