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Post by Ilúvatar on Jan 15, 2004 13:51:59 GMT -5
Out of all the hobbits and other free peoples, why do you think Gandalf choose Bilbo?
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Post by Beranyth on Jan 15, 2004 19:51:43 GMT -5
Because at that time, most hobbits couldn't care less about what happened outside of the Shire. Bilbo, whether he would admit it then or not, had a fascination with the outside world. He loved the tales that Gandalf would tell at parties, and he had a hidden desire to go on an adventure of that sort. Gandalf knew this in Bilbo, and, "All that is gold does not glitter." Though then you wouldn't look for any sign of valor in a young, well-to-do Hobbit, Gandalf knew Bilbo maybe better than Bilbo knew himself.
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Post by Galadriel on Jan 19, 2004 15:49:27 GMT -5
Yes, I agree with Beranyth.
And because I think he knew that his father was a great atventure person to.
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Post by Legolas on Feb 7, 2004 21:22:39 GMT -5
if you think about it, in one of the lotr books, frodo says he wishes the ring didn't come to him, and gandalf says something about him being meant to do it. do you get my point?
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Post by Ilúvatar on Feb 8, 2004 0:41:15 GMT -5
Do you mean you think that Frodo was fated/destined to receive the Ring? I'm not sure that I totally understand, do you think you could extrapilate a bit more - thanks  |
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Post by Bombadil on Feb 18, 2004 22:57:40 GMT -5
I was pretty sure Gandalf chose him because of his family's background. The Took side of Bilbo's family had a history of adventuring.
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Post by Boromir on Feb 19, 2004 21:12:43 GMT -5
I'm am also sure of that.
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Post by Legolas on Feb 20, 2004 10:13:21 GMT -5
but why wouldn't he just choose a full-blooded took as opposed to one that's half baggins, half took? or even half brandybuck half took?
and in one of the movies, gandalf says "you were meant to find the ring, just as bilbo was. and that may be an encouraging thought" not too sure about how accurate the quote is, but it goes along the same lines
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Post by radagast on Mar 2, 2004 23:47:18 GMT -5
the ring decides where it goes and whose hands it falls into, at least i think i read that somewhere, though it doesnt make too much sense to me
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Post by ShadowNinja on Mar 3, 2004 9:09:38 GMT -5
I think though that it didnt espect Bilbo to take it.
Anyways I dont know why Gandalf chose Bilbo...
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Post by Galadriel on Mar 18, 2004 19:51:03 GMT -5
I'm am also sure of that. Same here. |
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Post by Legolas on Mar 18, 2004 20:43:02 GMT -5
it didn't specifically choose bilbo. it did, however, basically control stuff after that.
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Post by Gothmog on Mar 22, 2004 18:53:50 GMT -5
No, if you recall, the Ring came across some one it didn't expect, Bilbo.
It's hard to understand why Gandalf would choose Bilbo, perhaps he was merely the most interesting hobbit he knew, maybe he just happened to notice that he was the right age, right height, and yearning for an adventure!
"Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards, for the are suble and quick to anger."
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Post by Legolas on Mar 25, 2004 9:19:35 GMT -5
yes, true. would bilbo have found the ring if it knew frodo would destroy it?
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Post by Galadriel on Mar 25, 2004 16:04:10 GMT -5
But, maybe it did not know that it would come to that.
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