citação de O Silmarillion Do capítulo intitulado: Dos Anéis do Poder e da Terceira Era :
"...they were given unto the hands of the Wise, who concealed them and never again used them openly while Sauron kept the Ruling Ring. Therefore the three remained unsullied, for they were forged by Celibrimbor alone, and the hand of Sauron had never touched them; yet they were subject to the one."
também:
"...yet after the fall of Sauron their power was ever at work, and where they abode mirth also dwelt and all things were unstained..."
Uma vez que o Um Anel foi destruído, ele não tinha mais poder sobre os Três.
Adicionado:
E o último parágrafo do Silmarillion:
"...and then it was made plain, that the power of the Three Rings had ended, and to the Firstborn the world grew old and grey."
Eles passaram imaculados e impotentes para o Antigo Oeste.