Blue is the colour for air, actually.
Vilya -
Ring of Air, gold ring with sapphire stone.
Worn by
Elrond. Perhaps the gem is blue because the sky appears blue.
Nenya - Ring of Water,
mithril ring with adamant stone.
Worn by
Galadriel. The gem is white or clear, as water is clear (it naturally has no colour, but we often think of it as blue as it reflects the sky).
Narya -
Ring of Fire, set with a ruby stone.
Eventually worn by
Gandalf. The gem is red because fire can be a reddish colour, and is often associated with the colour red.
While writing my fanfiction about the lives of
Curufin and
Celebrimbor, I discovered some interesting potential connections between
the Silmarils and the Three Rings. One of which is that Elrond, the son of
Eärendil (who carries the Silmaril
in the sky), is
the one who bears the
Ring of Air.
And another is that Galadriel sings a lament in
Quenya by the side of the River, similarly to
Maglor who sings his laments by the side of the Sea after throwing his Silmaril away.
I explained things in more detail in this discussion post:
But the painful flare of Maedhros' spirit crying out burst into his own troubled dream, and he woke up suddenly, knowing someone had screamed even though he only heard it through his sleeping ears. Oh, so that's what it was! Oh my 😶 If you notice what he said, it could equally apply to why he...
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