1. Acrchtypal Theory
In the prequel to the trilogy, The Hobbit, Bilbo Baggins finds the "ring to bind them." He stole this ring from Smeagol who has carried the ring for 500 years; all the while, the dark power of the ring has transformed him from a hobbit into a creature of the dark who cannot bare the light. ... In the ending of The Hobbit, Bilbo passes the ring onto his heir, Frodo. ... "The fact that Aragorn's immortal ancestry is played down is consonant with Tolkien's practice of providing realistic bases for what in a true medieval narrative would seem supernatural" (Flieger 44). ... Who imposes...
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