Alternate "Hiding the Ring" strategies - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

bilbo_baggins · 03-06-2006, 02:35 PM

Apologies.

Couldn't a Valar destroy the Ring? Obviously the fires of Mount Doom were powerful enough, but since the Ring was made by a Maia, could not one of the Ainur destroy it? Perhaps Aule's forge... This would also allow the idea of a quest, being as no mortal could really go to Valinor. But no evil object could go there either. On the other hand, no one believed that Frodo would make it all the way to Mount Doom except Gandalf, who himself called it a fool's hope.

I agree that Ungoliant was not an earthly force, but losing a Silmaril and destroying a Silmaril are two different things. I think that the Silmarils would have burned Ungoliant inside much like they did to Morgoth.

Really all this is to say that there were no truly viable options to hiding the Ring.

03-06-2006, 02:35 PM	#30
bilbo_baggins Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: May 2003 Location: In my front hallway, grabbing my staff, about to head out my door Posts: 275	Apologies. Couldn't a Valar destroy the Ring? Obviously the fires of Mount Doom were powerful enough, but since the Ring was made by a Maia, could not one of the Ainur destroy it? Perhaps Aule's forge... This would also allow the idea of a quest, being as no mortal could really go to Valinor. But no evil object could go there either. On the other hand, no one believed that Frodo would make it all the way to Mount Doom except Gandalf, who himself called it a fool's hope. I agree that Ungoliant was not an earthly force, but losing a Silmaril and destroying a Silmaril are two different things. I think that the Silmarils would have burned Ungoliant inside much like they did to Morgoth. Really all this is to say that there were no truly viable options to hiding the Ring. __________________ "For with much wisdom comes much sorrow, and with more knowledge comes more grief."