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Would you suppose that the 3 rings of elves and the 7 of the dwarves is another? Both are holy numbers in Christianity that adds up to the Pythagorean 10. Only they bring out the arrogance of the elves and the greed of the dwarves. The 9 rings bring out the wrath of men. 9 is a holy number in Norse mythology. The first 10 rings Sauron had little to no control of the users but he could watch them through the 1 ring. And it greatly changed the behavior of the Dwarf wearers to the point of near control. With the elves it is a crapshoot if Sauron can change them or not.