The 💎Silmarils: A precursor to the One ring?

[Gothmog]

Aside from the elven-made rings and the One Ring, who made the other rings and why?

Barley

From Fellowship of the Ring: The Shadow of the past

'In Eregion long ago many Elven-rings were made, magic rings as you call them, and they were, of course, of various kinds: some more potent and some less. The lesser rings were only essays in the craft before it was full-grown, and to the Elven-smiths they were but trifles - yet still to my mind dangerous for mortals. But the Great Rings, the Rings of Power, they were perilous.

According to Gandalf it would seem that there were nineteen "Great Rings" made by the Elves but many other "lesser" rings. So I would say that all the rings except the One were made by the Elves of Erigion. The lesser rings were the ones made while they were learning the lore that Sauron taught. What powers these had and what happened to them we are not told.

 

[Greenwood]

I don't think he put them in his crown so he could woo the ladies. More as a symbol of power and triumph. Would you not agree?

I agree. Though the image of Morgoth "wooing the ladies" did give me a chuckle.

I may have misread Thorondor's statement which in its entirety seem to be saying that Morgoth did not wear the Silmarils, as opposed to questioning why he wore them.

 

[Alatar]

one more that they resemble each other, both were made for good, but from them great evil was wraught.
The both contain, iner power.
They were lost to the elves by the interference of a dark lord.
great wars were faught over them.
After the war their power was lost or they were lost.
However, the silmarils hurt melkor, he could not control them.

and if you dig deep down, if Finwe had trip over when he awoke, and drowned in cuniven, they would not have been made...i think.

 

[Thorondor_]

Hm, when were the elven rings lost? And they didn't have a power of their own, they were strictly related to Sauron's One Ring. Do you know of any war fought over the elven rings?

[And at least one Silmaril wasn't lost...]

 

[Alatar]

I said there power was lost. They had power of there own before the one was made but when it ensnared them the became bound to it.
The war of the elves and sauron, faught in the second age ended when the host of numenor destroied the host of sauron, though thw war was won eregoin was destroeid and the rings lost, save the three and durins ring.
Well i ment lost as in not with the elves but i understand what you mean and standcorrected.