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Sauron the White · 10-26-2007, 11:03 AM

Is it fair to say that the Ring corrupts? Is that not the basis for the rejection of it by Gandalf and Galadriel?

Who knew more about the powers of the Ring than either or those two in the book?

davem ... I ask you about Faramir and you respond telling me that Sam was not corrupted and he possessed the ring. thank you. How long of a period of time would you estimate that Sam had the Ring in his possession?

WCH - I am not dismissing anyones opinion out of hand. What I am saying is that the primary source- the actual text of LOTR is the first place to start and get the most authoritative information. Is that wrong? Which authors or Tolkien scholars should I defer to over what the text itself says?

10-26-2007, 11:03 AM	#106
Sauron the White Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 903	Is it fair to say that the Ring corrupts? Is that not the basis for the rejection of it by Gandalf and Galadriel? Who knew more about the powers of the Ring than either or those two in the book? davem ... I ask you about Faramir and you respond telling me that Sam was not corrupted and he possessed the ring. thank you. How long of a period of time would you estimate that Sam had the Ring in his possession? WCH - I am not dismissing anyones opinion out of hand. What I am saying is that the primary source- the actual text of LOTR is the first place to start and get the most authoritative information. Is that wrong? Which authors or Tolkien scholars should I defer to over what the text itself says? Last edited by Sauron the White; 10-26-2007 at 11:22 AM.