What would have happened if Bilbo gave Gandalf the Ring?
If Gandalf had known right away, things would have been massively different. They could have had safe passage through Moria for the brief time that it was re-taken by the dwarves, and Sauron would have been in an even weaker state.
Why didn’t Gandalf immediately Realise that the Ring Bilbo found was the one ring he and his fellow wizards had been sent to destroy?
They weren’t sent to destroy the One Ring. They were sent to inspire the people of Middle-earth to oppose Sauron. The reason Gandalf didn’t immediately know Bilbo’s ring was the One is because he didn’t know that much about it and had to do some research; Saruman was the expert in ring-lore.
How long did it take for Frodo to destroy the ring?
It began in September TA 3018 when Frodo set out for Rivendell, which he finally reached on October 20. From there it took five months until the One Ring and Sauron were finally destroyed on March 25 of TA 3019. In total, it took 11 months, one week, and six days for the One Ring to be destroyed.
What does Gandalf say to Frodo about the ring?
Their conversation goes like this: Frodo: I wish the Ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened. Gandalf: So do all who live to see such times; but that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.
What would have happened if Gandalf won the battle with Sauron?
If Gandalf proved the victor, the result would have been for Sauron the same as the destruction of the Ring; for him it woudl have been destroyed, taken from him for ever. But the Ring and all its works would have endoured. It would have been the master in the end.
How did Frodo Baggins get the One Ring?
Frodo possessed the One Ring as part of his inheritance from Bilbo for seventeen years (in the book) without knowing what it was or that anyone was searching for it. Gandalf only suspects there is something significant about the Ring during those years.
How long did Frodo wait to leave the Shire after finding the ring?
But in the book Frodo waited several months before leaving the Shire after Gandalf explained the history of the Ring to him. Frodo possessed the One Ring as part of his inheritance from Bilbo for seventeen years (in the book) without knowing what it was or that anyone was searching for it.