*Cate Blanchett voice*
The world has changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. Much that once was, isn't. And much that is, wasn't. It began with the forging of the great rings. Three were given to the elves, gracile twinks. Seven to the dwarves, great bears and leathermen. And nine to mortal men, who above all desire dominance and submission. But they were all of them deceived.