One True Ring

Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky,
Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,
Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,
One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne
In the land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them,
One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them
In the land of Mordor where the Shadows lie.
-The Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien

I have found it. Well, we found it--Jess and me--while in Ireland. That's right--the One True Ring.

It's rather a big coincidence, as well, since I am in the middle of reading the Lord of the Rings series in French. So basically, I am in a huge LOTR kick at the moment--reciting the poems at all hours--both the one above and the 'all that is gold does not glitter' one.

So--back to the subject at hand. As I mentioned, we found this ring during our trip to Ireland. We went this past weekend and stayed for three days. During that time, we took a walking tour of 'Viking' Dublin, went on a Ghost Bus Tour of Dublin, and walked everywhere imaginable.

But it's not my job to describe the trip in full--you'll have to see Jess's blog for that (when she actually posts). I was given the task of describing the Ring--we played paper, rock, scissors to decide topics so that our posts wouldn't be redundant. I won.

The Ring is exactly how it is described in the book--perfectly round and gold in color. It even has the 'elvish' inscription identfying it as the One True Ring.

Never mind that said ring was found (and bought) in a tourist shop in Dublin. Never mind that it only cost four euros. Never mind that there were at least thirty such rings on display in the little shop. Despite it all, our ring--that is to say, the ring that we chose from the display--is truly the One True Ring.

Needless to say, after exams are over, we will probably be paying a little trip to the Cracks of Doom; I'm sure we can fit it in in between our summer jobs and returning to college.

Of course, we are still in need of a guide; anyone know how we can get in touch with Aragorn?