He acknowledges that sometimes the heroes do “step forth” who are worthy, but Celebrimbor thinks he is alluding to the men who will claim the rings, when the audience can tell Sauron really means ...
Annatar follows him outside, and tells him he sought him out because he has long wanted to craft objects of great power. Celebrimbor tells him he can't forge more rings without mithril, and ...
Annatar desires an additional nine rings, after the ones already forged for Elves and the Dwarves. These nine rings, he says, will go to men – but Celebrimbor isn't happy about that, believing men to ...