Does Gandalf meet Gollum?

Sauron let Gollum go after he finished interrogating him, probably on some errand of mischief. Gandalf and Aragorn were searching for him, and eventually Aragorn found him. He took Gollum to the Wood-Elves, and it was there that Gandalf was able to interrogate him and find out what he had told Sauron.

Did Gandalf know about Gollum before the Hobbit?

He wanted to find Gollum to stop him from being captured by Sauron. The reason for this is that Gollum knew the location of the Shire, where Gandalf suspected the One Ring to be, in the hands of Bilbo himself! Gandalf didn’t know that Gollom had the One Ting when it was in Gollom’s possession.

What does Gandalf say about Gollum?

Do not be too eager to deal out death in judgment. Even the very wise cannot see all ends. My heart tells me that Gollum has some part to play in it, for good or evil, before this is over.

Did Aragorn Hunt for Gollum?

The movie’s plot is almost entirely original to it, as Tolkien gave few details about this incident in his writings. One deviation the movie makes, however, was that Aragorn catches Gollum in a forest, whereas the Appendices of The Lord of the Rings specify that his capture took place in the Dead Marshes.

How did Gandalf know about Gollum and the One Ring?

As the other answers have said, Gandalf knew about Gollum from Bilbo. He suspected that Gollum’s ring was powerful. By catching Gollum and interrogating him, Gandalf began to suspect that the Bilbo’s ring might be the One and discovered where Gollum had found it. He went to Minas Tirith because the last he knew of the One was that Isildur took it.

Did Gollum simply walk into Mordor?

So yes, Gollum did simply walk into Mordor. His research in Minas Tirith was rather the other way round. As the other answers have said, Gandalf knew about Gollum from Bilbo. He suspected that Gollum’s ring was powerful.

Why did Gandalf go to Minas Tirith?

By catching Gollum and interrogating him, Gandalf began to suspect that the Bilbo’s ring might be the One and discovered where Gollum had found it. He went to Minas Tirith because the last he knew of the One was that Isildur took it. He was trying to tie Gollum’s finding to the last known location of the One Ring and succeeded.