The Rings of Power star Robert Aramayo talks about his character Elrond receiving Vilya, the Elven ring of power, in the upcoming series.

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will explore how Elrond receives his Elven ring of power. Set in the expansive fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien, The Rings of Power series will depict the events of the Second Age of Middle-earth, thousands of years before Frodo and the Fellowship set out to Mount Doom to destroy Sauron’s One Ring. With the highly anticipated season 1 due to hit Prime Video on September 2, the series will introduce audiences to a host of original characters, as well draw deeply on Tolkien lore to bring some of the author’s famous figures to life on screen for the first time. For fans of the Peter Jackson films, it will also feature younger versions of some more familiar names, such as Elrond and Galadriel.

In The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies directed by Jackson, Elrond, the Lord of Rivendell, was played by Australian actor Hugo Weaving. In January 2020, Amazon cast Game of Thrones alum Robert Aramayo as a young hero reportedly known as Beldor, replacing Will Poulter, who departed the series in favor of working on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. It would later be revealed that Aramayo was, in fact, playing a younger version of Elrond, herald for the Elven King Gil-galad.

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In original Tolkien lore, Elrond would go on to become the bearer of Vilya, the Ring of Air, one of the three Elven rings of power crafted by the Elven smith Celebrimbor. In a recent interview with Looper, Aramayo talks about his character receiving one of the infamous rings, and what it might mean for the show. Admitting that Elrond “doesn't get that ring straight away,” he suggests he is curious to explore how his character feels about it. Check out his comments below:

Yes, in the future, I suppose, but what's so interesting about the Rings of Power is they channel what's already inside of you. That extends to magic or that idea of magic, that idea of the machine that Mr. Tolkien talked about so much. For the elves, the rings are the machine, and I wonder how he feels about it. He doesn't get that ring straight away. It's another one of those interesting moments, an interesting question that hopefully the show will answer of why he doesn't or when he does. That's all for the future, hopefully.

As the very name of the show suggests, the forging of the great rings and the nefarious machinations of Sauron will undoubtedly play a major role in Amazon’s upcoming foray into Tolkien’s world. While fans of the Peter Jackson films will be passingly familiar with the other rings bound by Sauron’s One Ring, there is a great deal of Tolkien lore surrounding the other rings which will provide rich material for the series to mine. Seeing Elrond receive his own ring, and the impact it will have on his character, will be a major draw for the many devoted fans of Tolkien’s works.

From Aramayo’s comments, however, it would seem that fans should not expect his character to receive Vilya early on in the series. With the three Elven rings the last rings of power to be forged (aside from Sauron’s own), season 1 may even give far greater emphasis to the seven dwarven and nine human rings, and the impacts those had on their bearers. Exactly how and when the great rings will make their debut remains to be seen, but thankfully fans will not have too much to wait for Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power to make its streaming debut.

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