LOTR: Would Gollum Have Been Allowed To Go To The Undying Lands Because He Was A Ringbearer?

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All Lord of the Rings fans know that being awarded a place aboard the ships sailing west to the Undying Lands is an extreme honor for a mortal. Valinor, the sacred, heaven equivalent to Middle Earth is reserved solely for those few elves who still posses the gift of the Valar, and they are becoming less and less frequent themselves as the Age of Elves ends and the dominion of Men begins at the start of the Fourth Age.

However, for the very select few, a rare exception is made, and the gift of the valar is bestowed upon heroes of the War of the Ring, allowing them to depart to the Grey Havens and spend the rest of their days in peace away from the pain and suffering of wounds from batle. These lucky few include Gimli the Dwarf, the first dwarf to ever be allowed aboard the ships, Gandalf the Grey, who, as a maiar, is basically just returning home after his mission to shape the realm is complete, and of course the hobbits Frodo and Sam, who are reunited in the Undying Lands once Sam has lived a happy life with Rosie Cotton and their many children. And then there’s also old Bilbo, who has lived a long and exciting life full of adventures, but is quite ready to retire from all those mountains and trolls and dragons.

What If This World Is A Precursor To Middle Earth?

These mortals were awarded such a rare opportunity because they were part of the fellowship who got the ring of power all the way to Mordor to be destroyed within its fires. They all had difficult tasks and heavy burdens to bear, none more so than Frodo, the ultimate ring bearer, who wore the cursed objects always around his neck for over a year, and Samwise, who also bore the ring in order to help and protect his master Frodo.

But lots have fans have begun to wonder