When the great gathering of elves, men, wizards and hobbits occurs at the Council of Elrond, the ring of power is placed in the center of the courtyard, so that those discussing its fate can see how dangerous it is. Unfortunately, for such a tiny and somewhat beautiful object, it has immense powers of persuasion and malice, which immediately prompts a fight between everyone in attendance as to how to dispose of it, with people like Boromir suggesting they use the ring in Gondor as a weapon against the enemy, and Gimli striding right up and trying to destroy it with his axe.