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:In the original context he is not referring to the Ring at all, but the working of Providence. The Ring was not in focus in that part of the story. Btw, sign your name by adding four tildes ('~') at the end of your post so it gets your user signature and timestamp. [[User:Turiannerevarine|Turiannerevarine]] 22:48, 9 September 2021 (UTC) | :In the original context he is not referring to the Ring at all, but the working of Providence. The Ring was not in focus in that part of the story. Btw, sign your name by adding four tildes ('~') at the end of your post so it gets your user signature and timestamp. [[User:Turiannerevarine|Turiannerevarine]] 22:48, 9 September 2021 (UTC) | ||
::Yes, I would agree with that. I was just confused as to why the user who writes under Oromë seemed to be saying otherwise. Gandalf is more specifically referring to how "luck" does not work to Bilbo's sole benefit, in spite of the fact that it seemed to be, as it can be seen even more clearly in ''The Lord of the Rings'' what the consequences might have been were it not for Bilbo's luck. It is an important theme in ''The Hobbit'', which is why I thought it needed a page. Thank you for making me aware about signing my name. [[User:SingingOrc|SingingOrc]] 00:48, 10 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
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Concerning whether the quote works
I think it does, since Gandalf is referring to luck in saying, "You don't really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit?" I don not know how he would be referring to the Ring, except in the context of the films.-SingingOrc
- In the original context he is not referring to the Ring at all, but the working of Providence. The Ring was not in focus in that part of the story. Btw, sign your name by adding four tildes ('~') at the end of your post so it gets your user signature and timestamp. Turiannerevarine 22:48, 9 September 2021 (UTC)
- Yes, I would agree with that. I was just confused as to why the user who writes under Oromë seemed to be saying otherwise. Gandalf is more specifically referring to how "luck" does not work to Bilbo's sole benefit, in spite of the fact that it seemed to be, as it can be seen even more clearly in The Lord of the Rings what the consequences might have been were it not for Bilbo's luck. It is an important theme in The Hobbit, which is why I thought it needed a page. Thank you for making me aware about signing my name. SingingOrc 00:48, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
