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[LOTR] If you put the one ring on a silmaril, would it purge the evil from the ring, or destroy it?
gpt
Probably neither. The Silmaril burned Carcharoth and Morgoth, but there's no indication of it harming objects. Even if it did, Sauron is significantly more powerful than Carcharoth and would presumably not have the significant portion of his life force that is in the Ring destroyed. The Silmarils harming impure wielders isn't really its main purpose and is basically just a side effect.