Comment Re:Watch Out For Spoilers! (Score 1) 517
Actually Tolkien addresses this in one of his letters.
What would have happened if Gollum had taken the Ring and not fallen? He could not leave the Cracks of Doom - the Nazgul would be there. And Sauron would soon be coming to claim the Ring.
Tolkien concluded that what would have happened is that Gollum would have voluntarily leapt into the fire: to 1) keep the Ring for himself 2) do a last service for "master" 3) spite Sauron.
What would have happened if Gollum had taken the Ring and not fallen? He could not leave the Cracks of Doom - the Nazgul would be there. And Sauron would soon be coming to claim the Ring.
Tolkien concluded that what would have happened is that Gollum would have voluntarily leapt into the fire: to 1) keep the Ring for himself 2) do a last service for "master" 3) spite Sauron.
