What the Ring actually does to mortals is transport them to the Wraithworld. The invisibility the Ring gives the mortal wearer is only a side effect, essentially. When Sauron was separated from the Ring, he lost all power and strength. With the Ring, Sauron used dark magic to store and amplify all his power so that he could become infinitely powerful. This is because not all Maiar are created equally, and his power was finite. When Sauron was defeated by Isildur in The Last Alliance of Elves and Men, his life force was transferred to the Ring. Because Sauron’s body was defeated, his disembodied spirit also lives within the Wraithworld. Without the armor, the Ringwraiths would be invisible (like all other beings in the Wraithworld) and would not be able to touch anything in the Seen world. However, Sauron gave The Nine magical armor and weapons they could use to interact with the physical world. The Ringwraiths are now spirits that are neither living nor dead, and they exist only in the Wraithworld. The Ringwraiths were once Men, that is until Sauron tricked them by giving to them nine Rings of Power that prolonged their lives for so long, they faded away into nothing and became slaves to the Ring and Sauron. It is not necessary for those of the spiritual world to interact with the physical world, though. Otherwise, they can roam the earth, invisible, and Unseen.
If they want to interact with the physical world of Middle Earth, they must give themselves bodies. In Tolkien’s work, there are spiritual beings like the Maiar or Valar, who are angelic or God-like beings without form. The Wraithworld (unsurprisingly) is where the Ringwraiths live. So what happens when someone (a mortal like a Hobbit or Man) puts on the Ring, are they just invisible, or are they transported to some other kind of Unseen world? Wearing the Ring will affect mortals and immortals differently, but speaking just about what happens to Frodo in the movies (who is a mortal), when he puts on the Ring, Frodo is actually transported to the spiritual world-which is a place called the Wraithworld, sometimes referred to as the Unseen or Twilight world. RELATED: LOTR: Why Doesn't Sauron Turn Invisible When He Puts On The Ring? They appear like ghostly images of very old and slightly disfigured kings of Men. When he does, the Ringwraiths-who were cloaked in black hoods and armor just moments prior-suddenly look a lot different. In The Fellowship of the Ring, Frodo puts on the Ring at Weathertop.
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It almost looks like in the movie trilogy that Frodo doesn’t just turn invisible, but is actually transported to some other world where the disembodied Sauron lives. The mortals (like Frodo and Bilbo) who put on the Ring in The Lord of the Rings actually turn invisible to those around them in the physical or Seen world. Bilbo uses the Ring almost carefree, even laughing after tricking his friends and family after his birthday party. In The Lord of the Rings, given what Frodo sees when he puts on the Ring, it seems odd that anyone would want to put it on since what Frodo sees is actually quite frightening.
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