Logical Ring-bearer? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Finwe · 05-26-2003, 04:04 PM

I think a Hobbit would have been the only one who would have been able to bear the Ring all the way to Mordor. True, Dwarves may be more stubborn, but they don't have stealth, which is what helped Frodo and Sam the most. I think that if not for Frodo, then Sam would have been the next best choice. Sam is the type of person who could truly understand the importance of the quest, and let that emotion drive him to success. Although, I'm not sure if he would have been able to ultimately destroy the Ring, he would have probably shrugged off Gollum.

05-26-2003, 04:04 PM	#11
Finwe Deathless Sun Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Royal Suite in the Halls of Mandos Posts: 2,609	I think a Hobbit would have been the only one who would have been able to bear the Ring all the way to Mordor. True, Dwarves may be more stubborn, but they don't have stealth, which is what helped Frodo and Sam the most. I think that if not for Frodo, then Sam would have been the next best choice. Sam is the type of person who could truly understand the importance of the quest, and let that emotion drive him to success. Although, I'm not sure if he would have been able to ultimately destroy the Ring, he would have probably shrugged off Gollum. __________________ But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.