Why did Gandalf not go with Frodo?
He didn’t have time on his side, he didn’t have enough friends on his side, the friends he had were not enough, and there were too many spies for Frodo to go unmarked through Middle Earth without being noticed.
Why does Gandalf leave Frodo and Sam?
So he didn’t stay in the Shire for 17 years, he LEFT the shire for 17 years (after cautioning Frodo not to use the Ring, and to keep it secret and safe). He wanted to find the history of Bilbo’s ring if he could, but he didn’t suspect at that point that it might be the One Ring.
Did Gandalf make Sam go with Frodo?
As “punishment” for eavesdropping on Gandalf’s conversation with Frodo regarding the One Ring, Sam was made Frodo’s first companion on his journey to Rivendell. At the Council of Elrond there, Sam joined the Fellowship of the Ring.
What happens to Frodo and Sam in The Lord of the Rings?
Successful in their mission but utterly defeated in body and spirit, Frodo and Sam collapse on a small crag of rock to await their demise but are heroically rescued by Gandalf, who rides in with a trio of eagles who gently lift the two ailing Hobbits in their talons and soar off into the skies.
Did Gandalf plan to take Frodo through the Misty Mountains?
As posted by VulcanDeathGrip, the first leg of the Fellowship’s journey saw Gandalf take the group through the Misty Mountains – incidentally the area the Great Eagles call their home. Gandalf may have planned to take Frodo and the others not through the mountains, but to the eagles’ nest, where they could make the rest of the journey by air.
Where did Frodo go at the end of The Return of the King?
At the end of The Return of the King, Frodo, Bilbo, Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel left Middle-earth on a ship, along with other elves. I named those five because they were all ringbearers and it s…
Why did Gandalf keep his plan a secret from his companions?
The theory suggests that Gandalf kept this plan a secret from his companions in order to avoid Sauron or Saruman learning his true intentions, and therefore squandering the element of surprise that the eagles would’ve had on the Nazgûl.