Why didn't Sam have a problem giving The Ring back to Frodo? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

SamwiseGamgee · 01-16-2004, 10:10 AM

It's a question I've often wondered about: when samwise returns The Ring to Frodo at Cirith Ungol why doesn't he have trouble doing it? Surely even in such a short time as Sam had held The Ring it would have had some sway over him, being so close to Barad Dur.
I think there are two possibilities: firstly, Sam was not affected by The Ring's evil, that he had a higher resistance (supported by Sam being the most resistent hobbit in the Old Forest) or suchlike. The second possibility I see is that Sam realised that it was Frodo's task to destroy The Ring, and thus it must be returned to him.
What do you guys think? I'd appreciate criticisms or agreement with my own suggestions or indeed new ones.

01-16-2004, 10:10 AM	#1
SamwiseGamgee Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: In the warm bosom of a Warg Posts: 378	Why didn't Sam have a problem giving The Ring back to Frodo? It's a question I've often wondered about: when samwise returns The Ring to Frodo at Cirith Ungol why doesn't he have trouble doing it? Surely even in such a short time as Sam had held The Ring it would have had some sway over him, being so close to Barad Dur. I think there are two possibilities: firstly, Sam was not affected by The Ring's evil, that he had a higher resistance (supported by Sam being the most resistent hobbit in the Old Forest) or suchlike. The second possibility I see is that Sam realised that it was Frodo's task to destroy The Ring, and thus it must be returned to him. What do you guys think? I'd appreciate criticisms or agreement with my own suggestions or indeed new ones. __________________ -- Well, I'm back.