If the ringbearer died - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Orual · 11-11-2002, 07:19 PM

My very first instict is to say that Sam would've made a wonderful anything, Ring-bearer included. But truth be told, I think (as has been said) that it took Sam together with Frodo to really pull it off. Frodo alone would have succumbed to the temptation of the Ring long before he did, and with nobody there to a) snap him out of it or even b) bite his finger off, that would've been the end of it. I think it would've gone equally ill with Sam alone. His heart is pure, but his best attributes make him most suitable for the kind of support that Frodo needed, not necessarily for the task of Ring-bearer. So, in the end the result would've doubtless been the same: the Ring would have either taken control or it would have been taken from him.

Basically, it would've been baaad if Frodo had died. ^_^

~*~Orual~*~

11-11-2002, 07:19 PM	#32
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	My very first instict is to say that Sam would've made a wonderful anything, Ring-bearer included. But truth be told, I think (as has been said) that it took Sam together with Frodo to really pull it off. Frodo alone would have succumbed to the temptation of the Ring long before he did, and with nobody there to a) snap him out of it or even b) bite his finger off, that would've been the end of it. I think it would've gone equally ill with Sam alone. His heart is pure, but his best attributes make him most suitable for the kind of support that Frodo needed, not necessarily for the task of Ring-bearer. So, in the end the result would've doubtless been the same: the Ring would have either taken control or it would have been taken from him. Basically, it would've been baaad if Frodo had died. ^_^ ~~Orual~~ __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"