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Hilde Bracegirdle · 12-12-2005, 11:59 AM

Some very quick thoughts here. The ring was parasitic in nature, destroying its host in order to replicate Sauron. It did not destroy Sauron to be in possession of it because it was 100 percent compatible with him (he was also parasitic in nature), and while it enhanced his power, it did not kill him to be without, it as if were a heart. And the ring sought the most compatable host.

I believe that Sauron was defeated initially because he became dependant and placed so much importance on the ring. But by the time of the War of the Ring he had grown so much in power and his will had increased so greatly with out his ring, that if he were to recover the it, he would have been much stronger than at the time of the Alliance, hence the extent of Gandalf and crew’s alarm.

So why was he defeated in the end? Because his will was broken. Middle-earth came into existence threw the will of Eru, and Sauron’s will kept Sauron alive. Once that will was broken he could no longer recreate himself. I do not think that he even would have realized that the destruction of the ring would be so devastating to him, and that the ring was still so intertwined with him, as evidenced by his efforts to find it. But the ring was never his master.

12-12-2005, 11:59 AM	#34
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Some very quick thoughts here. The ring was parasitic in nature, destroying its host in order to replicate Sauron. It did not destroy Sauron to be in possession of it because it was 100 percent compatible with him (he was also parasitic in nature), and while it enhanced his power, it did not kill him to be without, it as if were a heart. And the ring sought the most compatable host. I believe that Sauron was defeated initially because he became dependant and placed so much importance on the ring. But by the time of the War of the Ring he had grown so much in power and his will had increased so greatly with out his ring, that if he were to recover the it, he would have been much stronger than at the time of the Alliance, hence the extent of Gandalf and crew’s alarm. So why was he defeated in the end? Because his will was broken. Middle-earth came into existence threw the will of Eru, and Sauron’s will kept Sauron alive. Once that will was broken he could no longer recreate himself. I do not think that he even would have realized that the destruction of the ring would be so devastating to him, and that the ring was still so intertwined with him, as evidenced by his efforts to find it. But the ring was never his master. Last edited by Hilde Bracegirdle; 12-12-2005 at 05:26 PM.