the ring

It may be stated somewhere but I cannot remember reading it. Beren had the ring, likely passed it to Dior and from Dior to Elwing. Then it could have been passed to Elrond or Elros. If Elros, it likely went to the Lords of the Andunie via Silmarien (eldest child of Tar Elendil) and then...

Stuff we desire in life. That we will throw our life away for. Whether its values or power. Just curious if thats what it represents? Or what do you think of it?

How do you think the Good, Free Peoples of Middle-Earth would have handled things if the Ring HAD rolled out to the sea (or been lost there in the first place, as might be the case in an AU I'm forumlating)?

I heard some argue. The only reason why the Ring can be destroyed in Mount Doom. Is because thats where it was made it has to be destroyed there. In the same way, that to destroy a war (in real life), then one needs to destroy the cause and origin of it. Some told me that is what their...

Who's more enduring as a ring bearer? Would Bilbo have made it to the Mount Doom and would he have thrown the ring? Could he have endured the entire journey? How do you see each of them's "wearing style" and purpose of wearing the ring? :D Who's more attached to the ring? Who bears the shadow...

Is it obsession or greed? Or maybe both.

So if Elrond and Co are all supposed to be so clever, why not have the Quest be just that - find Gollum, give him the Ring back and escort him back to his nice cool cave under the Mountains. Maybe they could 'accidentally' leave him a member of the Fellowship or two for the nutrition (I'm...

Did the Ring in some way sense that Frodo and Sam intended to destroy it in Mt. Doom? While approaching Mordor it was getting nearer to Sauron. That would be a reason for the Ring getting lighter not heavier, I would think. How intelligent was the Ring?

Aragorn could have claimed the Ring, had he wanted to, as he was Isildur's heir. If he had been made Ringbearer, do you think he would have been able to take the Ring to Mordor like Frodo (or better) or would he succumb to it like Boromir? Aragorn was certainly mightier than Frodo, but Gandalf...

Frodo speaking with Galadriel after she “passes the test”: ‘I would ask one thing before we go,’ said Frodo, ‘a thing which I often meant to ask Gandalf in Rivendell. I am permitted to wear the One Ring: why cannot I see all the others and know the thoughts of those that wear them?’ ‘You have...

I'm recalling a quote from The Two Towers, where Frodo tells Gollum that the Ring mastered him long ago and that swearing on the Ring was a bad idea and that he has merely to command him to do anything and he'll do it. Since the same would be true for the Nazgul, that they long ago fell to the...

I get it from a plot standpoint, that it could be used to identify it as the One Ring and not one of the lesser Rings. However, it's a fact that Sauron NEVER intended to lose the Ring from his control. So, why would HE need that little bit in Black Speech Elvish to hang around there? Was...

I remember reading it in the book long ago. The betrayal part never happend in the book (Yknow the bread scene), they both met the spider. Now as for the quarrel itself. I am unsure whether it was in the Tower where Sam saved Frodo. Or whether it was later on disguised as Orc where they...

After the rather formal Council of Elrond, the meeting of the hobbit sub-committee in Bilbo's (as senior hobbit) room is a much more informal open affair. Merry and Pippin immediately air their grievance over Sam's perceived preferential treatment for being chosen to accompany Frodo on the...

So I found this image on Facebook and wanted to discuss it here So you know how Gollum says my precious over and over? Precious is one of the translations of the elvish word Maira, Maira is how we get Sauron’s original name Mairon. Mairon means “Precious”. If you get addicted to the ring you...

So this will be split into two scenarios: 1. The One Ring is reclaimed by the Nazgul from Frodo in Mt. Doom. 2. Sauron swings his colossal weapon thing and kills Isildur. what would happen? Edit: Now imagine that after years, Radaghast and the others form a last resistance against Sauron, what...

Route 1: From Faramir I believe, though I could be wrong, that Faramir arrived just in time for the battle and didn't really have time to tell his father about the conversation with Frodo and about the Ring. But what if Faramir had somehow arrived a lot sooner (I don't know how he could have...

How did Sauron get his strength (Parlty) back without the ring? Also, Did Smegol ever wear the ring?

But why wasn’t Sauron invisible when he was wearing it? He wasn’t even translucent… he was totally opaque. Plot hole!

Does the following quote imply that if someone was of strong enough character they could take the ring, defeat Sauron and not become corrupted by the Ring? Later in the quote the Ring's lust is noted to be irresistible, do these sentences contradict each other? But to achieve this he had been...