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[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 36 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

It's not whenever someone puts it on, it just kind of seems like that in the films.

For example Gollum and later Bilbo wore the ring all the time and Sauron had no clue where they and the ring were for centuries.

When Frodo first puts on the ring and get's spotted by Sauron it's actually because he is in the "Seat of Seeing", which is a kind of magical place for seeing far distances.

Other than that Sauron can only sense the ring when someone puts it on close to or inside Mordor.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 17 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Now this is the sort of nerdery I come to Lemmy for.

It's been so long since I last read the books that I didn't even remember this. I'll have to pick them up again, at least once I finish slogging through Dune and Dune Messiah… I love the worldbuilding and the political intrigue, but otherwise they can be a bit meh

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

he is in the "Seat of Seeing"

Frodo or Sauron?

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Frodo. If I remember correctly he's also looking direcly in the direction of Mordor. So really it's just a strange coincident that Sauron can see him at this point.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

strange coincident

Pun intended?

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

No. I'm actually still not seeing any pun.

[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Coincidence (noun) vs coincident (adjective): https://wikidiff.com/coincident/coincidence

I feel like you meant the noun, but one could also say that Frodo and Sauron were "coincident" via the Seat of Seeing.

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, just bad spelling. But it's so nice that you thouht I was that clever.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah getting blazed on Mount Doom fr fr