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Originally Posted by Faramir Jones
While I agree with you about the chapter's revision, and that it was necessary, Gollum didn't drop the Ring. Gandalf clearly said to Frodo that the Ring voluntarily left Gollum, the reason being that the latter wasn't going to voluntarily leave the Misty Mountains. Therefore, it was better for the Ring to leave Gollum, to be picked up by someone more suitable, such that it might eventually get back to Sauron. Of course, it was picked up by Bilbo...  |
Not to mention Gandalf's implication to Frodo that some other force was also at work; it was
meant for Bilbo to find the Ring.