How long was Gandalf gone after Bilbo's party?

In Tolkien's book, Gandalf is gone for 17 years before he returns to the Shire with news of the ring. In Jackson's film, how long is he gone before returning? In Tolkien's book, Gandalf is gone for 17 years before he returns to the Shire with news of the ring.

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What did Gandalf do for 17 years?

Over the next 17 years, Gandalf travels extensively, searching for answers on the ring. He finds some answers in Isildur's scroll, in the archives of Minas Tirith. He also wants to question Gollum, who had borne the ring for many years. Gandalf searches long and hard for Gollum, and often has the assistance of Aragorn. Was Frodo a wraith? When Frodo is stabbed by the Witch King of Angmar's Morgul blade at Weathertop, Aragorn explains that Frodo is slowly becoming a wraith himself, the longer he goes untreated.

Why didn't the Ringwraiths go after Gollum?

Therefore, the Ringwraiths were unable to pursue him or sense the ring even when he wore it, because they were too weak, and also unaware that they should be seeking it. Why isn't Gollum a wraith? "Gollum avoided turning into a wraith by a combination of two factors: He didn't use the Ring much, as DVK noted. Gollum used to wear it first, till it tired him; and then he kept it in a pouch next his skin, till it galled him; and now usually he hid it in a hole in the rock.

Did Merry and Pippin grow?

Their power of growth was most evident when they were drunk by beings other than Ents: the Ent-draughts taken by Merry and Pippin added three inches or more to their heights, making them the tallest Hobbits in the history of the Shire. How many times does Frodo wear ring? In the movies, there are only 4 times (even in the Extended editions) that Frodo wears The Ring. He first wears it at Bree, giving us the iconic moment of The Ring flying up into the air and somehow landing on his finger. The second time is on Weathertop, where he promptly got stabbed by The Witch-King of Angmar.

How did Gandalf become white?

Gandalf was carried to Caras Galadhon in Lothlórien, where he was healed, given a new staff, and clothed in white, and thus became Gandalf the White. What does Gandalf say to Frodo when he gives him the Ring? Gandalf tells Frodo that the Ring can only be destroyed at the Cracks of Doom in Orodruin, the fiery mountain deep inside Mordor itself. Frodo volunteers to keep the Ring and guard it, at least until someone else can be found to destroy it.

Who says Shire Baggins?

Gollum: "Shire! Baggins!" [Huge gates at a different tower open slowly outward. On horseback, nine cloaked figures ride out.]