The One Ring was forged by the Dark Lord Sauron during the Second Age to gain dominion over the free peoples of Middle-earth. In disguise as Annatar, or Lord of Gifts, he aided the Elven smiths of Eregion and their leader Celebrimbor in the making of the Rings of Power.
The Monopoly game's origin in 1935, started out when Charles Darrow drew a game board on a round piece of oilcloth that he had in his closet. His friends and family enjoyed the game, so he began to sell copies of the game for $4.00 each - an expensive cost for those days.
When a company creates a monopoly by owning all the steps in creating the product form the raw materials to the selling the finished product. John D. Rockefeller Created an oil monopoly during the Gilded Age. Owned Standard Oil Trust. Also call a Robber Barron and Captain of Industry. Uses vertical and horizontal integration to control oil industry.