In the world of Lord of the Rings, there are 20 rings of power. Although not all of these rings actually appear in the books, or in Peter Jackson’s film adaptations, they are referred to throughout various Tolkien texts, and revealed to the audience in the form of Galadriel’s prologue, in which she recites the poem of the rings, explaining the 9 for men, the 7 for dwarves, the 3 for elves, and the one for Sauron himself. These rings all met various fates, being swallowed by dragons, returning to Sauron along with their masters, or being kept safe by powerful beings in Middle Earth such as Gandalf, Galadriel, and Elrond.