August 2, 2002

Re: Radagast the Brown
Danny

I agree with your statemnt, but felt that your example was flawed. Had frodo received his wish, he wouldn't have been made invisible as he was, rather he would have been made invisible to the wraiths not more visible. Plus, the example of Smeagol being invisible and not even knowing he was, or wishing it destroys the idea that your will has any say. At least not if you are not powerful enough to excercise some dominion over the ring. I do feel however that the ring has a dominant will that will bend its wearers will to its own. Why else would Gandalf, Galadriel, and Elrond refuse to bear it or even hide it? Were it not so, Gandalf would have had no fear of the ring and would have used it for good without eventually being overwhelmed.