He would probably have come back even sooner. He gave up some of his power to make the one ring, and was weakened by being separated from it. If he had not made the One Ring, he would still have retained that part of himself that went into the forging of it. If he had not created it, his fea would have been stronger by itself and he would have been able to return even sooner.
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Yet all the while I sit and think of times there were before,
I listen for returning feet and voices at the door.
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