Did Gollum saved Middle Earth?

Later, in The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf suggests that Bilbo’s pity for Gollum “may rule the fate of many.” At the end of Rings, it is ultimately Gollum who, inadvertently, destroys the ring and saves Middle Earth.

How long could Gollum have lived?

Age. Through the influence of the Ring, Gollum’s life was extended far beyond that of other members of his clan. An average hobbit lifespan is over 100 years, but a span of 556 years separates Gollum’s finding of the Ring and its destruction, by which time he was almost 600 years old.

Would Bilbo have become like Gollum?

Gollum was weaker than Bilbo; the ring completely controlled him from the get-go. So, the major differences were Gollum’s weakness, and his living conditions which made him anti-social and changed his appearance due to the absence of light. Bilbo definitely was affected by The Ring, just not to the same extent.

Who saved Middle-Earth?

With a three-day ride to Rivendell, it seems Frodo will be lost to the darkness — until Arwen shows up. She takes Frodo on the journey to Rivendell, facing off with the Ringwraiths and saving his life. By saving him, she ensures that he will then take the journey to Mordor to destroy the Ring and save Middle-earth.

How old is Bilbo in The Hobbit?

Bilbo was 51 years old during the events of Hobbit. We know this because he is celebrating his eleventy first birthday at the beginning of the lord of the rings.

How long was Gollum’s ring before Bilbo?

Gollum possessed the Ring for over 500 years before losing it to Bilbo during the events of The Hobbit. It granted him “unnatural long life,” as Galadriel explained during the opening voice-over to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

How long did Gollum go without the ring?

He wandered for seven years until he finally fled to the Misty mountains and found the cave where he lived. But the ring had more magic than just invisibility, and Smeagol lived almost five hundred years in the dark all alone, growing thinner and slimier and more miserable with each passing year.

Why is Gollum like that?

The One Ring was the primary cause of his transformation. While the One Ring extended Smeagol’s life, in exchanged, it also corrupted and changed his looks from this: To this: The One Ring’s evil nature corrupted Smeagol/Gollum into what he was in the Lord of The Rings.

Did the ring continue to influence Bilbo and Gollum?

As long as the ring existed Gollum was a slave to it so yes the ring continued to exert its influence over him, Bilbo on the other hand was very much a Hobbit whos life had been drawn out long by the ring but without it age caught up with him. It was very apt that Gollum died with the ring as he probably wouldn’t have survived its destruction.

Why did Frodo and Gollum lock up together?

Gollum and Frodo were locked together. Gollum was tearing at his master, trying to get at the chain and the Ring. This was probably the only thing that could have roused the dying embers of Frodo’s heart and will: an attack, an attempt to wrest his treasure from him by force.

Why did Gollum have to die with the ring?

It was very apt that Gollum died with the ring as he probably wouldn’t have survived its destruction. The reason Gollum continued to live despite the Ring being absent from his possession for so many years was because after nearly 500 years of having it, the One Ring had transformed him entirely into something else.

How long did Gollum live (and why)?

Gollum had his life largely extended because he possessed the One Ring. He appeared to be an old, deformed, and twisted creature. According to this list, he had the Ring for 478 years.