Kate Neville
Well-Known Member
Listening to the discussion on how Frodo wears the ring sent me to the internet, where I found this from a jewelry design site:
A ring on the index finger may demonstrate the longing for power, depending on where the wearer placed it. It has associations with Jupiter, which symbolizes leadership, authority, and power.
...Perhaps this is the reason as well for kings and queens wearing their rings on their index fingers, which they extend for visitors to kiss. As a ring on this finger denotes power, it is also where prominent families centuries past display their crests and signets.
There was some stuff about yin/yang right/left symbolism, which I doubt JRRT would have known or cared about, but the idea of putting the ring on the right index finger at Mount Doom really does line up with the idea of taking rulership.
A ring on the index finger may demonstrate the longing for power, depending on where the wearer placed it. It has associations with Jupiter, which symbolizes leadership, authority, and power.
...Perhaps this is the reason as well for kings and queens wearing their rings on their index fingers, which they extend for visitors to kiss. As a ring on this finger denotes power, it is also where prominent families centuries past display their crests and signets.
There was some stuff about yin/yang right/left symbolism, which I doubt JRRT would have known or cared about, but the idea of putting the ring on the right index finger at Mount Doom really does line up with the idea of taking rulership.