What happened at Mount Doom? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rikae · 10-31-2006, 10:10 PM

I voted for option 3, and as for my reasons, Fordim already explained them quite well.

As far as why, or how consciously, I find it interesting to speculate about - was it the oath he had made on "the precious" and broken? Was it (as I'm inclined to believe) the hatred of the ring that coexisted with his love for it: the "Smeagol" side of him hating what it had done to him? Or was it as another poster suggested on the "hero of the third age" thread, love for Frodo?

View Poll Results: Gollum went into the Crack of Doom because
he slipped	26	44.83%
Eru willed it	16	27.59%
he jumped on purpose	7	12.07%
the quest needed to end this way to make sense	9	15.52%
Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

10-31-2006, 10:10 PM	#32
Rikae Mellifluous Maia Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A glade open to the stars, deep in Nan Elmoth Posts: 3,489	I voted for option 3, and as for my reasons, Fordim already explained them quite well. As far as why, or how consciously, I find it interesting to speculate about - was it the oath he had made on "the precious" and broken? Was it (as I'm inclined to believe) the hatred of the ring that coexisted with his love for it: the "Smeagol" side of him hating what it had done to him? Or was it as another poster suggested on the "hero of the third age" thread, love for Frodo?