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Originally posted by Rosa Underhill:
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I don't think Gollum was himself after so long with the Ring. In fact, he wasn't. Gandalf said something about Gollum's mind and will being consumed by the Ring until there was nothing left but desire for it.</STRONG>
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I can't remember which thread it was, but I think I mentioned before, my thought that Gollum really didn't have far to fall when the ring "chose" him. He committed murder to possess it, before he even had touched it!
Whereas Bilbo carried it for years, and apparently used it quite often, and never really did worse than being rude to some Sacksville-Baggines once in awhile.
I fear that Smeagol would have been one nasty Hobbit, even if he had never seen the Ring. Kinda like Ted Sandyman.