Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfirin
For the same reason Gandalf refused the ring whne Frodo offered it to him, he feared what would happen if it corrupted him. Wearing the ring, or keeping it near you, may accelerate it's ability to corrupt the person, but as long as you have "title" to it, it is not neccecary.
|
This makes sense to me. It would be like what happened to Bilbo, who tried to lock the Ring, but couldn't keep it out of his mind.