![]() ![]() ![]() Gollum had the opportunity to act righteously, to assist the Fellowship to destroy the Ring (or at least not interfere), but instead, he chose to act in his own interest. LOTR is all about redemption, as has been said oft-times in answers to other questions on this SE. You could even extend this logic to explain why the Nine, the Seven, or even Sauron himself would not be allowed to make the trip.Īgain, this is just the best explanation I could come up with based on the established lore. For this reason above all others, I think the Elves would deny him asylum. Frodo came close, but that was when the Ring was doing its utmost to dominate his will. ![]() Frodo, Sam, and Bilbo all treated the Ring as a "precious" thing, but none of them killed over it. This isn't the work of an inherently "good" person. Within moments, he succumbed to the Ring's influence and murdered Deagol. Notice how when Smeagol first laid eyes on the Ring, he instantly wanted it. I think this is the most important point. It just wouldn't be practical to fix up an express boat just to get him there before he kicked the bucket. Even if he made it to the Havens, and even if he made the journey, mortals still die in the Undying Lands (oddly enough). Gollum was much, much older, and in much worse shape. Gollum wouldn't have been afforded that same benefit.Īfter losing the Ring, Bilbo himself barely made it. So, since the Hobbits were chosen by the Creator himself, they were granted admittance to the Undying Lands. This is speculation, but I think it's within reason, seeing as how Gandalf has a knowledge of a great many things (and wasn't just trying to give a pep talk to Frodo). While not explicitly stated, it's within reason to say that Eru himself intervened and led Bilbo to find it. But who intended for this to happen? Gandalf's hint seems to lead us to believe that some other force or power conspired to make it so. But, as Gandalf hinted at, Bilbo was "meant" to have the Ring, which in turn meant that Frodo was "meant" to have it (and by extension, Sam, who bears it for quite a while in the book). Until the end of ROTK, the Undying Lands were basically exclusively for Elves. I seriously doubt they'd let Gollum join them for three main reasons. I'm not aware of any canonical reasons why he would or wouldn't, so I'll draw on what we know about the Elves, Rings, and the Undying Lands. ![]()
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