What would happen if Bilbo tell Gandalf about 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 recognize the ring?

I think the simplest answer to that question is that Tolkien wrote the Hobbit and had it published before he conceived of the LOTR with the ring as an evil device of great power. So Gandalf couldn’t have realized it at the time, because it wasn’t that ring at the time.

Does Bilbo tell Gandalf about the ring in the book?

At the end of The Hobbit, Gandalf reveals to Bilbo that he knows about his magic ring. – “lesser magic rings that were in no way connected to Sauron” – not true. All rings that the Elves made were forged making use of Sauron’s knowledge on how to put power into objects.

Why did Bilbo lie about the Arkenstone?

The reason Bilbo didn’t give the arkenstone to thorin was that Bilbo thought it would corrupt Thorin and destroy him with greed. Smaug had told Bilbo that the arkenstone would corrupt Thorin. When Bilbo ran into Thorin trying to escape Erebor, Bilbo could tell that smaug was right about the stone.

Why didn’t Bilbo tell the dwarves about the magic ring?

Why doesn’t Bilbo tell the dwarves about he ring? Bilbo didn’t tell because he wanted to prove himself to the dwarves.

Who stole the Arkenstone?

The Arkenstone became the family heirloom of the Kings of Durin’s folk, but was lost when the dragon Smaug stole the mountain from the Dwarves.

What happens to the Arkenstone?

When the Dragon Smaug sacked Lonely Mountain, the Arkenstone was lost to the Dwarves of Durin’s Folk — it lay among Smaug’s booty in the halls of Erebor. Thus, nearly a thousand years after its discovery, the Arkenstone was buried once more in the depths beneath the Lonely Mountain.

How did Bilbo Baggins get the Golden Ring?

While the dwarves and Gandalf dealt with the goblins, Bilbo stumbled through the dark and happened to find a golden ring. Soon after, he encountered a strange creature known as Gollum, who threatened to eat him unless he could win a riddle contest.

How did Gandalf figure out what the ring of Gandalf was?

Essentially, it took Gandalf a while to figure out what it was. During Bilbo’s birthday party was the first sign he had that it was some kind of a ring of some power. He went through a fair bit of logic to figure out what it really was, first concluding it wasn’t a dwarf, elf, or human ring.

How did Bilbo react to Gandalf’s proposal to him?

Bilbo declined to hear anything more about Gandalf’s proposal, but the wizard didn’t let up. Soon after Gandalf’s visit, Bilbo found strange dwarves arriving on his doorstep in pairs, and by the time they’d all arrived there were 13 of them.

What happened to Bilbo after he left the Shire?

It didn’t take long after Bilbo left the Shire for danger to find him. After venturing out with Thorin and company, he encountered a trio of trolls who very nearly put an end to the quest before Gandalf came to the rescue. With the trolls turned to stone, Bilbo and the dwarves were able to raid their nearby cave.