Gandalf/Relationships

List of Gandalf's relationships in ''The Lord of the Rings trilogy. ''

Frodo Baggins
Gandalf has known Frodo since he was a young boy and was adopted by Bilbo.

Throughout the entire quest to destroy the One Ring, and with Frodo out of his sight, Gandalf felt extremely guilty for leading one of his dearest friends into a battle he could not possibly return from. He grieved with the rest of the company when they believed Frodo was dead after the Mouth of Sauron presented them with Frodo's mithril shirt.

Denethor
Gandalf strongly disliked Denethor, but not to the point to hatred, like Saruman's attitude towards Gandalf in their later years. Since Gandalf had known Faramir before the events of the film series, it is possible he's known Denethor since the beginning of the former's lifetime, but it has been proven that they didn't like each other since then.

In Return of the King, when the duo met, Gandalf first tried to remain calm and level-headed in front of the Lord Denethor, and didn't like it when Pippin willingly put himself in Denethor's service. However, after he accused Gandalf of planning to defeat the enemy but also usurping him with one hand, Gandalf grew infuriated. Denethor even shouted he would never accept Aragorn as his king and insulted Gandalf's friend and his line. Later, Gandalf had Pippin climb up the beacon tower and light the bonfire up above, only or Denethor realize it was Gandalf's doing.

Gandalf had later beat Denethor up and took command of the Gondorian armies to fight off their enemy until Rohan arrived with reinforcements. When he learned that Denethor planned to burn Faramir alive from Pippin, Gandalf threw Denethor off the pyre and later had Shadowfax knock  Denethor off of Pippin but accidentally threw him onto the burning pyre.