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Annatar had often visited the Gwaith-i-Mirdain and offered his help. However, Celebrimbor and the smiths had declined this, and as they reached the climax of their craftings, Celebrimbor asked Annatar to leave Eregion.
Celebrimbor said; "Please leave, and do not return till after three years has passed."
Annatar smiled and said; "This suits me fine, I have business elsewhere. This will take longer than three years, but return I will." He bowed and left Eregion heading south.
Ost-in-Edhil was then closed from all outsiders
As he looked back, Annatar could see the smoke from the hot ovens between the treetops of Eregion.
At the same time, Minastir left Lindon. He had made great friendship with Cirdan the shipwright. He set sail for Vinyalonde and intended to rebuild the harbour to it former size.
In his homeland of Mordor, under the lone mountain, Annatar had built Sammath Naur, a construction of the hardest ondo stones that allow those who could stand the heat to get close to the warmest fire in Middle Earth.
He held the last lump of silima in his hand.
To it he said; "You will be stronger and harder of them all. I made the substance of the others so they will always know you as their lord. The Nine you will control with no doubt, the Seven I need to bring closer and the Three I need to change, but I can do that by a short moment with them. Then they will all belong to me; the men, the dwarves and the elves.
Ten years after Annatar convinced Celebrimbor to create is rings and three years after Annatar left Eregion, Celebrimbors work was finished.
He had created the Three Rings.
He said; "These I have created to heal and preserve, not to enhance the strength of the bearer. However in them also lies the control of elements to preserve the nature."
Celebrimbor held up the first ring. It was adorned with the red gem. He stated; "I name you Narya, the Ring of Fire. You shall belong to the Teleri under Queen Celebrian."
He then held up the second ring. It was adorned a white stone: He stated; "I name you Nenya, the Ring of Water. You shall belong to the Vinyar, the most beautiful of all the Eldars. The blood of this people has almost vanished from Middle Earth, but it lives strongest in Queen Galadriel. She shall have this Ring.
Finally, he held up the last Ring. It was adorned with a great blue stone. He stated; "I name you Vilya, the Ring of Air. I will keep you as mine to lead the Noldor.
The elven smiths surrounded Celebrimbor. They all cheered the Rings.
After ten years in Middle Earth, Minastir left Vinyalonde with four ship, two of which he had built in Vinyalonde.
He was received by Cemborn and Ullume in Romenna. Minastir presented one of the ships built in Middle Earth as a present to Ullume.
Ullume though Minastir was making fun and said; "Do you really want a woman as captain on one of our Queens ships?"
Minastir answered; "This is not the Queens ship, it is yours to command, and will you not accept this command, I know where you can hire a captain."
In Eregion Celebrimbor climbed to the top of the trees there. Once he had sat there disappointed, but now his heart was filled with hope. He was carrying Vilya at his finger.
"Show your worth, Ring of Air!" he shouted, and the wind start carrying the pollen of the of trees from Eregion towards the mountains. It was high summer and the wind could carry them all the way over the Misty Mountains, after which they fell on Lorien. They would have been unnoticed to most, but not to Galadriel, who understood from where they came.
She said; "I need to return to Eregion! Celebrimbor is asking for help from Celebrian and me! We promised the Great King to watch Celebrimbor."
Celeborn quickly answered; "No I will not allow this. I will go first, and if I see no hazards in Eregion, I will ask Celebrimbor to send for you again!"
Celebrian said; "How will you go there father. You of all know how dangerous the path over the mountains is and under them you will not go?"
Celeborn answered; "There is another way to the north, a path I took when I first came here. That path I will follow."
