LOTR What if's

[spongyblue]

I was watchin the super duper sell your first born to get 8million disc version of LOTR and a few things popped in my noggin. I wondered what would have happened if Boromir didn't die when the orcs rushed the Fellowship. He still trys to take the ring but he doesnt get turned into a pin cushin. Or what would have happened had Radagast the Brown played a more active role in the events. Or if Gandalf survived the Balrog.

[Sea Skimmer]

I'd expect he'd make another grab for the ring and end up being killed by another member of the fellowship.

[Gandalf]

I figure he'd go along with the Three Hunters and just take command whenever they met people from Gondor.

[Lex]

yeah, that's possible...or he dies in another fight?

[Next of Kin]

I was watchin the super duper sell your first born to get 8million disc version of LOTR and a few things popped in my noggin. I wondered what would have happened if Boromir didn't die when the orcs rushed the Fellowship. He still trys to take the ring but he doesnt get turned into a pin cushin. Or what would have happened had Radagast the Brown played a more active role in the events. Or if Gandalf survived the Balrog.

Borormir's lust for the ring would have endured. He also would have openly challenged Aragorn's right to the throne of Gondor perhaps plunging the kingdom into civil war.

Radagast only had a bit part in the novel when he sent Gandalf unknowingly into Saruman's trap. Radagast, like the other wizards were side tracked from their original quests. I suspect that if Radagast were to get involved he would have tried help inspire the free peoples of middle earth to stand up against Sauron.

Gandalf never really ceased to exist after his fight with the Balrog but if you mean that Gandalf the grey never died then he would have continued with his quest.

[Enforcer Talen]

my personal fav what if is, what if arwen killed aragon at weathertop?

gondor falls, and the ring travels into heavily guarded mordor, and is taken.

[Next of Kin]

I've always wondered what vision Boromir saw in his stay at Lothlorien? Did he see a vision of himself wearing the ring? What would happen if he did capture the ring from Frodo? He would more than likely kill his father, brother and Aragorn and proclaim himself as the next king. Then he would make war against Mordor. Now could he overthrow Sauron, and become the third dark lord?

[Lord Pounder]

No the Ring would betray Boromir eventually, the ring has almost sentience when it came to getting back to Suron. The One Ring was loyal to it's master.

[Next of Kin]

No the Ring would betray Boromir eventually, the ring has almost sentience when it came to getting back to Suron. The One Ring was loyal to it's master.

But that's just it, Sauron was paranoid that someone would try to take his ring an usurp him. He never suspected that they were going to destroy it, he thought that another power would threaten his rule.