Always thought they should've done this instead of wearing it on themselves. Maybe i'm underestimating the strenght of the rings influence but it seems much safter to me. I mean the ring basically teased you through vision, so how would it do that if you can't look at it.
shareNot being able to see it at all times might have driven them crazier. Like when Bilbo was panicking at the start when it was just in his pocket. And when you are asleep you can feel if somebody is trying to steal it.
Maybe, Bilbo had it for many years though, the best would've probably been if you gave the container to someone who had no idea what the ring was and just said: "Hey, this thing in here is really bad, please take it to mount doom and throw it in." Of course the ring might've just amplified it's seduction, i feel Sauron must've had some sort of backup plan if someone were to do this, but i can't help but feel they made it harder then they had to.
shareApparently the ring waxed and waned somewhat, depending on how close it was to Sauron, and what kind of a mood its Master was in. So during a comparatively dormant period a sealed container would have prevented direct contact, but during the more active times the power of the One Ring would have been greater than any tin can!
But yeah, having it in a pocket or on a flimsy chain instead of something more secure was ridiculously haphazard.
I don't know. That thing was so powerful, that just having it on the table in that council meeting caused nearly everyone to start arguing and yelling at each other, screaming about who had a right to it. And keep in mind that Hobbits have an unusual resistance to the Ring. My brother believes it is because they have naturally good hearts and their goodness causes the ring to take longer in corrupting them. You saw that it took just over a year for the One Ring to corrupt Frodo's mind, with him wearing it all the time, whereas it takes as little as a few hours or a few days for the other races to become corrupted by it.
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shareI've always assumed that the reason Gandalf and Elrond left the One Ring in the hands of a hobbit, was that a hobbit was the least likely being on Earth to get any use out of the damn thing. They have less desire for power, wealth, revenge, or cruelty than any other species in Middle-Earth, except maybe the Ents, a hobbit would much rather have a magic ring that made bacon turn out perfectly every time than a ring that would let them conquer the Earth!
The Ring exerted power in many ways; it was certainly not restricted to vision. People comment on the weight of it (Frodo tells Sam many times that the Ring is becoming heavier - or at least feels like it). My personal belief on the subject is that the Ring forms a link to its would-be owner and tempts that person. Laying claim to the Ring and having it within your possession would be enough.
Now, I agree, that if it were in a safe at a house and somebody didn't carry it around then it wouldn't command them as quickly or thoroughly. But any attempt to carry it on your person would produce an effect only perhaps slightly less virulent as carrying it on a chain.
If it were placed in a box, it would gnaw away at the mind and soul of the possessor just the same as if it were on a chain, in a pocket, or on a finger.
Finally, I think that anybody carrying the Ring in a box would, closer to Mordor, find themselves frequently opening the box and admiring it, taking it out, or toying with it. Popping it in and out of a box would provide the Ring ample opportunity to escape.
Yes.
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