Arwen would have only left Rivendell a few weeks after the Ring was destroyed to travel to Minas Tirith, but when she got there she commentedĭo you wonder at that, Ring-bearer? For you know the power of that The Ring had been destroyed by then so any legacy effect it had on him would have ended. Since neither Gollum nor Bilbo appear to age significantly after losing the Ring, despite their already extended ages, that's a reasonable assumption.īilbo had deteriorated significantly by the time he left Middle Earth, which concurs with this conclusion.
Live on for years, quite happily: just stop as he was when he parted It might take a long while for the influence to wear off.
Gandalf himself alludes to this when talking about Bilbo: Yes, the Ring continued to extend Bilbo and Gollum's lives after they stopped bearing it up until the destruction of the Ring.
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