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Why was Gandalf unsure if Bilbo's ring was the One Ring if he had seen an image of Sauron's Eye when he was about to pick it up?
In the movie LOTR: The Fellowship of the Ring, Bilbo drops the One Ring on the floor and then leaves his house. Gandalf then goes to pick it up but just before he touches it, he sees an image of ...
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Why did Gandalf seal the One Ring inside an envelope?
In this scene after Bilbo leaves, Gandalf seals the One Ring inside an envelope.
He seems to fear touching it. He very briefly touched it when it lay on the floor ...
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Could Gandalf not have made his own One Ring?
Sauron created The One Ring to gain control over the other ring-bearers, but it also amplified his power. Since it's a bad idea for anyone to claim The One Ring, wouldn't it be possible for Gandalf to ...
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How many times did Gandalf touch the One Ring in the books?
Inspired by this question here, not sure about the LOTR novels (no copy of my books with me) but, in the movies Gandalf touches the Ring once after Bilbo drops it, and gets a vision immediately of ...
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Why didn't Gandalf take Frodo with him to Isengard?
In The Fellowship of the Ring, why didn’t Gandalf take Frodo (and the Ring of Power) with him to Isengard?
Since Gandalf was unaware that Saruman had joined forces with Sauron, why wouldn’t he want ...
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How does Gandalf know that the Ring had previously been called precious?
In The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf says:
It [the ring] has been called that [precious] before, but not by you.
But we know that, at that time, Gandalf didn’t know whether that ring was the One ...
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Why didn't Gandalf carry the Ring in Maia form?
I understand that the Istari - the only other Maiar besides the Balrog to come into close proximity to the Ring - are constrained within a mortal body and subject to its mortal weaknesses, which ...
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Would Gandalf be invisible if he wore the One Ring?
If Gandalf wears the One Ring, will he be invisible? Or will he master it and be visible?
Maybe I should ask: is there a chance that the "invisibility" effect of the Ring is a side effect of weakness?...
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Was Gandalf ignorant of the effects of Frodo having the ring for 17 years?
In an answer of mine for the question 'Who are all the characters to have touched The One Ring?', someone astutely asked 'how come?'
Was Gandalf aware of the Rings' effects on a holder before ...
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