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minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27arrow-down1·4 days agoMight recall wrong but Frodo did not destroy the One Ring, didn’t he? He tried to protect it and use it but tripped on a meat-hungry Gollum at the last second.
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·edit-24 days agoYes, I think the most accurate version is Gollum accidentally destroyed it while stealing it from Frodo.
minus-squareMajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·4 days ago“When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” - God Eru
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·4 days agoIt’s “war story”, not “war facts”!
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 days agoFrodo could carry the ring and remain undetected. Sam could carry Frodo and remain uncorrupted. Sam took the ring bearer to Mt. Doom where the ring destroyed itself.
minus-square_stranger_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoThat’s a great take. I never considered that the ring’s machinations essentially led to its own destruction.
minus-squareNicht BurningTurtle@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 days agoHe got it closer than most ever could. Give him some credit.
minus-squarelambalicious@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agoFair point, he literally got it at just a finger’s length to destruction.
Might recall wrong but Frodo did not destroy the One Ring, didn’t he? He tried to protect it and use it but tripped on a meat-hungry Gollum at the last second.
Yes, I think the most accurate version is Gollum accidentally destroyed it while stealing it from Frodo.
“Accidentally”
Eru Ilúvatar chuckles
“When you do things right, people won’t be sure you’ve done anything at all.” -
GodEruIt’s “war story”, not “war facts”!
Frodo could carry the ring and remain undetected.
Sam could carry Frodo and remain uncorrupted.
Sam took the ring bearer to Mt. Doom where the ring destroyed itself.
That’s a great take. I never considered that the ring’s machinations essentially led to its own destruction.
He got it closer than most ever could. Give him some credit.
Fair point, he literally got it at just a finger’s length to destruction.