who were the three elves who got rings
Círdan Gil-galad Galadriel
title: Three Rings text: Three Rings In Tolkien's mythology, the Three Rings are magical artifacts forged by the Elves of Eregion. After the One Ring, they are the most powerful of the twenty Rings of Power. The Three Rings were made by Celebrimbor after Sauron, in the guise of "Annatar", had left Eregion. These were free of Sauron's influence, as he did not have a hand in their making. However, they were still forged by Celebrimbor with the arts taught to him by Sauron and thus were still bound to the One Ring. Upon perceiving Sauron's intent, the Elves hid the three from him. title: Three Rings text: was sent to the Elven-king Gil-galad far away in Lindon, where it was later given to Elrond, who bore it through the later years of the Second Age and all of the Third. As Gil-galad was the High King of the Noldor elves at the time of the rings' distribution it was thought that he was best fit to care for the most powerful of the three Elven rings. Three Rings In Tolkien's mythology, the Three Rings are magical artifacts forged by the Elves of Eregion. After the One Ring, they are the most powerful of the twenty Rings of title: Rings of Power text: of the book, these three take their rings, now visible and powerless, over the sea to the Undying Lands. Although the Verse of the Rings describes "Three Rings for the Elven-kings", the only Elven king who actually held a ring was Gil-galad. He held both Vilya and Narya, but entrusted them to Elrond and Círdan before perishing in Mordor. Unlike the other Rings of Power, the One was unadorned. It bore only the inscription of the incantation Sauron spoke when he made it, and even that was invisible unless the ring was heated. Though the other rings could be destroyed title: Curufin text: Curufin In J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, Curufin () is a fictional character, a prince of the Noldor of the race of Elves, the fourth or, in some versions, fifth of the seven sons of Fëanor and Nerdanel. Curufin is the father of Celebrimbor, master jewel-smith of Eregion who forged the three Elven Rings of Power. His name means "Skilled (son of) Finwë" in Quenya. His father-name — the traditional name given by an Elvish father to his offspring — was Curufinwë, which was also Fëanor's original name. This was because Curufin was most like his father both in appearance, title: Dark Years text: him, did so, and forged three mighty rings. Vilya and Narya, which passed to the Elven king Gil-galad, and Nenya which passed to the Elven lady Galadriel. Seven Rings were also made for the Dwarves, while Nine were made for Men. The Rings gave power to the bearers, but were, in secret, designed to enslave the Bearer to a Master Ring: the One Ring which Sauron himself forged in the fires of Orodruin, the Mount Doom. Men were indeed enslaved, but the Elves sensed the danger and took off their Rings. A great war ensued for the freedom of Middle-earth.