The Rings of Power’s Charles Edwards has a new sense of appreciation for his character after ‘intricate’ season 2 lesson.
The Rings of Power star Charles Edwards has revealed how a five-hour crash course in ring-making confirmed he was playing the character in the right way.
Speaking to TechRadar ahead of The Rings of Power season 2’s release on Prime Video, Edwards confirmed that he dedicated an intense afternoon to learning about metallurgy and jewelry fabrication to further tap into his character.
That tutorial, led by Kristie Rickwood, gave Edwards a greater sense of appreciation not only for the “intricate” and “detailed” work that goes into crafting rings and other bejeweled trinkets but also the “forensic” manner with which his Lord of the Rings character operates. After all, as the fabled but flawed elven smith who crafts all 17 of the titular rings – 13 of which he forges alongside Sauron in his Annatar disguise – Celebrimbor plays an integral role in the Second Age and Middle-earth’s entire history.
“It helped me enormously”, Edwards admitted when I asked him how his ring-making experience impacted how he tackled Celebrimbor in the Amazon high-fantasy show’s sophomore season. “And I’m so pleased I did it because what it showed me was how – I mean, I always had this vision of the character anyway, that he wasn’t a hunk with a hammer, but instead much more forensic and detailed.
