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Warning: This article contains spoilers forThe Rings of Power season 2 episodes 1-3.

The second season of The Rings of Power brings in some major literary players from J.R.R.

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He turns to Cirdan, a trusted Elven elder and shipwright.

For his fealty, he is given one of the rings: Narya.

Who is Cirdan in the books?

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While he wasn’t prominent in Peter Jackson’s trilogy, Cirdan is a familiar figure in J.R.R.

It’s also here that in the Third Age he first encounters Gandalf.

The wizard arrives with theIstarito help inspire the people of Middle-earth in their fight against Sauron.

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To aid him on his mission, Cirdan surrenders his ring to him.

After all, his fateful choice to keep the rings will likely have major consequences.

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