What happened to Saruman when Frodo told him to leave the Shire?

When the four leading Hobbits return home after destroying the Ring, they find the Shire entirely under Saruman’s dominion and are forced to expel him in the Scouring of the Shire chapters. After losing the battle, Saruman is killed by his own assistant, the downtrodden Wormtongue.

Why did Gandalf not accompany Frodo when he left the Shire?

He didn’t have time on his side, he didn’t have enough friends on his side, the friends he had were not enough, and there were too many spies for Frodo to go unmarked through Middle Earth without being noticed.

Why was Saruman called Sharkey?

“Sharkey” was actually “Sharku.” How the name changed isn’t clear – perhaps the hobbits simply misheard the ruffians, believed they were saying “Sharkey”, and went with it. The “ey” ending is, in English names, a diminutive ending, which would explain to English readers why Saruman assumed it was an affectionate name.

Why does Gandalf leave the Shire?

So he didn’t stay in the Shire for 17 years, he LEFT the shire for 17 years (after cautioning Frodo not to use the Ring, and to keep it secret and safe). He wanted to find the history of Bilbo’s ring if he could, but he didn’t suspect at that point that it might be the One Ring.

Why did Saruman visit the Shire?

Naturally, because Gandalf was fascinated by the Shire and spent, according to Saruman, an unfoundedly long amount of time and effort there, this region piqued his own curiosity. Had Gandalf’s adventures not come to Saruman’s ears in Council meetings, he would have considered the Shire “beneath his notice” (UT 349).

What happened to the Shire in The Lord of the Rings?

In the book, while Frodo and the Fellowship were on their quest, the Shire was exploited and almost ruined by Saruman and his cronies. Jackson left this and the triumphant return of Frodo, Sam, and the now burly Merry and Pippin and their battle to reclaim the Shire out of the film.

How did Saruman escape from the Tower of Orthanc?

In the original story, Saruman escapes the Tower of Orthanc by negotiating with the Ents, and the weakened wizard heads to the Shire, taking control of the area in Frodo’s absence.

Why was Saruman’s death cut out of The Lord of the Rings?

Jackson’s reasons for cutting Saruman’s demise were twofold; firstly, to pare down a film that was already testing the limits of how long a person can comfortably sit on a theater seat, and secondly because of the narrative flow.