Just to throw my two cents into the flame, is it not possible that the One Ring stands as a kind of rape by Sauron? Here he is, taking the gifts of the Earth, corrupting them, and using them to satisfy his lust for dominance. The destruction of the Ring, or, in effect, its return to its origins, negates Sauron's actions, rendering him unable to feed off the Earth. One could say that when, with the help of Gollum (yeah Gollum!), the Ring is cast down into the fiery pits, the power of Arda itself is restored, wrested out from underneath Sauron's control.
Which all goes back to my original argument of Sauron as a lecherous pervert! (See Books II, 'Sauron in his off-hours-seriously'). Yay me! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]
...No, I'm not asking to be taken seriously at all, and I'd prefer not to think about such things in general; but then there you go, too much education can truly backfire on us.
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