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he was really a bit of a wierdo, and considered such by members of his family it would seem.
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I'm not sure, but I think that they thought this afterwards, when Smeagol used teh ring to spy and find out secrets.
As you should know, I have many opinions on this topic with Gollum and the ring. I think that you are right about the ring 'calling' gollum. Someone said that gollum was wholey evil. They said one reason why was because he got off to a bad start by killing Deagol. I don't think glooum was wholey evil, but he definately got off to a bad start. Of course the ring called him, but why? Because if the ring could get gollum to get off to a bad start by killing Deagol, then it would be easier for the ring to control gllom or cloud his mind. It would be easier for the ring that way, rather than control Deagol, who might be harder to control since he did not aquire the ring by some sort of evil. I think that how a person aquire's the ring may affect the way that ringbearer reacts to it. So yes, I think Deagol would have reacted differently to the ring, and yes, more like Bilbo did. They both found it (I wouldn't say found it by chance because I did think teh ring had some part to play in appealing in some way or by catching someones eye to be found) and didn't really feel a desire for power. Although, it's hard to say in Deagol's case since he died soon after he found it, but they didn't feel an
instant desire for power.
What could have happened if Deagol live? I don't know. This is a very broad and general question so its hard to say, but a lot of things could have happened.
[ December 05, 2002: Message edited by: MLD-Grounds-Keeper-Willie ]