When did Gandalf know Bilbo had The One Ring? | Tolkien Explained

Today, we cover the popular question - when did Gandalf realize Bilbo's ring was The One Ring? It can be easy, especially going off the Hobbit films, to see Gandalf as foolish for not knowing this for so many years, but we'll take a look at WHAT Gandalf knew and WHEN he knew it!

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Gandalf in the archives of Minas Tirith - Anke Eissmann
Gandalf Frodo - this is the master ring - Matthew Stewart
Gandalf Frodo and the Ring - Elrodimus Flash
gandalf returns to hobbiton - John Howe
gandalf - Jenny Dolfen
gandalf-moria
Gandalf - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Gandalf Frodo and the Ring - Elrodimus Flash
Gandalf - Elrodimus Flash
Gandalf - JG Jones
Cirdan - alystraea
Gandalf and Shadowfax - Anke Eissmann
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Gandalf the Grey - Elrodimus Flash
necromancer in dol guldur - anotherstrangerme
thrain, son of thror - Turner Mohan
Smaug and Bilbo - Andrea Piparo
bilbo baggins - skullb*st*rd
the young bilbo - Sara Morello
gandalf - skullb*st*rd
Captured by the Spiders - Alan Lee
Dol Guldur - Angus McBride
Bilbo
Gandalf - Elrodimus Flash
sketch gollum cave - Felix Englund
Gandalf in the Shire - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Visit to Bilbo - Alan Lee
Erebor - Aronja Art
Dale - Matthew Stewart
Barad-dur - John Howe
Gandalf - Anke Eissmann
Gandalf - John_Howe
saruman in orthanc - anotherstranger me
Saruman and Palantir - Angus McBride
The Lord of Rivendell - Peter Xavier Price
Saruman - John Howe
Isengard - Ivan Cavini
Saruman - Steve Airola
saruman with the palantir - kuliszu
saruman of many colours - Tolman Cotton
Gandalf and Frodo - Ivan Cavini
Saruman Palantir - Steve Airola
Saruman - Catherine Karina Chmiel
saruman - Tom Romain
saruman - Dzmitry Yakhouski
Bilbo Baggins - Anke Eissmann
Gandalf at Bag End - Anke Eissmann
Bilbo Reading - Matthew Stewart
old took - Matej Cadil
Bilbo Leaves Bag End - Elrodimus Flash
Gandalf3 - Elrodimus Flash
Celebrimbor - YidanYuan
Celebrimbor - Angus_McBride
Gandalf Frodo - this is the master ring - Matthew Stewart
Gandalf the Grey - Daniel Govar
Gandalf - Catherine Karina Chmiel
celebrimbor and annatar - anotherstrangerme
Gandalf - John Howe
The Elven Rings - Ralph Damiani
but the ring was lost - Matej Cadil
bilbo baggins - aegeri
Bilbo - Steve Airola
Frodo grieves for Bilbo - Anke Eissmann
The Arrival of Gandalf - Darrell Sweet
A long expected party - Steamey
shadow of the past - Alan Lee
Gandalf in Archives Minas Tirith - Matthew Stewart
Gandalf in Hobbiton - John Howe
gandalf on the road - skullb*st*rd
Legolas and Gandalf - Catherine Karina Chmiel
Gollum - Steve Airola
Aragorn on a mission - Kip Rasmussen
Gandalf - Jenny Dolfen
Saruman - Elrodimus Flash
Saruman Palantir - Steve Airola
Gandalf_Rides_to_Minas_Tirith – Ted Nasmith
Gandalf in the archives of Minas Tirith - Anke Eissmann
Gollum - Matthew Stewart
Smeagol and the Ring - Anke Eissmann
Gandalf The Grey - John Howe
Gandalf comes to Bag End - Anke Eissmann
Gandalf Frodo and the Ring - Elrodimus Flash
Gandalf the Grey - Anna Kulisz
Gandalf - Soni Alcorn-Hender
The Dwarf Lords - Ralph Damiani
9 Rings - Ralph Damiani
The Great Eye - Ralph Damiani
The Archive - Lída Holubová
Gandalf the White - John Howe
Gandalf and Frodo - Ivan Cavini
Bilbo Baggins - Alan Lee
Bilbo Baggins - aegeri
in the garden of bag end - matej cadil
Gandalf - John Howe
bilbo in rivendell - Matej Cadil
gollum - aegeri
Riddles In The Dark - John Howe
Bilbo Leaves Bag End - Elrodimus Flash
gandalf the grey - Jerry Vanderstelt
Gollum Frodo Sam - John Howe
The Shadow of Sauron – Ted Nasmith
Gandalf in the Shire - Dzmitry Yakhouski

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