What is the relationship between Smaug and Sauron?
There is no direct link between Smaug and Sauron, but there is an indirect connection. Back in the First Age, Sauron was Morgoth’s chief lieutenant. In this same period Morgoth bred the dragons, with the mighty Glaurung being the first.
Why did Gandalf care about Smaug?
Gandalf’s primary motive is that he doesn’t want Smaug to ally with Sauron. At that moment, it is Middle Earth’s most powerful creature, and its friendship with Sauron would prove costly for the Middle Earth. Hence, he prods the Dwarves into getting back their gold, thereby unfolding the events of the Hobbit.
Does Gandalf fight Sauron in The Hobbit?
The Attack on Dol Guldur appears in The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies as one of the main plot lines. After Gandalf was defeated and captured by Sauron in the previous film, the White Council (Galadriel, Saruman, Elrond and Radagast) come to his aid and rescue Gandalf from Sauron and the Nazgûl.
What is Smaug’s motivation?
Smaug’s only motivation was his greed.
Why is Gandalf interested in Bilbo?
Gandalf ‘felt’ that he was bolder than the other hobbits and he decided to have Bilbo join Thorin and his company. Gandalf (and many others) regarded Bilbo and Frodo as the best hobbits in whole Middle-earth. Gandalf never explicitly said why he had chosen poor Bilbo to join him and the dwarves in their expedition.
Why did Gandalf encourage Thorin?
Why did Gandalf encourage Thorin Oakenshield to take back Erebor? – Quora. Because he feared the Sauron would use Smaug to invade Rivendell and the North-lands.
Does Galadriel save Gandalf in the book?
Galadriel answers that she is not alone. Elrond and Saruman arrive on the scene and fight all of the Nine. Elrond seems to use his Ring of Power along with his Elven-sword in dueling the Nazgûl. Amidst the fighting, Galadriel heals Gandalf by kissing him on the forehead, although doing so seems to take its toll on her.
What motivates Bilbo in The Hobbit?
Bilbo’s motivation in the novel is desire because he was trying to get back his lost treasure that another character, the antagonist, named Smaug stole. That treasure is so important to him, and anyone else that had something important stolen from them, they would try to get it back.
Did Smaug ever feel the presence of Sauron?
There’s no evidence in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings that Smaug (or any other dragons in the Withered Heath) was receiving any directives from Sauron, or felt the presence of Sauron. For that matter, the Balrog in Moria wasn’t under the control of Sauron, either.
How powerful was Sauron in The Hobbit?
Sauron was powerful, but he was no Morgoth. There’s no evidence in The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings that Smaug (or any other dragons in the Withered Heath) was receiving any directives from Sauron, or felt the presence of Sauron. For that matter, the Balrog in Moria wasn’t under the control of Sauron, either.
What if Gandalf had turned the ring against Sauron?
Assuming Gandalf was capable of turning the Ring against Sauron, he would have defeated him just as surely as had the Ring been destroyed. Of course, this would introduce whole new problems, but that’s neither here not there
What is the connection between Smaug and the race of Dragons?
There’s no direct connection. Smaug was the last of the great fire drakes of the north (quite possibly not the last dragon, but apparently the last one to be relevant to history), and the race of dragons was ultimately a creation of Sauron’s former master, Morgoth.