The Rings of Energy star Charles Edwards has revealed how a five-hour crash course in ring-making confirmed he was enjoying the character in the precise approach.
Talking to TechRadar forward of The Rings of Energy season 2’s launch on Prime Video, Edwards confirmed that he devoted an intense afternoon to studying about metallurgy and jewellery fabrication to additional faucet into his character.
That tutorial, led by Kristie Rickwood, gave Edwards a larger sense of appreciation not just for the “intricate” and “detailed” work that goes into crafting rings and different bejeweled trinkets but in addition the “forensic” method with which his Lord of the Rings character operates. In any case, because the fabled however flawed elven smith who crafts all 17 of the titular rings – 13 of which he forges alongside Sauron in his Annatar disguise – Celebrimbor performs an integral position within the Second Age and Center-earth’s complete historical past.
“It helped me enormously,” Edwards admitted once I requested him how his ring-making expertise impacted how he tackled Celebrimbor within the Amazon high-fantasy present’s sophomore season. “And I am so happy I did it as a result of what it confirmed me was how – I imply, I at all times had this imaginative and prescient of the character anyway, that he wasn’t a hunk with a hammer, however as an alternative way more forensic and detailed.
“I’ve at all times seen him as type of a jeweler who spends numerous time leaning or being hunched over a workbench. So, once I had this lesson, that is precisely what it was like, and it highlighted to me how intricate and delicate all this work is. Kristie got here in with all of the instruments that she thought would have been applicable for our world [and some] very historic strategies of observe, and I actually loved it. It shaped me enormously. I type of felt that it confirmed that that is how I needed to play him or needed him to be like and, sure, that is precisely how he would have labored, so I used to be pleased with that.”
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After all, as The Rings of Energy season 1 finale revealed, Sauron – who, on the time, was masquerading because the Southlands’ so-called outcast king, Halbrand – wasn’t current when Celebrimbor crafted the three elven rings. Nevertheless, for causes I will not spoil right here, Celebrimbor and Halbrand reunite in season 2, regardless of Galadriel’s warning to Celebrimbor (in season 1 episode 8) that Halbrand wasn’t somebody the elves may belief anymore. Inevitably, that results in Sauron changing Halbrand – by some darkish magic – along with his new alias Annatar, the obvious ‘Lord of Presents’, who coerces Celebrimbor into crafting extra of the titular rings.
Being the grasp manipulator that he’s, Annatar is aware of which of Celebrimbor’s buttons to press to influence him to forge extra of the magical artifacts. Key to that’s how Celebrimbor feels insufficient to Fëanor, his grandfather and arguably the best elven smith who’s ever existed. Coupled with Celebrimbor’s insatiable want to create one thing as well-known as Fëanor’s varied works, plus the actual fact Celebrimbor does not know if – spoiler – the elven rings labored their magic and saved the elven race, it is not lengthy earlier than Sauron/Annatar is pulling Celebrimbor’s strings.
“A number of it’s to do with satisfaction,” Edwards admitted, “However Celebrimbor additionally does not know what occurred with the elven rings. Halbrand teases and taunts him with that info, which is how they find yourself working collectively once more.”
I will be overlaying season 2 of top-of-the-line Prime Video reveals in way more element between now and launch day, together with loads of particulars on the dynamic between Edwards’ Celebrimbor and Charlie Vickers’ Sauron/Halbrand/Annatar. So, keep tuned to TechRadar for extra when I’ve it.
