Welcome to The Tolkien Forum! Connect with fellow Tolkien enthusiasts and join a community that is over two decades old, and still going strong. We look forward to meeting you.
Register
Some time ago I downloaded Sharkey's Purist Edit of the movies and enjoy watching those rather than the originals. One drawback to Sharkey's though is that it lacks subtitles, so I'm writing some, just for my own use. I like to be thorough, so I'm curious what all the Ring says when Frodo...
As title, the Numenor played Sauron like a piece of cake by their superior military, then here came a problem, how did they they deal with the One Ring? Or the One Ring, in fact, all it got was nothing but bulletting noobs rivals, unless it had the power of mind-control, not revealed by the...
In other words, just how corrupted did Gollum become, and what are his real feelings for Frodo? What impact did the Faramir scene at the lake have for this relationship? Did he evetually realise they were the same race?
New here to the page, was curious why the effects of the ring were different depending on who wore the ring? When Sauron had the ring in the fellowship he was a mighty warrior but when Frodo and Bilbo whore the ring they went invisible. I don’t remember if anyone else wore the ring to see the...
In The Disaster of the Gladden Fields we read of Isildur travelling north with his three sons along the Anduin to claim the kingdom of Arnor having settled Gondor on his nephew Meneldil. Isildur possessed the One Ring having cut it from the hand of Sauron with the shard of Narsil his father...
Is Bilbo a particularly special hobbit because he was able to give up the ring freely, when even Frodo couldn’t? Or was this just a function of distance from the fires of Mount Doom?
This is a hypothetical I've been wondering about, but I couldn't find a discussion of it anywhere online (partly because it's a hard one to know how to search). It might technically be a question for The Hobbit forum, but it relates more to the plot of LOTR in my opinion.
Let's say that during...
how is it that sauron knew the art of ring making? is it because he was a maiar of Aule The Valar Blacksmith? is that why he was able to forge the one ring? Also If sauron had forged the one ring before Morgoth was overthrown would morgoth have taken the one ring from sauron to use it himself?
if gandalf took the one ring what would have occurred as a result of that? And if saruaman clamed the one ring what would have been the result of that?
Looking for a quote similar to the above by Gandalf about Gollum. Is his only a movie out e or is there similar in the books? I remember in FOTR reading a quote that said Gollum hated the ring. I think it was by Aragorn. Does anyone know of a quote like this in the books?
Hello everyone,
I would like to share with you my passion / hobbie / I don't know what to do on sunday.
I craft scenes from the lord of the ring out of foam, glue and clay.
This is 5 minutes videos showing the different building stages.
I hope you will enjoy it!
Greetings
Benjamin
Here's a question I would like answered! Why didn't Gollum just 'take the ring' from Frodo as Frodo and Sam slept? I mean I know he was loyal (as Smeagol) to Frodo but Gollum was still active as a dark 'ring fueled' entity. Sam tried his best to stay awake to protect Frodo, but there were times...
This was brought up on Reddit and I wanted to see what TTF's thoughts were. Did Ulmo know that the Ruling Ring was in the river and if so, did he even possibly nudge Deagol in the right direction? It was said Ulmo never forsook the elves and humans and that his spirit ran through all the veins...
I've been wondering this. Setting Elves and Wizards aside (who have their own magic, as we'd call it), it's made clear that someone like Denethor, or Aragorn, could use the Ring, if they so chose, to wield a power and overthrow Sauron. Not right away... this is stressed in their gamble at the...
When Bilbo disappears right after his long-expected party, and Gandalf's suspicion is roused, he goes off to find out some more... and does. Took him seventeen years to be certain. Well, he had a lot to do, of course. But when he speaks to Frodo in Bag End he says he knew right from the get-go...
That is in truth why I brought you here. For I have many eyes in my service, and I believe that you know where this precious thing now lies. Is it not so? Or why do the Nine ask for the Shire, and what is your business there?
Most of us will recognize this as what Saruman said to Gandalf at the...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.