Which finger did Frodo lose when Gollum bit the ring off his hand? - Page 2

RosieCotton · 03-01-2002, 01:37 PM

I always considered my thumb a finger, so that would make it the middle finger...but it would make sense to wear a ring on your ring finger....great, now I'm having problems counting. Heck, in the movie they can just chop the hand off if they're as confused as me.
~Rosie~

eowyn144 · 03-01-2002, 03:20 PM

speaking of the movie (which i probably shouldn't seeing as this is the lotr books forum) i noticed that whenever frodo had to put on the ring, he always put it on his first/fore/the one next to the thumb finger and NOT the ring finger.
small insignificant and slightly irrelevent point i know but thats just who i am.

***Earniel*** · 03-01-2002, 04:57 PM

On the other hand I know a lot of people who don't wear rings on their ring finger (myself included) since rings are often too big. Sauron was a big fella, wasn't he? So it might be that the ring was a tad too large for wearing on a hobbit ring finger.

Arathorn · 03-01-2002, 05:05 PM

But, at least in the movie, it did change size according to the wearer.

Hmmm...
What if it were instead the One Ear Ring instead of the One Ring? Would it be worn on the left ear or the right ear?

In this case at least, Mike Tyson will make a good Gollum, yesss?

Jedipati · 03-01-2002, 09:20 PM

I always thought it was the middle finger that got bitten. Of course, in that case, I could make a statement in reply to the question of why only one finger got bitten off. But I won't.

Tanoliel · 03-02-2002, 01:49 PM

I always wear my rings, when i wear them at all which isn't often, maybe more often if I had the one ring...anyhow, I always wear it on my...um..pointer-finger or whatever it's called. First finger, the one next to the thumb.
Hey...people agree that that's called the first finger, right? I mean, most people I know call it that (when we're talking about fingers, which isn't often, either...only on entmoot!). So if that's the first finger, then the third finger must be the ring finger, right? Oh...I don't know...just more rambling.

And I did notice that...about the ring always ending up on his first finger...(I think he just doesn't want to be engaged to Sauron!)
And...um..I think the ring does change size accoring to the wearer...there was some line about that..or maybe I'm making it up. I dunno...
-tano

Elf Girl · 03-02-2002, 04:11 PM

I always assumed it was the ring finger, but I never really thought about it.

***Earniel*** · 03-03-2002, 06:24 AM

I'm still inclined to say it was the ringfinger. Now that you mentioned it, he did wear the ring on the first finger in the movie. But I'm not really going the film as reference.

Menelvagor · 03-04-2002, 12:47 AM

Yes, and the scene in Bree can't really be used as a reference anyway because Frodo did not put the ring on then, it fell on of it's own accord, and I'm not sure if the Ring itself had any scruples about which finger it fell on.

If it did though (which would be weird) it would probably return to the finger sauron wore it on which was (I know in the movie and I'm prety sure it said something about it in the books) the ring finger.

hm, that was an odd post...

cameronkendrick · 04-03-2002, 01:21 PM

In my Tolkien class I am currently taking at school we have came to no certain answer of which finger Frodo lost at Mount Doom. I was hoping maybe someone could supply me with information of occurances of LOTR characters wearing the ring and on which finger they wore it (i.e. Tom Bombadil, Frodo, Bilbo, Sauron).

Elf Girl · 04-03-2002, 02:03 PM

There's a thread about this floating around somewhere, so this will probably get closed soon.

StrawberryIcecream · 04-03-2002, 03:18 PM

Middle finger. I'n not 100% but i've only just finished the books and I'mm 99% sure it's the middle finger.

***Earniel*** · 04-03-2002, 03:21 PM

You've got a Tolkien class?! Oh, life is SO unfair!

Pip · 04-03-2002, 03:39 PM

I know for a fact that it's Frodo's middle finger, but I'm not sure what hand it was. I think it was the right hand.

cameronkendrick · 04-03-2002, 07:52 PM

Pip, how do you know for certain it was the middle finger. This would help clear up much debate.

Cam

Comic Book Guy · 04-03-2002, 08:44 PM

All these posts and not a single quote among them, whats the world coming to?

