Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
Yes! This! What other races might call “magic elven rope,” the elves just call “well-made rope.” If they had known you had an interest in such things, they could have taught you how to do it.I'm not entirely sure that's true. There is a fair bit of technologized magic in Middle Earth. The Rings are constructed items after all. As are many other bits and bobs along the way.
It's just that all the folks who understood that construction are inaccessible to the reader.
Rings, as I understand them, are a little bit different though. They have more to do with the inherent power of authority. One who has authority over something has a measure of control over that thing. A ring smith can impart a portion of their authority into the ring, which can in turn impart that authority to its bearer. And that was the crux of Souron’s deception - he taught the other races of the magic of rings, and so had a measure of authority over rings themselves, which he then imparted into the master ring.