Gandalf the Grey is described as an old man with a staff. He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which a white beard hung down below his waist, and immense black boots.
Some say the story of the Hobbit started with a chance meeting between Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield, Thráin's son, in the inn of the Prancing Pony in Bree. Gandalf had for some time foreseen the coming war with Sauron, and knew that the North was especially vulnerable. If Rivendell were to be attacked, the dragon Smaug could cause great devastation. He persuaded Thorin that he could help him regain his lost territory of Erebor from Smaug, and so the quest was born.
Gandalf arranged (and frequently accompanied) a band of 13 dwarves and the Hobbit Bilbo Baggins to reclaim from Smaug the Dwarves' lost treasure in The Lonely Mountain (Erebor). To the quest, Gandalf contributed a map and key to the Mountain. It was on this Quest of Erebor that Gandalf found his sword, Glamdring, in a troll's treasure hoard. After escaping from the Misty Mountains pursued by Goblins and Wargs, the party was carried to safety by the Great Eagles. Gandalf then persuaded Beorn—who did not like uninvited guests or dwarves—to house and provision the company for the trip through Mirkwood.
Gandalf left the company before they entered Mirkwood, saying that he had pressing business to attend to. He turned up again, however, before the walls of Erebor disguised as an old man, revealing himself when it seemed the Men of Esgaroth and the Elves of Mirkwood would fight Thorin and the Dwarves over Smaug's treasure. The Battle of the Five Armies ensued when hosts of Goblins and Wargs attacked all three parties. After the battle, Gandalf accompanied Bilbo back to the Shire, revealing at Rivendell what his pressing business had been: Gandalf had once again urged the Council to evict Sauron, since quite evidently Sauron did not require the Ring to continue to attract evil to Mirkwood.
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Bilbo Baggins | Galdalf the Grey | Gandalf's Mark | Elrond | Gollum | Smaug
Thorin | Dwalin | Balin | Kili | Fili | Dori | Nori | Ori | Óin | Glóin | Bifur | Bofur | Bombur | Dáin
Tom | Bert | William | The Lord of the Eagles | The Old Thrush | Roäc | Radagast | Thranduil | Bard
The Great Goblin | The Necromancer | Bolg | Bilbo's Treasure Chest | Glamdring | Sting
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