So let's try to work out who are the characters in the Rings of Power character posters. In looking at all 22 posters, it became apparent this is the cast, not just Ring Bearers. The Rings, a total twenty, went to Elves, Dwarves, and Men. Of course, with just hands shown (or hidden), it is difficult to determine identities, but here’s some guesses. Most of my knowledge comes from The Silmarillion especially the section, “Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age.” There are names revealed for the characters played by actors; Robert Aramayo plays Beldor (Conehead?), probably one of the Men, Morfydd Clark (Galadriel), Markella Kavenagh stars as Tyra (Banks?), Joseph Mawle (Oren), the name seems Dwarvish, and Trevyn, a new character, is portrayed by Simon Merrells. Basically, these are characters we haven't seen before except Galadriel.
The first one has hands folded over each other, gold-flecked, a copper-red beard, a Dwarf. He has his hands on a hammer, three rings, with a red beard like Gimli and his father Gloin (seen in The Hobbit films), who was in the Blue Mountains. He may be in the Broadbeam or Firebeard clan. The next poster, hands folded across each other, gold bracelets, and long, white beard. His hands are also stained with gold symbolizing the greed of the Dwarf-lords. I'm thinking this is Durin, the name went to five of his descendants. The person holding a sword, a Man, without a ring, a knight of Gondor? The Man with gold robe, I also sense a Man, one of the Nazghul. He has several gold rings, he has a ring of yellow gemstone, a citrine?
The one holding the scepter, the robe looks like an Elf, checked the Three Rings, probably not an Elf. A Man?, the scepter has a city at the tip, Armenelos of Numenor or another city? If so he becomes Nazghul. Red robe with scroll, this reads to me Elrond, no ring seen. The Man holding an arrow, he wears a silver ring on his thumb, it makes me think he is Khamul the Easterling who becomes the Witch King’s lieutenant, played by Alex Tarrant? A woman holding a hand scythe with a gold belt, blue dress and green robe. The image makes me think Galadriel, probaby Morfydd Clark? A royal person with a farmer’s tool? Still, there is no Ring seen. I’m fascinated with this character. The one with the wicked, broken sword, ring not seen, has to be a Man. This may be the Witch King, that sword is nasty, and he may have killed the former owner to take his Ring.
The horse-headed staff, has to be Man of Rohan, no ring. This maybe the king, Eorl the Young, first king of Rohan. The woman holding acorns, no Ring, interesting, a farmer? This could be Goldberry, the wife of Tom Bombadil, with the green top. I’m actually suspecting a woman in a later picture. Tom Bombadil was a powerful figure in the Fellowship of the Rings novel. This was left out of the film, but he saved Frodo and the Hobbits from the Barrow-wrights outside of the Shire. He was depicted in the Lord of the Rings The Card Game as “Tom Bombadil - The Master” played by Sergei Parshin. “Goldberry - River-Daughter” was also seen in trading card game form portrayed by Regina Lialekite. We do see commoners mixed with royalty in these posters.
The hands holding a staff, I'm instantly going to a Man, but it could be one of the Wizards. It could be he is Radagast the Brown. No ring on finger, there were five of them, we only saw three. There are two Blue Wizards, Alatar and Pallando. They went to the east, they took on Sauron, but is unknown what happened to them. A woman's hand holding berries, no Ring seen, the image makes me think Goldberry. Black hands holding a scroll, this may be a scholar of Minas Tirith, I'm guessing this is the actor Lenny Henry. A woman holding her pregnant belly, could she be an Easterling, the wife of Khamul? This could be actress Nazanin Boniadi? The one Ring Bearer holding a rope, for some reason this makes me think a noble Dwarf, he has an iron ring, if a Man, he could be a Nazghul.
Beautiful, woman hands holding a white flower, this must be a flower from the White Tree of Gondor that we saw in Return of the King (2003). I suspect the character, the wife of Isildur?, is played by Cynthia Addai-Robinson, she wears a ring maybe a Ring of Power? The woman in a red dress holding a book, a fellow scholar in Minas Tirith? The two rings holding a gold belt and robe, he has a ring with an emerald and another ring with a black stone, black onyx ? I’m thinking a noble Man and definitely a Nazghul, the closeup of rings and detailed costume is nice. A woman holding her hands over a light green dress, I'm not certain, but great detail on the photo. The Man, I’m suspecting with the simplicity of the armor, holding a sword with sun symbol and gold armor, another Ring Bearer with a simple, gold band, maybe Isildur?
The hands holding an apple, snap!, Tom Bombadil. Lastly, the spiked gauntlet with the sword, most likely Sauron, remember that Sauron takes a fair form, known as Annatar, the Lord of Gifts when he begins forging the Rings. I’m also hyped by Benjamin Walker in the cast, he was the one to look out for since Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Slayer (2012). It is fascinating to see the diversity of royalty, warriors, scholars, and common folk. These are all guesses, they may be ordinary rings, or different characters. This will expand on the Lord of the Rings lore since most of the Second Age stories are not told. I’m excited at the possiblities of this cast from the posters alone! We will have to see on September 2nd on Amazon Prime!
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