Ponderables

[rabidsamfan]

If hobbits don't wear shoes or boots (except in rare instances) then why on earth does Sam sing about big Boots in the Troll Song, and why does he pack woolen hose?

And when Sam puts the Ring on and chases after the Orcs when they take Frodo, when does he take it off again? How many minutes/hours does Sam wear that thing, actually, and where was Gollum all that long time?

Why is it that I've never run across even one fic so far where Frodo starts out on the Quest properly hobbit-shaped, i.e. tubby in the tummy? And what happened to those rosy cheeks that Gandalf told Barliman about? Well, no I actually know the answers, don't I...

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[elycia.livejournal.com]

Re Sam and the Ring: I don't have TTT handy, but I was under the impression that he had to take the thing off if he wanted to see properly; while it had the benefit of improved hearing (as well as invisibility), it distorted vision and time-perception enough to make it a nuisance. I'll have to go look it up, now that you've piqued my curiosity.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

That was the second time Sam put it on. If he'd really been stuck as Ringbearer he'd have had to find a way to keep himself from doing that again...