. . . based on what Tolkien says in Morgoth's Ring, that the Ring enabled
Sauron to tap into the taint of Morgoth in Arda. Sure, Sauron could
directly dominate those who wore the other Great Rings, but eventually he could
also dominate the shadows in the world, and the shadow within every living
being and every element in Middle-earth, shadows that arose because of Morgoth,
and will not disappear until Iluvatar himself intervenes and remakes
Arda. By making the Ring, Sauron hoped to become a new Dark Lord,
equivalent to Morgoth himself. Indeed, Sauron was bound to Morgoth by
terrible oaths, and if he had won presumably would have sought a way to rescue
Morgoth from the
void.
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"‘I think he was a silly little man,' said Councillor Tompkins. ‘Worthless, in fact; no use to Society at all.'
"‘Oh, I don't know,' said Atkins, who was nobody of importance, just a schoolmaster. ‘I am not so sure: it depends on what you mean by use .'
"‘No practical or economic use,' said Tompkins. . . .
. . .
"‘It is proving very useful indeed,' said the Second Voice. ‘As a holiday, and a refreshment. It is splendid for convalescence; and not only for that, for many it is the best introduction to the Mountains. It works wonders in some cases. I am sending more and more there. They seldom have to come back.'"
