An Alternative Ringbearer?

My first choice would be Sam. He bore the ring some time in Mordor, and it didn`t affect him much; he is humble and absolutely loyal to Frodo and he has a very strong will.
Second I would say Aragorn. He has the strenght to withstand Sauron himself when he is looking in the palantir, so I think he could withstand the ring, too. But I am not sure, if his will would be strong enough to really get rid of the ring when he would stand at Mount Doom. Frodo would have failed this, if Gollum hadn`t bitten his finger, and Aragorn - ?
As for Merry and Pippin - would say no, they wouldn`t make good ringbearers. Pippin couln`t even resist looking in the palantir, so I think he wouldn`t have a chance with the ring.
And Merry - hm, I don`t think he is much more strongwilled than Pippin.
Legolas - I don`t know, if he would be a good choice as a ringbearer, but I think an elf wandering through Mordor would cause far too much attention.
Gimli - as said, he would be tempted by his temper and the dwarfish greed.

[ September 03, 2002: Message edited by: Lumbule ]