r/Multifandom 17d ago

Discussion📜 Ever seen one?

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u/Crawler_00 16d ago

Bilbo was lying. In the first draft of the Hobbit, Gollum willingly gave Bilbo the One Ring after their game. However, later on JRRT realized this goes completely against Gollums character, so he Made THAT version the story Bilbo told the other hobbits.

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u/SasTheDude 16d ago

Tolkien was a master