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Full spoilers follow forThe Lord of the RingsandThe Rings of Powerseason 2’s first four episodes.

Speaking exclusively to TechRadar ahead ofThe Rings of Powerseason 2’s launch on August 29, co-creators J.D.

King During holding his ring in his right hand in The Rings of Power season 2

The rings for men and elves, including King Durin’s (pictured), differ from the elves' ones in some notable ways

Payne and Patrick McKay opened up on how the newly created rings will differ from their elven counterparts.

In short: they didn’t.

Sounds ominous but why are the dwarves and men more vulnerable to Sauron’s machinations via the titular rings?

Celebrimbor shows Mirdania how to craft something in The Rings of Power season 2

Celebrimbor and Mirdania (pictured) help Sauron, disguised as Annatar, to craft more rings in season 2

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A screenshot of the three elven rings on Gil-galad, Cirdan, and Galadriel’s middle fingers in The Rings of Power season 2

The elven rings weren’t forged by Sauron’s hand in season 1, hence their resistance to his overtures

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