LotR -- Book 6 - Chapter 2 - The Land of Shadow - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

davem · 10-05-2005, 12:53 PM

The intentions of the Ring are interesting. What, exactly, did the Ring 'want'? Mount Doom seems to have excercised an attraction for evil - Sauron chose Mordor as his realm because of it. It almost seems as if the Ring was being pulled back to Orodruin as much as to Sauron - or maybe more than to Sauron.

I'm not sure its a question of the Ring knowing what would happen at Mount Doom. It occurs to me that maybe, just as the Ring was 'intended' to be found by Bilbo , but not, as Gandalf says, by its Master, the Ring was not wholly in control of its own fate. Is it not possible that the Ring was drawn back to the Fire, by some other will - that of Eru?

Pure speculation, but if Eru can dictate who 'finds' the Ring is it possible that rather than the Ring deciding to leave Gollum & be found by Bilbo it was Eru who made that decision for it?

10-05-2005, 12:53 PM	#10
davem Illustrious Ulair Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: In the home of lost causes, and forsaken beliefs, and unpopular names,and impossible loyalties Posts: 4,240	The intentions of the Ring are interesting. What, exactly, did the Ring 'want'? Mount Doom seems to have excercised an attraction for evil - Sauron chose Mordor as his realm because of it. It almost seems as if the Ring was being pulled back to Orodruin as much as to Sauron - or maybe more than to Sauron. I'm not sure its a question of the Ring knowing what would happen at Mount Doom. It occurs to me that maybe, just as the Ring was 'intended' to be found by Bilbo , but not, as Gandalf says, by its Master, the Ring was not wholly in control of its own fate. Is it not possible that the Ring was drawn back to the Fire, by some other will - that of Eru? Pure speculation, but if Eru can dictate who 'finds' the Ring is it possible that rather than the Ring deciding to leave Gollum & be found by Bilbo it was Eru who made that decision for it? __________________ “Everything was an object. If you killed a dwarf you could use it as a weapon – it was no different to other large heavy objects."