Nice video, short and sweet. I’d add that Frodo couldn’t even throw the ring into his own small fire at bag end. Sauron was definitely right that no one could willingly harm it
Regardless of all other factors, I think the root of this issue lies in this. Sauron did not even consider the possibility of the One Ring being destroyed. Because he knew everyone as he did, and this weakened his foresight. It was a result of his corruption in power. He thought that the One Ring would be used against him, especially by the wise men he thought could control it. Sauron, who did not consider the option of destroying the One Ring, saw no reason for him to protect the only place where it could be destroyed. In fact, he did not think that there would be anyone who would have the will to destroy the One Ring.
I mean it was extremely well defended given the terrain itself, the toxic fumes in the area. The millions and millions of orcs you’d have to get through just to get to it… then you’d have to fight the pure evil of the ring making it impossible for you to destroy it. What Sauron never planned for was a hobbit. They are so pure of heart that they could resist the power of the ring for a time given they had no inherent desire for power, riches.. etc. Frodo was affected given the amount of time he had the ring. If Sam had taken it he would have been able to throw it. All in all. Frodo and Sam got astronomically lucky. It was like a 1 in a 1,038,937,936,917,287 chance.
Nice video, short and sweet. I’d add that Frodo couldn’t even throw the ring into his own small fire at bag end. Sauron was definitely right that no one could willingly harm it
Regardless of all other factors, I think the root of this issue lies in this. Sauron did not even consider the possibility of the One Ring being destroyed. Because he knew everyone as he did, and this weakened his foresight. It was a result of his corruption in power. He thought that the One Ring would be used against him, especially by the wise men he thought could control it. Sauron, who did not consider the option of destroying the One Ring, saw no reason for him to protect the only place where it could be destroyed. In fact, he did not think that there would be anyone who would have the will to destroy the One Ring.
I mean it was extremely well defended given the terrain itself, the toxic fumes in the area. The millions and millions of orcs you’d have to get through just to get to it… then you’d have to fight the pure evil of the ring making it impossible for you to destroy it. What Sauron never planned for was a hobbit. They are so pure of heart that they could resist the power of the ring for a time given they had no inherent desire for power, riches.. etc. Frodo was affected given the amount of time he had the ring. If Sam had taken it he would have been able to throw it. All in all. Frodo and Sam got astronomically lucky. It was like a 1 in a 1,038,937,936,917,287 chance.