of the Ring
How would the plot of «The Lord of the Rings» have turned if Gandalf had agreed to take the ring
Temptation
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of the Ring
How would the plot of «The Lord of the Rings» have turned if Gandalf had agreed to take the ring
Temptation
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One of the most famous writers, the author of more than two hundred different publications and many unfinished works. He is best known as the author of classic works of «high fantasy»
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien
Bachelor's degree from Exeter College. He received an honors degree in English, although he stopped studying to join the British Army during World War I.
Because of illness, he was transferred to England, where he recovered. It was during this time that Tolkien began writing The Book of Lost Tales (The Silmarillion).
He became famous for The Hobbit or There and Back Again and The Lord of the Rings, although he published many other works as well
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HUNDREDS OF TRANSLATIONS,
IMITATIONS, AND SEQUELS,
TWENTIETH CENTURY
CULTURAL PHENOMENON OF THE
TOLKIEN'S BOOKS HAVE SPAWNED
TOLKIEN'S BOOKS
HUNDREDS
OF TRANSLATIONS,
AND HAVE BECOME
PHENOMENON
HAVE SPAWNED
HAVE SPAWNED
AND HAVE BECOME
A NOTABLE CULTURAL
AND HAVE BECOME A NOTABLE
OF THE XX CENTURY
IMITATIONS
AND SEQUELS,
THE NOVEL «THE LORD OF THE RINGS» CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS:
1. BROTHERHOOD OF THE RING
2. TWO CREATORS
3. RETURN OF THE KING
1. BROTHERHOOD OF THE RING
2. TWO CREATORS
3. RETURN OF THE KING
THE NOVEL «THE LORD OF THE RINGS» CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS:
THE NOVEL «THE LORD OF THE RINGS» CONSISTS OF THREE PARTS:
First it was taken over by King Isildur, who plays a key role in the saga because his actions help to set up the rest of the story
Then there is the strange and feral hobbit Smeagorl, who later became Golum
Then the proper, «socially useful» hobbit Bilbo
who (the only owner of the Ring who gave it away of his own free will) entrusted possession to his nephew Frodo
ALL FANS OF «LORD OF THE RINGS»
REMEMBER THAT THE RING
OF OMNIPOTENCE AT DIFFERENT
TIMES FELL INTO DIFFERENT HANDS
INTO DIFFERENT HANDS
OMNIPOTENCE AT
DIFFERENT TIMES FELL
ALL FANS OF «LORD OF
THE RINGS»REMEMBER
THAT THE RING OF
We know everything about «The Lord of the Rings» from different sources. So let's not retell the plot, but just think about this
What
had taken
would have happened
if Gandalf
the ring?
We know everything about «The Lord of the Rings» from different sources. So let's not retell the plot, but just think about this
WHAT IF GANDALF HAD TAKEN THE RING?
Gandalf possesses the Ring of Fire Narya, one of the Three Elf Rings, and most of his magical abilities are related to fire and light.
Tolkien explicitly said that the other Maeir (immortal spirits, like Sauron) could subdue the One Ring and use it to defeat Sauron. This is why Saruman wanted to find the ring so badly to take the place of the Dark Lord.
«I AM A SERVANT OF THE SECRET FIRE, LORD OF THE ANOR FLAME...»
WOULD IT LEAD TO PEACE?
I guess so, but with a small caveat...
Most likely Gandalf could defeat the weakened Sauron with this power and finally banish him from Middle-earth
He would expel the orcs, restore the human kingdom of Arnor, overthrow Saruman, and exile him after Sauron
BUT THEN...
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ERA OF PROSPERITY FOR A WHILE
GANDALF WOULD BRING THE WORLD TO THE BRINK OF DESTRUCTION
Even if Gandalf subdues the One Ring, there is nothing he can do about the dark essence of this artifact, which is a concentration of evil. In time (perhaps decades will pass) Gandalf will change.
He will keep his good thoughts about the common good, only he will stop searching for the truth and will become sure that he is the truth
The boundary between good and evil in his view will be blurred, he will gradually turn into a dictator with the idea that only he knows how to be right.
In the end he will be no better than Sauron, with one difference. Sauron was the personification of evil, and Gandalf, influenced by the Ring, will mix good with evil, and an era of hypocrisy and chaos will ensue.
CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY / CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY / CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY / CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY /
CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY / CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY / CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY / CHAOS / DESTRUCTION / HYPOCRISY /
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