The ring was only as powerful as its owner

[Marileangorifurnimaluim]

Sharku, we meet again [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

Agreed, the ring was subtle and drew upon the dark recesses of the wearers mind to overcome them. I was hoping someone would bring up that point. Gollum's idea did change from it being merely his precious "birthday present" to his becoming "Lord Gollum? The Gollum?"

But that's only the internal workings of it.

If the bearer had nothing to do with the potency of the ring to say, attract Sauron, then why did the ring pass right under Sauron's eye in Dol Guldor, in Mirkwood, with nary a blink? It was used, there, too.

As far as Frodo and Sam both being hobbits, Frodo was related to the Tooks, and there was elvish blood in them, far back, by all accounts.

Actually this post was out of its original context, but I decided to leave it alone and see what happened. I await your thoughts.

--Maril