I love that, and only wanted to nitpick that not only are there "at least five rings" in the story, but a full score (20): 9 for men, 7 for dwarves, 3 for elves and the one ring.
>>falcor+(OP)
Damn you're right, it's been too many years since I read it. I was following on from the previous comment talking about splitting the ring in two.