Seriously - what was it that scared Gandalf to look more into Bilbo's ring? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Bingo · 08-12-2024, 01:47 PM

Doesn't Gandalf think all the rings are accounted for somehow? When Bilbo finds the ring, it shows that his information is wrong, but he cannot know for sure how. Maybe one of the 7 wasn't really destroyed. Maybe one of the nine was lost Maybe there were more magic rings than he knew of. At this point he still trusts Saruman, who seems very sure that the One is lost in the sea. In any case, there might not be any immediate danger, so he can take some time to figure it out. Sixty years isn't long from an immortal perspective.

***Mithadan*** · 08-13-2024, 02:42 PM

This has been the subject of debate, with some trying to reconcile what Gandalf says in Shadow of the Past in the manner you suggest, and others simply suggesting that this was an inconsistency in JRRT's story telling. You may want to look at this thread (and there are others):

http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19710

Feel free to continue the discussion and voice your views in either thread.

08-13-2024, 02:42 PM	#2
*Mithadan* Spirit of Mist Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Tol Eressea Posts: 3,397	This has been the subject of debate, with some trying to reconcile what Gandalf says in Shadow of the Past in the manner you suggest, and others simply suggesting that this was an inconsistency in JRRT's story telling. You may want to look at this thread (and there are others): http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=19710 Feel free to continue the discussion and voice your views in either thread. __________________ Beleriand, Beleriand, the borders of the Elven-land.

08-12-2024, 01:47 PM	#1
Bingo Newly Deceased Join Date: Aug 2024 Posts: 7	Doesn't Gandalf think all the rings are accounted for somehow? When Bilbo finds the ring, it shows that his information is wrong, but he cannot know for sure how. Maybe one of the 7 wasn't really destroyed. Maybe one of the nine was lost Maybe there were more magic rings than he knew of. At this point he still trusts Saruman, who seems very sure that the One is lost in the sea. In any case, there might not be any immediate danger, so he can take some time to figure it out. Sixty years isn't long from an immortal perspective.