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Originally Posted by Boromir88
As an aside, that is completely off topic, but if you want to blame someone, blame Gandalf. I'm in the opinion, dealing with conspiratory lore, that Gandalf is Sauron.
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Oh, like there's anyone who doesn't know
that. 
The whole quest was of course just an elaborate practical joke on the part of the Dark Lord, who planned to shed his good wizard disguise and grab the Ring
just when they least expected it. (Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!) It's all there when you look for it.
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Originally Posted by Boromir88
I wouldn't call Gollum the exception. It may have been harder, because as Gordis does say, Gollum seemed pretty content to just stay hidden with the Ring in the Misty Mountains. But Gollum just doesn't solely dream about eating lots of fish. He has the same "Gollum the Great" dreams and ruling over the people who he perceived had done him wrong.
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Well, a partial exception– that was an aside, anyway, dealing with
Zil's counter-argument at #13.
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Originally Posted by Boromir88
Edit: hmm...maybe Frodo should have travelled with Bombadil. Frodo could bear the pain and get it to the cracks, Bombadil could take it and toss it in. Could you imagine Bombadil throughout the entire story?  |
I'd rather not...