Who would have fallen?

[Glirdan]

Originally Posted by alatar

Well, that at least explains the presence of the Eagles at the opening of the Black gate - Eru was trying to get the Ring!

OH MY GOD!! IT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!!!! Oh my, what if he's controlling eveything we say!?!? Oops, there goes my insanity again.

Originally Posted by alatar

If the Wizard is off of the list, as is Aragorn, then we're down to the Hobbits (probably not Sam) and the Odd Couple. Flogging yet another dead horse, I still believe that none but Boromir was penned to be a Ring-Taker.

We've made up a defence for Gandalf and Aragorn, so who's next? Because I complely agree with you that Boromir was doomed from the start, and no one else. I really wish there was a "no one" option, even if Frodo did eventually succumb to the power of the Ring.