Date: 2018-12-11 01:09 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] artabria
I won't say Saruman got corrupted by the Palantíri. He basically ended up talking a lot with Sauron (and he really wanted the One Ring). Balrogs are a similar case: same race as Saruman and Gandalf, decided to follow Melkor.

One theory why it won't affect Bombadil is he having want of nothing. Hobbits are very peaceful creatures that don't really seek power and prefer to stay apart from the rest of the world.

I don't have the book on hand right now, so I'm paraphrasing here, but during the Council of Elrond it is mentioned that he isn't really aware or cares about what happens outside his forest, or even if he understands how serious it is. I think the Ring not having effect on him has something with the "no wants or seeking power" thing.

What he is, however, is a question for the ages. Ainur? Perhaps, the Silmarillion was never finished, so we don't know if Tolkien would have added him to it at some point.
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