原著中写道: "Marriage is celebrated at a feast of the two houses. The spouses return their betrothal rings and receive others worn on their index fingers. The bride’s mother gives the groom a jewel to be worn, but the marriage is only achieved with its consummation.” 大致意思是:对于精灵,精灵会把结婚戒指戴在食指上。 现在问题是这个精灵王戴的这个鸽子蛋戒指是不是结婚戒指呢I
精灵的婚戒戴右手食指,而且是细长的金戒。 The betrothed then received back one from the other their silver rings (and treasured them); but they gave in exchange slender rings of gold, which were worn upon the index of the right hand.《中土历史第十卷埃尔达习俗》 精灵订婚用银戒,结婚用金戒。银戒要还给对方保管,再把对方送的金戒戴在index of the right hand。 电影里大王右手食指的金戒才是他的婚戒,至于为什么他无名指戴着一模一样的金戒我就不清楚了,也许是他老婆的遗物。 花哨的鸽子蛋更接近王权之戒的概念,这类戒指不是超名贵就是大有来头,显示佩戴者的地位和权威,你看爱隆、阿拉贡就知道了。I