Who would have fallen?

[Glirdan]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

How come Pippin always seems to be regarded as having less love for Frodo than Merry? Is it his "lighter" nature?

I never said he had less love for Frodo. He does have lots of love for him seeing as they are also closely related. I said that because Pippin was the one who touched the palantir is the one who is most curious and if the Ring just magicly appeared in his hand, he would probably try it out to see what it does.

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

Then again, I believe that given sufficent time and exposure, they would all have succumbed to the lure of the Ring - with the exception, perhaps, of Gandalf

I would have to agree with you on this one. The lure would have been to strong for them to resist for long, with the exception of Gandalf of course.