Gollum, formerly known as Smeagol, had the ring before Bilbo. Before that Deagol had it (briefly), and before that Isildur had it (also briefly). Before that it belonged to Sauron.
I believe it works out to 56 years. He was 55 at the time of his adventure and turned eleventy-one on the night of the great party.
During the riddle game, Gollum’s ring is in Bilbo’s pocket.
Most hobbits say that Bilbo is cracked (mad) and at one point a hobbit says "...and young frodo here, he's cracking!". Most think that they're too adventurous (for a hobbit, that is.)
Smegall is the one who wants the ring so badly.
he calls the ring; "the precious"
At the end of the "the Hobbit" Bilbo leaves a note with the ring attached to it, saying that he plans to go traveling. At the beginning of "fellowship of the ring" Gandalf tells frodo to take the ring to Mordor and destroy it in the fires of the volcano. Bilbo does have a few minor parts in the later books but he is an old hobbit.
During the riddle game, Gollum’s ring is in Bilbo’s pocket.
Bilbo is a fictional character in the book series The Lord of the Rings. He is also the protagonist in the book The Hobbit. He is a hobbit, which is not a race of being known to exist in our world. So, no, Bilbo isn't real.
Isildur cut the One Ring from Sauron's hand then it slipped from Isildur's finger in the Gladden River just before orcs killed him. It was almost 2500 years before a Stoor hobbit named Deagol found the One Ring in the river while fishing.
The ring is not a character it is not a person.
Frodo Baggins was the hobbit that ended up with the One Ring.
No, there is no indication in The Hobbit that The Ring was malevolent, although it is most definitely magical.
He was able to vanish using his magic ring before he was found.
The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .
because he ends up finding the ring when he is feeling his way around in the dark
Most hobbits say that Bilbo is cracked (mad) and at one point a hobbit says "...and young frodo here, he's cracking!". Most think that they're too adventurous (for a hobbit, that is.)
The one ring
Bilbo Baggins