The gap between Gandalf's "keep it secret, keep it safe" and him returning to the Shire was 17 years in the book

Gandalf was a stoner, he just forgot.

He still says ridiculously evil shit in the book like "the age of men is over" and "the shadow shall prevail over this Middle-Earth"

>sincere belief he could control the powers of the ring
did God make him retarded on purpose?

Same it was gross drunk sex too with some flabby roastie.

>#metoo

you don't need it

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the gap between me having last had sex and today is no time at all because I never had sex. I'm not joking.

Most of the Valar and Maiar were not actually very bright, they were just very powerful.

>"I am Saruman of Many Colours!"

What did he mean by this?

I honestly don't know why Tolkien thought that was a good idea.

If Saruman captured the Ring, he'd be able to overthrow Sauron.

There's lots of weird shit in the books doesn't make much sense or have much purpose.

>Gandalf, Galadriel and Elrond all had Rings and didnt use them, once.
BRAVO TOKEN

In the books Galadriel uses her ring to destroy Dol Guldur, that place Sauron was hiding in the shit hobbit movies

Gandalf had to study to figure out what the ring was. You think he rode around the world overnight and read all that ancient literature in a weekend?

Of course it took him 17 years.

Middle Earth is about the size of California to Missouri based on Tolkien's own measurements. It's not THAT big.

Wasn't it to show how resistant to the ring's temptation Frodo was?

Sam is a literal retard in the books. Like special ed-tier

Bakshi made an accurate depiction of Sam. Here's how he was meant to be:

youtube.com/watch?v=mpjyNIoJ0V4

>resistant to ring's temptation
>still fights Gollum over it

What effect does her ring have?

Why are men called mortals when these fuckers age nearly as fast?

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That's like saying Swedes deserve to get raped. It's not evil, just a statement of fact.

none of the rings of power's abilities are specified outside of the nine making you invisible. In the book it's stated that the forces of Dol Guldur were overcome by Galadriel and her ring and she summoned her powers to destroy the fortress.

>nearly as fast
Gimli was middle-aged and was 262 years old

He outright declares himself to be superior to "The White", as Saruman of "Many Colours".

Gandalf sort of uses his ring. It’s not all that clear, but in the books he inspires courage during the siege of Minas Tirith and that’s supposed to be one of the boons of his ring.

Gimli is like 139

but white is a combination of all colors on the visible spectrum

Make up your mind.

I think that was Tolkien's point.

Tolkien dwarfs are basically superior to Men in every way

>Incorruptible, Sauron's 7 rings had no power over them
>greedy but not as gluttonous as men according to Tolkien's own words
>Better crafters/builders
>better warriors, btfo human armies on the rare occasion they fought
>Older and wiser culture
>Live longer and are hardier/more durable
>Gandalf has been brought to tears by Dwarfish poetry and never says anything similar to Men

Men are taller I guess

I think that’s all but stated outright, it’s just that he would become corrupted by the Ring in the process and potentially more dangerous than Sauron.

When he sailed to the undying lands he was 262 apparently.

Betters all your senses, like hearing and sight. Frodo remarks how well he sees in the dark and Gandalf adds that indeed he is seeing better than his companions when they're going through Moria.
Same goes for Sam when he wears it in Shelob's lair, he can hear orcs far away through the rock walls.
Furthermore it stops you from aging, Gollum is about 600-700 years old despite being a mere hobbit (max lifespan 120 years).

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>>Incorruptible, Sauron's 7 rings had no power over them
>>greedy but not as gluttonous as men according to Tolkien's own words
Where do you think that obsessive greed came from?
>Men are taller I guess
They also possess a soul, unlike (((dwarves))).

Their women have beards though.

sexy

Dwarfs have souls, Tolkien even talks of Gimli's soul at one point (granted he uses the phrase "chilled his soul")

WTF?!

Gloin was 158 at the time of The Hobbit; he lived to be 253.

Gimili was 142 when LOTR ended. He was 262 when he went over the sea.