If the One Ring at the time somehow was outside of Eä and beyond anyone's reach including Eru Ilúvatar, what is Sauron's plan then?
If the One Ring at the time somehow was outside of Eä and beyond anyone's reach including Eru Ilúvatar, what is Sauron's plan then?
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The Two Ring, of course.
At What time?
Sauron would have no chance to return. He’d be dead.
Of course the premise of the post is kind of ridiculous with the line "beyond anyone's reach including Eru Ilúvatar".
@Andre Hawke what, when the one ring that still existed and not destroyed before The Return of the King, or even after it was created, you saying Sauron somehow was dead?
@Fandyllic Okay, how about I alter the scenario a bit, what if the Ring was teleported by the valar into the void, and Eru Ilúvatar didn't know where it was, unless he attempted to used his power to find it.
@Neosaiyan7 I don't think you understand Eru Ilúvatar. Let's leave it at that.
All right, so the premise here is that the One Ring is not destroyed, but Sauron is somehow unable to get it back?
I think that Sauron's next moves would be to slowly gather an army, build up his own strength, and prepare to take over the world again. He wouldn't be as powerful as he would be if he had the Ring, but he's still plenty powerful.
In other words, I don't think his agenda or plan would change; the lack of the Ring would just make it harder for him to accomplish his plan.
The whole story of LotR is based around Sauron not having the One Ring, but trying to get it. So, having it more permanently removed from his grasp only hurts him if it is destroyed or the inaccessibility weakens him in the same way as if it were destroyed. The original post is vague about whether Sauron is unable to access the power he has invested in the One Ring. Being outside of Eä probably doesn't mean the same as if the One Ring was destroyed, but it definitely means it is outside the grasp of forces who want to destroy it. If we assume the One Ring is inaccessible, but not destroyed, it might actually help Sauron, because Frodo and Sam can't destroy it.
What do you think?