How long would Gollum have lived without the Ring?
Gollum had the ring in his possession for 478 years, and continued to lived for an additional 78 years until the ring’s ultimate destruction in T.A. 3019. Meaning that he was alive for close to 600 years (6 times the average lifespan of a hobbit).
What would have actually happened to Gollum?
Gollum was a Stoor Hobbit of the River-folk who lived near the Gladden Fields. Gollum finally seized the Ring from Frodo Baggins at the Cracks of Doom in Mount Doom in Mordor, but he fell into the fires of the volcano, where both he and the Ring were destroyed.
Would the Ring have been destroyed without Gollum?
Strangely enough, no. Because J.R.R. Tolkien was the author of this tale, had Sméagol/Gollum not unintentionally destroyed Sauron’s Ruling Ring, he would have destroyed it intentionally.
What if Gollum didn’t fall?
So, if Gollum hadn’t fallen in, Sauron would have certainly regained it and Middle-Earth would have fallen to his rule very quickly indeed. Galadriel would probably be enslaved with Elrond and Gandalf if they couldn’t get their Rings off fast enough, and the realms of Men and Dwarves would fall.
Was Gollum loyal to Frodo?
We already know that Gollum’s major struggle in The Two Towers is between two halves of himself, as he decides what’s more important: his loyalty to Frodo, or his love of the Ring. Gollum still has the freedom to choose to be bad or good—and unfortunately, his free will leads him to be bad, in the end.
How did Smeagol lose the Ring?
Gollum had lost the Ring while squabbling with an imp goblin in the network of caves leading to the lake, though in fact it is more proper to say that the Ring abandoned Gollum, for it was known to have a will of its own. As Gandalf says later, it looks after itself, trying to get back to Sauron.
Why was Gollum so affected by the Ring?
Gollum was possibly already evil or had a tendency towards evil. The ring, being an evil object, created with an evil purpuse conferred power on smeagol to match his stature. Gollum held the ring for 600 years and only used it to hunt and kill for food. Bilbo tricked gollum about having the ring.
Did Gollum intentionally destroy the Ring?
The ring falls into the fires of Doom by accident as Frodo and Gollum fight over it. It is NOT destroyed intentionally by Frodo or anyone.
Did Frodo’s finger grow back?
No. He was always after known as Nine-finger Frodo. Although he went to the Blessed Lands, he was not ever restored.
Who killed Gollum?
Gollum does not slip and fall at the end of Lord of the Rings. Gollum is killed by Frodo using the magic of the One Ring. This climactic action by Frodo is omitted from the film adaptation.
Who betrayed Frodo?
Boromir betrays Frodo in The Fellowship of the Ring.
What made Gollum evil?
Gollum has been corrupted by the One Ring for over 500 years, he has been reduced to a state of will bent to evil, however, as a Hobbit, and Hobbits are naturally resistant to corruption, it may have been less evil than say an Orc or Evil Men: ‘Only too true, I fear,’ said Gandalf.