Originally posted by Discos
erm...uh, sauron does have a physical form in the book, how is he supposed to put on the ring with no form?chuck the ring into the eye itself you may say? yeah, I would sure like to see an orc climb to the top of barad-dur and throw it in
a quote comes to mind when I browsed through the book to find the quote from the two towers!
"He has only four on the Black Hand, but they are enough', says Gollum in The Two Towers
Discos - 💃 so thou doesnt know more than sir Discos
Sauron is a lower cast of an Ainur, a metaphysical being. They take on physical form so that they may better interact with the physical world as we would when we wear clothes. When they cast away their physical bodies or are seriously injured they revert back to their natural state. However in cases of injuries or grievous wounds, not only are they affected physically but also in their metaphysical state. As Eru has fated the Ainur to be bound to the world, bound being the key word. So when Sauron's ring was cut from his hand, not only did he suffer the cut, but the loss of his power that was BOUND to his ring which more than likely doubled his pain and his weakness.
He needed the ring for obvious reasons, but also to reinstate his physical self. Without the ring he would over time regain some of his power but not the ability to wear a physical form for he was seriously wounded by Isildur's sword which had a power of its own. No one says that an orc would throw the ring at the Eye. In all probability when the ring is close in proximity to Sauron, he would draw power and energy from the ring to regain his full strength. Gollum's statement is due in fact to knowledge of ancient history. Not because he is privy to Sauron's state of affairs. So my statement stands. Sauron is a metaphysical being without solid form as you or I, the ring would in the end restore that ability.