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noWizardme
Lorien
Dec 27 2012, 12:33pm
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In the film, Gandalf says he doesn't know why Bilbo is important. That frustrated a friend of mine, but to me it seemed appropriate that Gandalf might at least sometimes operate on instinct. It might be part of the sometimes-glimpsed "higher powers at work" theme. So Gandalf says to Frodo, about Bilbo finding the Ring:
"Behind that there was something else at work, beyond any design of the Ring-maker. I can put it no plainer than by saying that Bilbo was meant to have it. And that may be an encouraging thought."
So maybe it feels right to Gandalf because he is part of bringing about that "meant".
We get a little more of Gandalfs reasoning in "The Quest of Erebor"; Gandalfs description of Bilbos meeting with he dwarves(published as part of Unfinished Tales). Struggling to persuade Thorin to include the ridiculous Mr Baggins in the party, Gandalf finally says:
" ' Listen to me, Thorin Oakenshield!' I said. 'If this hobbit goes with you, you will succeed. If not, you will fail. A foresight is on me, and I am warning you.' "
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"Why is Gandalf so eager for Bilbo to risk his life?"
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Dec 18 2012, 11:02pm
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Yes, you are right.
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Eärwen of Mithlond
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Dec 19 2012, 5:26am
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I don't think it was as specific as hobbit smell
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CuriousG
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Dec 19 2012, 12:52pm
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A"foresight"...
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noWizardme
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Dec 27 2012, 12:33pm
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Bilbo brought luck to the Erebor quest at times; maybe Gandalf saw that in him.//
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CuriousG
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Dec 28 2012, 1:26am
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"In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit..."
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Dec 31 2012, 9:23pm
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Hobbits as anachronisms
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noWizardme
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Dec 31 2012, 9:31pm
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My apologies.
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Aragalen the Green
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Dec 31 2012, 11:43pm
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Perhaps to introduce the Shire-folk to future dangers?
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Aragalen the Green
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Dec 31 2012, 11:27pm
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The Shire study abroad program
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Jan 1, 1:36am
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"we can't live long in the heights"
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Jan 1, 2:13am
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"The memory of the high and the perilous"
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noWizardme
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Jan 1, 9:48am
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I always thought of it this way, too
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Rostron2
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Jan 8, 11:01pm
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The Freedom of the Bachelor
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Entwife Wandlimb
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Jan 9, 12:03am
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