If the truth of Middle-Earth afterlife for mortals was anything like the Viking or Rohirric world view, I like to think that Sméagol takes his rightful place as an important part of the destruction of Sauron. Much like the final scene of Return of the Jedi, where even the fallen Anakin is redeemed at the end and takes his place among the great Jedi Obi-Wan and Yoda. Hmm... Sméagol's case is a little different - can you be accidentally redeemed?
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But Gwindor answered: 'The doom lies in yourself, not in your name'.
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