10 Crazy Lord Of The Rings Theories And Why They Might Be True

It was Thorin Oakenshield who led his kin across Middle-earth to reclaim their home after years of wandering, but he wouldn't have been able to get close if it wasn't for Gandalf. The wizard made the entire journey possible, but what did he stand to gain from it?

There were potentially many reasons, but being the incredibly wise wizard that he was, there is always the chance that he had one eye on the future. He wouldn't have admitted it to Thorin or any of the company he helped unite with Bilbo, but what if the Dwarves of Erebor had nothing to do with his helping them?

Their long journey across the country wasn't just to get back home, it was to rid the Lonely Mountain of Smaug the Magnificent, a colossal dragon capable of destroying villages, towns, and entire societies with a breath of fire and a flick of his tail.

This theory states that Gandalf foresaw the rise of Sauron once again, and wanted to do anything to quell the possibility of Smaug joining him as an ally in the North. You thought the Fellbeasts caused the legions of Men a problem, but imagine what a dragon would have done. In this, Gandalf could have made a critical move in the war against Sauron 60 years before it even began.