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I haven't read the book yet, so I don't know if this scene is explained further (or if it's even in the book), but one thing I've thought about lately is, how the Hell did they pull that off? Like, what made the Nazgul go to that room, instead of the one where the ring that supposedly calls to them is actually located?
The only thing that really makes sense to me is if the Hobbit Gang already rented a room for themselves, and the Nazgul got the info from the barkeep, who didn't know they were with Aragorn.
They had rented rooms in the hobbit portion of the inn, and it’s implied that the ‘mean swarthy-looking person’ who ‘looked more than half like a goblin’ who was staying with Bill Ferney ratted them out to the Nazgûl as well.
Strider did the sensible thing and had them stay in his room instead.
It’s stated that the Nazgûl cannot clearly sense the ring unless it’s worn by someone. They know it’s nearby, but not how close. That’s also how the hobbits and Aragorn slipped away into the wilds without being caught too.