Re: LotR

From: markmohrfield <markmohrfield_at_...>
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 15:43:16 -0000

> Mark Mohrfield
>
> >I think Tolkien covered this ground with character of Gollum. Not
> >quit an Orc, and quit redeemed, but almost.
>
> I got the very strong impression that Gollum was originally a
hobbit (it
> seems unlikely from what the books say that a member of any other
race could
> have held on to the One Ring as long as he did)

Yes, this is stated in the books.

so he's more of an example
> of a member from a basically good race finally finding some measure
of
> redemption.
>
> Oliver

But remember that the Orcs themselves are descended from elves corrupted by Morgoth, another basicly good race.

                                           Mark Mohrfield