In memory of the Entwives, he planted the grapes that the fox couldn't reach (and they were sour, since he knew nothing about vineyards!). However, several of the Nazgúl ate them and had indigestion, so they weren't at Weathertop with the other attackers. Had they been there, the ring would certainly have been taken!
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How did the Gaffer contribute to the destruction of the One Ring?
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'Mercy!' cried Gandalf. 'If the giving of information is to be the cure of your inquisitiveness, I shall spend all the rest of my days in answering you. What more do you want to know?' 'The whole history of Middle-earth.. .'
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