Gollum, post-ring.

Olorgando said:

e also left the Entmoot awfully early

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Yes, Bregalad had already made up his mind before they even got to discussing the facts needing to be agreed on before the rest of them could even think about deciding anything. An interesting pair, Bregelad and Fangorn... they may have been called 'friends' in the English tongue. Fangorn, eldest, wisest, and dare I say... slowest in ages gone by... and Bregalad hastiest of them all.

I think so much human contact wore off on Treebeard after a period of time, and he found Quicbeam more...understandable. The Elves themselves were quite a hasty folk you know.

Ent said:

Having perused all 50 references to Gollum in the current Letters I find no references from J.R.R.T. about the possibilities for Gollum after destruction of the Ring.
"no hope there, kids."
But it is very interesting reading.

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ALWAYS.

ZehnWaters said:

So...what are we thinking would happen to Gollum if he'd lived past the destruction of the Ring? Age would have suddenly caught up with him? Why didn't it do so when he lost it? Does that only happen with it's destruction? Would he just decay into dust?

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I think he’d commit suicide. Life without the ring in existence would be too much for him to bear. Life would have no meaning.

Shadow said:

I think he’d commit suicide. Life without the ring in existence would be too much for him to bear. Life would have no meaning.

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With destruction of the ring, the ring itself would loose power to keep Gollum yearning for it.
I think Gollum would just quickly become very old, and die.
Maybe, if they manage to transport him to Valinor before he dies, he would live some longer.