One more thing, Aralithiel. Before I forget...I think that after all we can say Frodo failed. You speak about iron will about him but I tell you he lost at the temptation more than once and by pure luck the mission could be considered succesful. If it was not for Smeagol desperate, improbable (but just at *that* time it had to happen ? It seemed to me a bit forced in...) attack and then his goofy way of falling into Mt. Doom, we'd have a new servant of the Dark Lord. The first hobbit to have this honour. Frodo seems to realize this himself as he tries to give away the ring to Gandalf first and Galadriel then (and he would have given it to Aragorn, if he only asked for it...But *not* to "simple" Boromir). And if it was not for Sam, would have he ever reached that far ? The whole fellowship worked around him for him. He was the champion everybody made big sacrifices for. Sam above all, his morbid devotion making me wonder many times if it was love and not just friendship what he was really feeling for Frodo (there are body gestures and kindnesses that make him look more like a caring lover than a "simple" friend). This is of course just my opinion. Although I loved the LotR and read it twice, I must say I have a very bad memory plus I have read it translated of course in my language (italian) so that I might have misinterpret the real messages of the author. Regards to you all...
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