The Norse Myth of The Cursed Ring That Inspired THE LORD OF THE RINGS — GeekTyrant

TED Ed has released a fascinating video that tells us the Norse myth story of the cursed ring that inspired the One Ring in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. This was actually something that I was not familiar with until now and it’s pretty freakin’ cool!

The dwarves were master craftspeople. One dwarf, Andvari, forged marvelous creations. He often took the form of a fish and, one day, he swam to the land of the water nymphs, who guarded mounds of gold. When the nymphs laughed at his appearance, Andvari grew infuriated and seized their gold. With it, he crafted himself a special ring. Iseult Gillespie shares the Norse myth of the cursed ring.

Lesson comes from Iseult Gillespie and it was directed by BASA.