Gandalf visited the Shire frequently after meeting Aragorn, mainly to see his old companion Bilbo Baggins and his younger nephew Frodo. Observing that Bilbo looked unusually young for his advanced age, he started to worry about the -- magic ring -- that Bilbo had obtained on his expedition. Gandalf remembered the trick Bilbo had pulled when he had first claimed it as his own; afterward, Bilbo had acknowledged that he had stolen it from Gollum. Gandalf noticed that Bilbo had become engrossed with ... (Read More)