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Orual · 11-09-2002, 08:16 PM

Where does it say that Hobbits are related to Men? (I'm not arguing with you, I don't have enough background for that, I'm just wondering where you got that from, because I didn't pick that up from the books at all.)

I think that who gets the Ring depends when we're hypothesizing that Frodo died. If it's in Mordor--case closed. Who's the only Fellowship member around? Sam. But if, say, Frodo caught pneumonia and died on Caradhras, it would be a little harder. Gandalf would refuse. Boromir would try to seize the opportunity, but the Fellowship isn't that stupid. Aragorn wouldn't want it. They wouldn't give it to either Gimli or Legolas--if one got it the other would quit, or something. Merry and Pippin simply wouldn't be able to deal with it, so...I guess it still goes to Sam!

So, Sam would get it either way. ^_^

But I agree, I think that Frodo and Sam as a unit were the only people who could have destroyed the Ring.

~*~Orual~*~

11-09-2002, 08:16 PM	#16
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	Where does it say that Hobbits are related to Men? (I'm not arguing with you, I don't have enough background for that, I'm just wondering where you got that from, because I didn't pick that up from the books at all.) I think that who gets the Ring depends when we're hypothesizing that Frodo died. If it's in Mordor--case closed. Who's the only Fellowship member around? Sam. But if, say, Frodo caught pneumonia and died on Caradhras, it would be a little harder. Gandalf would refuse. Boromir would try to seize the opportunity, but the Fellowship isn't that stupid. Aragorn wouldn't want it. They wouldn't give it to either Gimli or Legolas--if one got it the other would quit, or something. Merry and Pippin simply wouldn't be able to deal with it, so...I guess it still goes to Sam! So, Sam would get it either way. ^_^ But I agree, I think that Frodo and Sam as a unit were the only people who could have destroyed the Ring. ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"