(A bit of humor).
I sometimes get a "green glow" that emanates from me when I forget to put on my deodorant in the morning. I mean, by the time I get off work, even the immediate vicinity around me has the "green glow" too!
Perhaps Frodo hadn't put on his deodorant for a couple of days. This raises the question: What do hobbits and other middle-earthling use for deodorant? Maybe some Athelas under the ol' arm pits does the trick! (Bad. I know. Sorry.)
Now seriously, I joke because I think Rkittle hit the nail on the head with his spell theory.
It is horrific to think of how bad things would have turned out in middle earth had the ring fallen into the hands of a Barrow-wight. I'll bet that the ring would have eventually made it back to Sauron. I wonder though If possibly Eru or one of the Ainur had a hand in that situation?
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