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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish28•7 months agoMight recall wrong but Frodo did not destroy the One Ring, didn’t he? He tried to protect it and use it but tripped on a meat-hungry Gollum at the last second.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•7 months agoFrodo could carry the ring and remain undetected. Sam could carry Frodo and remain uncorrupted. Sam took the ring bearer to Mt. Doom where the ring destroyed itself.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoThat’s a great take. I never considered that the ring’s machinations essentially led to its own destruction.
minus-squareBoozillalinkfedilinkEnglish26•edit-27 months agoYes, I think the most accurate version is Gollum accidentally destroyed it while stealing it from Frodo.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish12•7 months ago“When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” - God Eru
minus-squareNicht BurningTurtlelinkfedilinkEnglish7•7 months agoHe got it closer than most ever could. Give him some credit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•7 months agoFair point, he literally got it at just a finger’s length to destruction.
Might recall wrong but Frodo did not destroy the One Ring, didn’t he? He tried to protect it and use it but tripped on a meat-hungry Gollum at the last second.
Frodo could carry the ring and remain undetected.
Sam could carry Frodo and remain uncorrupted.
Sam took the ring bearer to Mt. Doom where the ring destroyed itself.
That’s a great take. I never considered that the ring’s machinations essentially led to its own destruction.
Yes, I think the most accurate version is Gollum accidentally destroyed it while stealing it from Frodo.
“Accidentally”
Eru Ilúvatar chuckles
“When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” -
GodEruIt’s “war story”, not “war facts”!
He got it closer than most ever could. Give him some credit.
Fair point, he literally got it at just a finger’s length to destruction.