Gollum and The One Ring - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Dwalin · 10-15-2002, 06:30 PM

Gollum could not see Frodo! Frodo was invisible. Gollum could not see Bilbo either. If you remember, in The Hobbit, Bilbo tripped and fell when Gollum was chasing him. Then the ring slipped on his finger. So, Gollum didn't have time to sniff around and carefully look for Bilbo; he thought the crafty hobbitses was getting away! When Frodo put on the ring, he wasn't running anywhere. I assume he was overwhelmed by the power that claiming the ring brought forth. Thus Gollum had plenty of time to sniff Frodo out. This also kinda helps explain why Gollum was doing such a good job of wrestling with Frodo. It's much easier to tackle a distracted person then an alert person. Furthermore, Gollum would be attracted to the power of the ring when it was claimed, just as the Nazgul were when Frodo claimed it.

Whew! Tired myself out! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

10-15-2002, 06:30 PM	#11
Dwalin Pile O'Bones Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18	Gollum could not see Frodo! Frodo was invisible. Gollum could not see Bilbo either. If you remember, in The Hobbit, Bilbo tripped and fell when Gollum was chasing him. Then the ring slipped on his finger. So, Gollum didn't have time to sniff around and carefully look for Bilbo; he thought the crafty hobbitses was getting away! When Frodo put on the ring, he wasn't running anywhere. I assume he was overwhelmed by the power that claiming the ring brought forth. Thus Gollum had plenty of time to sniff Frodo out. This also kinda helps explain why Gollum was doing such a good job of wrestling with Frodo. It's much easier to tackle a distracted person then an alert person. Furthermore, Gollum would be attracted to the power of the ring when it was claimed, just as the Nazgul were when Frodo claimed it. Whew! Tired myself out! [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img] __________________ "A man who flies from his fear may find he has only taken a shortcut to meet it.”