The Rings Of Power’s Next Season Will Be An Origin Story For LOTR’s Scariest Villains

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Season 3 of The Rings of Power will focus on revealing the origins of the most frightening villains from The Lord of the Rings. While Sauron is the main villain in the original story, and the show has already started exploring how he created the Rings of Power and the One Ring, he isn’t the only threat. The series will also delve into Sauron’s predecessors and the other terrifying creatures born from his evil that directly opposed Frodo and his companions.

The first two seasons of Rings of Power have shown how Sauron gained power, starting as a servant of the evil Morgoth and eventually aiming to reshape Middle-earth in his own image. His plan revolves around forging the Rings of Power and using them – along with his ultimate One Ring – to control the leaders of Middle-earth. In season 2, Sauron cleverly tricked the elf smith Celebrimbor into crafting the Seven Rings for the Dwarves and the Nine Rings for Men.

Sauron managed to give out the Seven Rings, but he still held onto the Nine when he abandoned Eregion. As season 3 of Rings of Power begins, Sauron will be focused on finding the right people to wear the Nine Rings. By controlling these individuals, he’ll strengthen his grip on Middle-earth, and they will ultimately become his terrifying Nazgûl soldiers.

The Rings Of Power Season 3 Is Set To Show Sauron Creating The Nazgûl

In The Lord of the Rings, the Nazgûl, also known as Ringwraiths, were the most immediate danger to Frodo at the beginning of his quest. While Sauron was the main villain, he stayed mostly hidden, and it was the terrifying, screaming wraiths who consistently frightened both the characters in the story and audiences over the years. The third season of Rings of Power will show how Sauron chose the nine men who would become the Nazgûl, giving viewers Prime Video’s take on their transformation into these frightening figures.

In Tolkien’s stories, the Nazgûl are terrifying beings whose greatest strength is inspiring fear. What makes them especially unsettling is that they were once ordinary men, corrupted by Sauron. It will be exciting to see how the show portrays the Nine Men enjoying their newfound power, and then suffering as that power twists and torments them. The show, Rings of Power, will need to find a unique way to tell this story, as this part of their history hasn’t been explored much before.

Lord Of The Rings’ Canon Reveals Very Little About The Nazgûl

The TV series Rings of Power is known for changing details from the original story, and its handling of the Nazgûl is likely to continue this trend. Tolkien intentionally kept the origins of the Ringwraiths mysterious, even suggesting they had lost their own memories. We know at least three were Númenóreans – including the Witch-king – and one was an Easterling. Most scholars believe the other five were kings from ancient, lost kingdoms of Middle-earth.

The third season of The Rings of Power will likely show us which important people of Númenor receive some of Sauron’s Rings. The show has already hinted at several possibilities, including Kemen, the son of Pharazôn, and Eärien, Elendil’s daughter, both of whom have royal connections. It’s still a mystery, though, how they’ll be corrupted by the Rings.

According to Tolkien’s stories, the process of becoming a wraith was gradual, potentially taking hundreds of years for the Nine to lose their bodies and memories. However, the TV series Rings of Power is moving at a faster pace, so we can expect to see this transformation happen more quickly. It’s hard to say if fans will like the show’s take on how the Nazgûl originated, and it probably won’t be considered official lore. Still, Rings of Power‘s version of the Ringwraiths’ beginnings could be an interesting and fun story to watch.

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2026-03-10 22:14