There are 20 Rings of Power in The Lord of the Rings lore: 19 lesser Rings plus the One Ring.

Core breakdown

  • 3 Rings for the Elves (the Three Elven Rings).
  • 7 Rings for the Dwarves.
  • 9 Rings for Mortal Men.
  • 1 One Ring, forged by Sauron to rule the others.

So when people ask “how many rings were there in Lord of the Rings?”, the precise answer in canon is: twenty Rings of Power in total.

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