So the originally published version of the Hobbit has Bilbo winning the ring from Gollum through the riddle game, and Gollum showing him the way out.Īfter the purpose of the ring became clear to Tolkien, he realized Gollum would never have willingly parted with the ring, so in future works this story becomes a lie Bilbo tells Gandalf about how he acquires it. I think this is in the forward for the newer editions of the Hobbit, but when the story was initially written Tolkien hadn’t yet conceived of Bilbo’s ring as a work of Sauron. There are other Tolkien-themed subreddits out there! Say hello to our friends in the following places: We're looking at starting a wiki for these common ones. Try searching before posting a new thread: odds are we've already covered some of the 'classic' questions ('Who is Tom Bombadil?', 'What happened to the Blue Wizards?', 'Why couldn't the Eagles just take the Ring?' etc). Please make use of r/TolkienBooks and r/TolkienArt for these. Posts/comments centring entirely on promotion will be removed. You can share your content, but in a discussion-based format. Links are allowed, so long as they contribute to the discussion. No posts that are simply links or title-only. (Some more obscure topics we will allow.) There are other spaces on Reddit to discuss the movies, games, fanfiction, AI-generated content, etc. This sub is intended primarily for serious posts, although humour in discussion is still welcome.ĭon’t discuss topics that stray too far away from having the centre of attention on Tolkien and his works. Stick to the topic instead of commenting on others. No insults, and no aggressive or passive-aggressive comments. For the full descriptions of the rules, follow this link.Īlways keep in mind that we are all human beings, so treat others how you would like to be treated. Multi-reddit of ALL Tolkien Themed Subreddits!īelow are our general rules.

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