Keepers of the Three Rings

The Keepers of the Three Rings, or Three Keepers, included Gandalf, Galadriel, Elrond (and formerly Círdan and Gil-galad). They were the bearers of the three Elvish Rings of Power.
== History ==
The three Elven rings had been crafted independently of Sauron by the Elf smith Celebrimbor; they were, however, crafted using skills taught by the Dark Lord, subjecting them to the power of the One Ring whilst it remained in Sauron's possession. In the One Ring's absence, after Sauron's first defeat, these rings were wielded by the Elves for purposes of good.
The three rings were Vilya, Nenya, and Narya. The rings Vilya and Narya went to Elven High King Gil-galad of Lindon, who entrusted Vilya to Elrond and Narya to Círdan, Elven lords of Rivendell and Mithlond, respectively. These rings were kept by Elrond and Círdan following the death of Gil-galad. Following the arrival of the Istari in Middle-earth, Círdan, recognising Gandalf as the wisest of the five and also as a Maia, passed Narya on to him. Nenya was originally given to Galadriel, Lady of Lothlórien and mother of Elrond's wife Celebrían, and forever remained with her.
The three rings lost their powers following the destruction of the One Ring in TA 3019, and passed across the Sea with their bearers at the end of the Third Age.
In some alternate accounts, Círdan was the bearer of Narya from the beginning, with Gil-galad only possessing Vilya.
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Bewaarders van die Drie Ringe
Amharic 	የሶስት ቀለበቶች ጠባቂዎች
Arabic 	حراس الحلقات الثلاث
Armenian 	Երեք օղակների պահապանները
Assamese 	তিনিটা আঙঠিৰ ৰক্ষক
Azerbaijani 	Üç Üzükün gözətçiləri
Basque 	Hiru Eraztunen zaindariak
Belarusian Cyrillic	Захавальнікі Трох кольцаў
Bengali 	তিনটি আংটির রক্ষক
Bosnian 	Čuvari Tri prstena
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Пазителите на Трите Пръстена
Catalan 	Guardians dels Tres Anells
Chinese 	三环守护者
Croatian 	Čuvari Triju prstenova
Czech 	Strážci Tří prstenů
Danish 	Vogtere af de Tre Ringe
Dari 	نگهبانان سه حلقه
Dutch 	Bewaarders van de Drie Ringen
Esperanto 	Gardantoj de la Tri Ringoj
Estonian 	Kolme Sõrmuse hoidjad
Finnish 	Kolmen Sormuksen pitäjät
French 	Gardiens des Trois Anneaux
Galician 	Gardeiros dos Tres Aneis
Georgian 	სამი რგოლის მცველები
German 	Wächter der Drei Ringe
Gujarati 	ત્રણ રિંગ્સના રક્ષકો
Hebrew 	(The Keepers of the Three Rings) שומרי שלוש הטבעות
Hindi 	तीन अंगूठियों के रखवाले
Hungarian 	A Három Gyűrű őrzői
Icelandic 	Umsjónarmenn hringanna þriggja
Indonesian 	Penjaga Tiga cincin
Irish Gaelic 	Coimeádaithe na Dtrí Fáinní
Italian 	Custodi dei Tre Anelli
Japanese 	三つの指輪の守護者
Kannada 	ಮೂರು ಉಂಗುರಗಳ ಕೀಪರ್ಗಳು
Kazakh 	Үш Сақинаның сақшылары (Cyrillic) Üş Saqïnanıñ saqşıları (Latin)
Korean 	세 개의 고리를 지키는 자
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Үч Шакектин сакчылары
Latin 	Custodes trium annulorum
Latvian 	Trīs Gredzenu glabātāji
Lithuanian 	Trijų Žiedų laikytojai
Macedonian Cyrillic	Чувари на Трите Прстени
Malayalam 	മൂന്ന് വളയങ്ങളുടെ സൂക്ഷിപ്പുകാർ
Maltese 	Kustodji tat-Tliet Ċrieki
Marathi 	तीन रिंग्जचे रक्षक
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Гурван бөгжний хамгаалагчид
Nepalese 	तीन घण्टीका रक्षकहरू
Norwegian 	Voktere av de Tre Ringene
Persian 	نگهبانان سه حلقه
Polish 	Strażnicy Trzech pierścieni
Portuguese 	Guardiões dos Três Anéis
Punjabi 	ਤਿੰਨ ਰਿੰਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਰੱਖਿਅਕ
Romanian 	Păstrătorii celor Trei Inele
Russian 	Хранители Tрех колец
Scottish Gaelic 	Luchd-gleidhidh nan trì fàinneachan
Serbian 	Чувари Три прстена (Cyrillic) Čuvari Tri prstena (Latin)
Slovak 	Strážcovia Troch prsteňov
Slovenian 	Varuhi Treh prstanov
Spanish 	Guardianes de los Tres Anillos
Swahili 	Walinzi wa Pete Tatu
Swedish 	Väktare av de tre ringarna
Tajik Cyrillic 	Нигоҳбонони се ҳалқа
Tamil 	மூன்று வளையங்களின் காவலர்கள்
Tatar 	Өч боҗраны саклаучылар
Telugu 	మూడు రింగుల కీపర్లు
Thai 	ผู้รักษาวงแหวนทั้งสาม
Turkish 	Üç Yüzüğün bekçileri
Turkmen 	Üç Halkany saklaýjylar
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Хранителі Трьох кілець
Urdu 	تین انگوٹھیوں کے رکھوالے
Uzbek 	Учта Ҳалқанинг қўриқчилари (Cyrillic) Uchta Halqaning qo'riqchilari (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Người giữ Tam nhẫn
Welsh 	Ceidwaid y Tair Modrwy
Yiddish 	שומרים פון די דריי רינגען
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