'Brynhild, Sigurd and the Rings' Faroe stamp depicting magical rings from Norse mythologyДЄ small number of Viking Age finger rings bearing runic inscriptions of apparently magical significance are known, among them the Kingmoor Ring and the Bramham Moor Ring. In the Zohar, God is thought to own and use a signet ring, or, at least, a signet. The power of a ring is in the divine name with which it is inscribed such rings are used to invoke and command various guardians of heavenly palaces and to gain entrance to those heavens. A story about King Solomon and a ring is found in the Babylonian Talmud, but rings are more fully discussed in Jewish mystical literature. Solomon's magical ring had many properties in legend: making him all-knowing, conferring him with the ability to speak with animals, and bearing the special sigil that sealed genies into bottles. Magic rings are known in medieval Jewish esoteric tradition they are mentioned in the Talmud and Midrash. By the Renaissance era Solomon's ring had been adopted into Western magic, occultism, and alchemy.

In the story of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, Aladdin also summons a second djinn from a finger ring given to him by the Maghrabi Magician. The powers of both magic rings come from the servant djinn who are magically confined in them. For example, magic rings in Persian folktales feature in Arabian Nights, where Judar bin Omar, a fisherman finds the ring of Al-Shamardal, the enchanter and Ma'aruf, the cobbler discovers ShaddГЎd ibn Aad's signet. Traditional medieval Arabic and Hebraic demonology both cultivated the legend of the Ring of Solomon, used to control demons and / or djinn. These magical properties inhibiting egress of the soul may explain 'an ancient Greek maxim, attributed to Pythagoras, which forbade people to wear rings'. A magic ring, therefore, might confer immortality by preventing the soul's departure and thwart the penetration of any harmful magic that might be directed against the wearer. J G Frazer, in his study of magic and superstition in The Golden Bough, has speculated to the effect that rings can serve, in the 'primitive mind', as devices to prevent the soul from leaving the body and to prevent demons from gaining entry. Josephus (8.2) repeats an anecdote of one Eleazar who used a magic ring to exorcise demons in the presence of Vespasian. Magic powers are not generally attributed to rings in ancient Greek legend, although many other magical objects are listed, particularly in the Perseus myth. Earlier accounts of Gyges, however, who was king of Lydia, make no mention of a magic ring. The shepherd Gyges, who found it in a cave, used its power to seduce the queen, kill the king and take his place. Plato, in the second book of The Republic, tells a story about the Ring of Gyges, which conferred invisibility on its wearer. ДЄ Queen takes a magic ring from a fish's mouth.Д®arly stories of magical rings date to classical antiquity. ДЄ finger ring is a convenient choice for a magic item: it is ornamental, distinctive and often unique, a commonly worn item, of a shape that is often endowed with mystical properties (circular), can carry an enchanted stone, and is usually worn on a finger, which can be easily pointed at a target. More often, however, they are featured as forces for good, or as a neutral tool whose value is dependent upon the wearer. Sometimes, magic rings can be cursed, as in the mythical ring that was recovered by Sigurd from the hoard of the dragon Fafnir in Norse mythology or the fictional ring that features in The Lord of the Rings.

Others can grant wishes or spells such as neverending love and happiness. Some magic rings can endow the wearer with a variety of abilities including invisibility and immortality. Magic rings are found in the folklore of every country where rings are worn. It appears frequently in fantasy and fairy tales. In these works, the ring makes the wearer invisible.ДЄ magic ring is a fictional piece of jewelry, usually a finger ring, that is purported to have supernatural properties or powers. The fictional ' One Ring' from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings.

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