Quote:

He remembered that smell: the fragrance of Ithilien. 'Bless me!' he mused. 'How long have I been asleep?' For the scent had borne him back to the day when he had lit his little fire under the sunny bank; and for a moment all else between was out of waking memory. He stretched and drew a deep breath. 'Why, what a dream I've had!' he muttered. 'I am glad to wake!'

He sat up and then he saw that Frodo was lying beside him, and slept peacefully, one hand behind his head, and the other resting upon the coverlet. It was the right hand, and the third finger was missing.

Elf Girl · 04-03-2002, 08:47 PM

Yes, but does that count the thumb or not?

emplynx · 04-03-2002, 08:52 PM

I was going to take a Tolkien class at a local College (Concord College) taught by a patient of my Dad's, but it is durning my HS School Hours. :-(

I remember the old "What is the third finger" discussion.
*Pauses for an Entmoot search*
Why don't you all check it out at http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/show...&threadid=3608

Spock · 04-04-2002, 08:06 AM

The Right Hand, third finger (traditional ring finger).

The Return of The King, The Field of Cormallen chapter.

Pip · 04-04-2002, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by cameronkendrick
Pip, how do you know for certain it was the middle finger. This would help clear up much debate.

Cam

I know for a fact that it was his middle finger because I remember a quote that I read. I don't remember the exact words but I know it said something like "his middle finger was missing. 'So it was real' said Sam." This probably isn't the exact quote but it's close enough in the fact of what finger it was. I hope this helps clear up some of the debate.

03-01-2002, 01:37 PM	#21
RosieCotton Elven Warrior Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Hobbiton...no wait.... Posts: 263	I always considered my thumb a finger, so that would make it the middle finger...but it would make sense to wear a ring on your ring finger....great, now I'm having problems counting. Heck, in the movie they can just chop the hand off if they're as confused as me. ~Rosie~ __________________ Fortune rides like the Sun on high With the fox that makes the ravens fly Luck his sould, the lightning his eye He snatches the moons from out of the sky.

03-01-2002, 03:20 PM	#22
eowyn144 Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 435	speaking of the movie (which i probably shouldn't seeing as this is the lotr books forum) i noticed that whenever frodo had to put on the ring, he always put it on his first/fore/the one next to the thumb finger and NOT the ring finger. small insignificant and slightly irrelevent point i know but thats just who i am. __________________ If you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe

03-01-2002, 05:05 PM	#24
Arathorn Bard of Mangled Songs Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West of Middle Earth...oh alright...Manila Posts: 2,679	But, at least in the movie, it did change size according to the wearer. Hmmm... What if it were instead the One Ear Ring instead of the One Ring? Would it be worn on the left ear or the right ear? In this case at least, Mike Tyson will make a good Gollum, yesss? __________________ Power attracts the corruptible. Absolute power attracts the absolutely corruptible. -Missionaria Protectiva, Frank Herbert *Accio, Ash Nazg!* Elennuru s?la lúmenn' omentielvo* (The Death Star shines on the hour of our meeting) - Darth Arathorn Put aside the ranger... Start looking for Mumakil action figures... Last edited by Arathorn : 03-01-2002 at 05:07 PM.

03-02-2002, 01:49 PM	#26
Tanoliel Eccentric Chocolate Crow Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The Emerald City--Seattle, WA Posts: 1,861	I always wear my rings, when i wear them at all which isn't often, maybe more often if I had the one ring...anyhow, I always wear it on my...um..pointer-finger or whatever it's called. First finger, the one next to the thumb. Hey...people agree that that's called the first finger, right? I mean, most people I know call it that (when we're talking about fingers, which isn't often, either...only on entmoot!). So if that's the first finger, then the third finger must be the ring finger, right? Oh...I don't know...just more rambling. And I did notice that...about the ring always ending up on his first finger...(I think he just doesn't want to be engaged to Sauron!) And...um..I think the ring does change size accoring to the wearer...there was some line about that..or maybe I'm making it up. I dunno... -tano __________________ Wisdom for Short Attention Spans...Ozy and Millie. It rocks. Food Of The Gods: 3,7-dihydro-3,7-dimethyl-1H-purine-2,6-dione Feed Me.... Another Online Dwelling Place... "All right, I confess. It is my intention to comandeer a ship, pick up a crew in Tortuga, to rape, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer my weasely black guts out." -Captain Jack Sparrow "The trouble with unknown enemies is that they are so difficult to identify." -Amelia Peabody Emerson "Most people obey the orders of someone who is pointing a gun at their head." -A.P. Emerson

