Can the Ring in The Lord of the Rings be destroyed?
The hobbits, followed by Gollum, reached Mount Doom, where Frodo was overcome by the Ring’s power and claimed it for himself. At that moment, Gollum bit off his finger, taking back the Ring, but, gloating, he and the Ring fell into the fires of Mount Doom. The Ring and Sauron’s power were destroyed.
What is the only way to destroy the Ring in Lord of the Rings?
The Dark Lord Sauron desperately wants the Ring of Power which will give him mastery over Middle-earth. The only way to destroy the Ring is to cast it back into the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.
Can smaug destroy the Ring?
Smaug’s dragon-fine would not have been hot enough to destroy the One Ring. The malevolence that Sauron put inside of the Ring could only be destroyed in the Cracks of Doom, so Frodo was compelled to make the journey to Mordor.
Why the ring has to be destroyed?
Sauron put a great deal of his magical power into that ring, so destroying it was the way to destroy him. It has to be destroyed in the fires of Mount Doom, meaning the lava from the mountain. The gold of the ring cannot be dented or harmed by any other fire or natural element that would normally melt metal.
How long does it take Frodo to destroy the ring?
It began in September TA 3018 when Frodo set out for Rivendell, which he finally reached on October 20. From there it took five months until the One Ring and Sauron were finally destroyed on March 25 of TA 3019. In total, it took 11 months, one week, and six days for the One Ring to be destroyed.
Can Smaug use the One Ring?
Thanks for the A2A. Smaug could certainly claim the One for himself, and that’s exactly what the One is good at: making people (or dragons) claim it and want it so bad that it would corrupt them. That’s how Sauron designed the Ring to ensure its (and his own) survival. He could keep it, but not use it.