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Old 06-17-2009, 07:07 PM   #16
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Well as Mithdan said earlier according to the Appendix the rings would not have turned the Dwarves to wraiths. So why would Sauron offer the three rings back to the Dwarves? It seems kind of pointless if he had nothing to gain from it.
He had much to gain from it. Basically, he was just using the lure of the Rings to elicit cooperation from King Dáin. I'm of a divided mind as to whether or not he would have followed through and returned the Rings if they had given up Bilbo's name and home.
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