[LotR] Why oh why did they let Frodo go to Mordor alone?

Mercurius · Sep 9, 2015

I don't know, I think Aragorn would have resisted - just like Galadriel and Gandalf did, and Elrond by default (he didn't make a move for it).

billd91 · Sep 9, 2015

Mercurius said:
I don't know, I think Aragorn would have resisted - just like Galadriel and Gandalf did, and Elrond by default (he didn't make a move for it).

Of course, an element of Elrond's and Galadriel's resistance (and Faramir's) is sending the ring away.

Jhaelen · Sep 9, 2015

Mercurius said:
I don't know, I think Aragorn would have resisted - just like Galadriel and Gandalf did, and Elrond by default (he didn't make a move for it).

The question is, would they have been able to continue resisting it while carrying it around with them for weeks? I doubt it.

delericho · Sep 9, 2015

Mercurius said:
I don't know, I think Aragorn would have resisted - just like Galadriel and Gandalf did, and Elrond by default (he didn't make a move for it).

Quite possibly. But he wasn't sure, and indeed was terrified that he'd fail like his ancestor. So he chose to remove the temptation. Which was a sensible, if not optimal, choice.

Ryujin · Sep 9, 2015

billd91 said:
Of course, an element of Elrond's and Galadriel's resistance (and Faramir's) is sending the ring away.

... and already being ring bearers, and being effectively immortal (like Gandalf).

Umbran · Sep 9, 2015

Ryujin said:
... and already being ring bearers, and being effectively immortal (like Gandalf).

I don't think the immortality has much to do with it - Sauron himself is effectively immortal, and it contains the larger part of his own power.

There are a few individuals who can turn away the Ring's allure for a short while, but I think the point is that *nobody* is really safe in the long term.

Ryujin · Sep 9, 2015

Umbran said:
I don't think the immortality has much to do with it - Sauron himself is effectively immortal, and it contains the larger part of his own power.

There are a few individuals who can turn away the Ring's allure for a short while, but I think the point is that *nobody* is really safe in the long term.

I was pointing out the differences because they also have to do, in this case, with relative power. A more powerful creature, especially one already wearing an uncorrupted ring, might be able to resist the temptation for longer. Such a creature is, of course, also more likely to realize that it could not hold out against said temptation *forever*