A question posted online in a private group set me thinking about which hand Frodo wears the One Ring on. During The Lord of the Rings Frodo puts on the Ring six times: once in the house of Tom Bombadil; once at the Prancing Pony; once at Weathertop; twice on Amon Hen; and once in the Chambers of Fire within Mount Doom. The text mentions which hand he put it on only twice, but it's a different hand each time. That's the curious part.| Alas, not me
Why Didn’t Butterbur Trust Aragorn? ANSWER: This is not a simple question. A reader asked the following in May 2025: Was there some advantage to [...]| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
Q: What Was Gandalf’s Plan For Getting The Ring Into The Fire? ANSWER: This question has come up a few times in the past 75-ish years. And I received this iteration of it in October 2024: You…| Middle-earth & J.R.R. Tolkien Blog