03-02-2002, 04:11 PM	#27
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	I always assumed it was the ring finger, but I never really thought about it. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

03-01-2002, 04:57 PM	#23
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	On the other hand I know a lot of people who don't wear rings on their ring finger (myself included) since rings are often too big. Sauron was a big fella, wasn't he? So it might be that the ring was a tad too large for wearing on a hobbit ring finger.

03-01-2002, 09:20 PM	#25
Jedipati Sapling Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 6	I always thought it was the middle finger that got bitten. Of course, in that case, I could make a statement in reply to the question of why only one finger got bitten off. But I won't.

03-03-2002, 06:24 AM	#28
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	I'm still inclined to say it was the ringfinger. Now that you mentioned it, he did wear the ring on the first finger in the movie. But I'm not really going the film as reference.

03-04-2002, 12:47 AM	#29
Menelvagor Elf Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: lurking on the edge of conversations Posts: 924	Yes, and the scene in Bree can't really be used as a reference anyway because Frodo did not put the ring on then, it fell on of it's own accord, and I'm not sure if the Ring itself had any scruples about which finger it fell on. If it did though (which would be weird) it would probably return to the finger sauron wore it on which was (I know in the movie and I'm prety sure it said something about it in the books) the ring finger. hm, that was an odd post...

04-03-2002, 01:21 PM	#30
cameronkendrick Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Eastern Kentucky University Posts: 16	Which finger did Frodo lose when Gollum bit the ring off his hand? In my Tolkien class I am currently taking at school we have came to no certain answer of which finger Frodo lost at Mount Doom. I was hoping maybe someone could supply me with information of occurances of LOTR characters wearing the ring and on which finger they wore it (i.e. Tom Bombadil, Frodo, Bilbo, Sauron). __________________ "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"

04-03-2002, 02:03 PM	#31
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	There's a thread about this floating around somewhere, so this will probably get closed soon. __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-03-2002, 03:18 PM	#32
StrawberryIcecream Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: In my jeans Posts: 915	Middle finger. I'n not 100% but i've only just finished the books and I'mm 99% sure it's the middle finger. __________________ www.foolofatook.com for all you pippin's out there.

04-03-2002, 03:21 PM	#33
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	You've got a Tolkien class?! Oh, life is SO unfair! __________________ We are not things.

04-03-2002, 03:39 PM	#34
Pip Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Tuckburough Posts: 258	I know for a fact that it's Frodo's middle finger, but I'm not sure what hand it was. I think it was the right hand.

04-03-2002, 07:52 PM	#35
cameronkendrick Hobbit Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Eastern Kentucky University Posts: 16	Pip, how do you know for certain it was the middle finger. This would help clear up much debate. Cam __________________ "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun The frumious Bandersnatch!"

04-03-2002, 08:47 PM	#37
Elf Girl Lurker Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Lothlórien Posts: 3,419	Yes, but does that count the thumb or not? __________________ There's antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium...

04-03-2002, 08:52 PM	#38
emplynx Self-Appointed Lord of the Free Peoples of the General Messages Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,214	I was going to take a Tolkien class at a local College (Concord College) taught by a patient of my Dad's, but it is durning my HS School Hours. :-( I remember the old "What is the third finger" discussion. Pauses for an Entmoot search Why don't you all check it out at http://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/show...&threadid=3608

04-04-2002, 08:06 AM	#39
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	The Right Hand, third finger (traditional ring finger). The Return of The King, The Field of Cormallen chapter. __________________ Vizzini: "HE DIDN'T FALL?! INCONCEIVABLE!!" Inigo: "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means."

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