Taking the ring on one of those boats, leaving middle earth; would that not bee a solution to denying Sauron access to it? If you leave, there is no getting back. If Sauron leaves in pursuit of the ring, he would have to face the other gods and won't be able to return to middle earth. I might have misunderstood something though.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Absolutely. The Valar would love to have the One Ring on their shores. They are huge fans of anyone aligned with Morgoth. Having the One Ring, with all of the power Sauron bestowed on it, it's corrupting influence working it's way into the minds of the Eldar, would be the best thing since Ungoliant drank the sap of Laurelin and Telperion. The Valar would be like "Hell yeah, brother!" and totally would not prevent the Ring from reaching the shores of Valinor

[–] boreengreen@lemm.ee 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I thought the ring would have no effect on the other gods. Tom bombadil seemingly didn't care about it.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Oh, sorry, i thought we were shitposting on a meme. Ok, serious lore stuff.

The Valar (gods) would not be affected by the Ring. Yes. However, the undying lands are also inhabited by Maiar (wizards, balrogs, etc.) and Eldar (elves) who could most definitely be corrupted by the Ring. After the attack by Ungoliant and Morgoth on the Two Trees of Light the Valar were very picky about who could enter Valinor. Hell, they sundered the seas just to further control access to their shores.

So I think it's pretty safe to say the Ring would not be permitted access to the West, directly prevented by the Valar themselves. They would never permit the taint of corruption in their own halls

Heh heh, taint