The Ring of Sauron

[The Saucepan Man]

it was certainly not worth his while to create the Ring

I disagree. With the Ring, his power is enhanced. And if he loses it, it will always eventually return to him by corrupting its bearer. No one can willingly destroy it.

Seems like a pretty foolproof plan to me. Of course, if someone waves it around at the Crack of Doom they might fall in with it. But what are the chances of that ever happening? [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]