#TolkienTrewsday Week 179: Pity ‘Pity? It was Pity that stayed his hand. Pity, and Mercy: not to strike without need…’ Bilbo no longer saw Gollum as a monster, but rather a sad little creature who was all alone. And so, feeling pity for him, Bilbo has mercy on Gollum and spares his life.
