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. Continued abuse of our services will cause your IP address to be blocked indefinitely.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. Please fill out the CAPTCHA below and then click the button to indicate that you agree to these terms. If you wish to be unblocked, you must agree that you will take immediate steps to rectify this issue. If you do not understand what is causing this behavior, please contact us here. If you promise to stop (by clicking the Agree button below), we'll unblock your connection for now, but we will immediately re-block it if we detect additional bad behavior.
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