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How does the One Ring...

posted 6 years ago by Wuchak (8113)
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...fit Sauron's finger at the beginning and then a Hobbit's little finger later? Does it shapeshift accordingly?

The ring always fits whomever is wearing it.

[–] Wuchak (8113) 6 years ago

The size difference between Sauron's finger, the king's finger and a hobbit's finger are pretty significant. Does the ring have a mind of its own? Does it automatically and immediately adjust depending on the newest person to find it?

[–] TaRaNRoD (1579) 6 years ago

Jeez... Never thought about that! Oo

[–] Wuchak (8113) 6 years ago

My preciouuus.

[–] KD637 (488) 6 years ago

Concerning your assumption that the size difference between Sauron's finger, the king's finger and a hobbit's finger is pretty significant, well, maybe it isn't as much as you think. Maybe hobbits have small but fat fingers (just like [spoiler]midgets[/spoiler] little people), and Sauron has long but thin fingers.

[–] Wuchak (8113) 6 years ago

I'm going by memory, but Sauron's hand looked pretty huge in the prologue.

[–] Costumer (1786) 6 years ago

As I mentioned, its simple. The One Ring fits whomever is wearing it. In the film you can see it shrink to fit Isildur.

As for a "mind of its own": not precisely. But it does have an intelligence. Remember, Gandalf tells Frodo that the Ring wants to return to Sauron. It abandoned Gollum because he would not leave his cave.

[–] Wuchak (8113) 6 years ago

Thanks.

[–] Greyere (77) 6 years ago

When Isildur takes the ring it is shown to shrink in his hand. It's a special effects shot designed show that the ring adjusts to whomever is holding it.