Gandalf
Gandalf is a male literary character who features in Lord of the Rings.
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Biography
Olórin
Like the other Wizards, Olórin took the shape of an old man. He was robed in grey and wandered about as a counsellor. At Mithlond. he was welcomed by Glorfindel, his friend from Valinor, and Círdan the shipwright who possessed Narya, one of the Three Elven Rings of Power. Círdan divined in Olórin a sense of strength and power despite his appearance as a bent and aged man. Círdan gave Narya to Olórin with a prediction of his future struggles with evil, and a promise that it would support and aid him in his labours. He then began his sojourn in Middle-earth and over many centuries, he walked among the Elves as a stranger, learning from them and teaching them. Unlike Saruman, Olórin never took up permanent residence, and never went to the east, apparently restricting his activities to the Westlands of Middle-earth, where the remnants of the Dúnedain and the Eldar remained to oppose Sauron. He was known by many names during the long years he wandered: Elves named him Mithrandir (Translation: "Grey Pilgrim") while the Men of Arnor coined Gandalf, which became his most common name. He was also known as Incánus in the South and as Tharkûn to the Dwarves. He later revealed himself as one of the Istari, and eventually became known as not only the wisest but also the most powerful of them. A legend tells that Gandalf had been given by Yavanna the Elfstone of Eärendil, to bring to the peoples of Middle-earth as a token that the Valar had not forsook them. He gave this to Galadriel, bearer of one of the three Elven Rings and mighty among the Eldar, who prophesied that she would in turn pass it to one who would also be called Elessar.
Overview
Personality and attributes
In Middle-earth, he came to originally be known as Gandalf the Grey. After his rebirth, he came to take the name Gandalf the White.
Powers and abilities
Gandalf was one of the Maia that were immortal lesser Ainur who entered the cosmos of Eä in the beginning of time.
Notes
- Gandalf was created by J. R. R. Tolkien where he featured in the setting of Tolkien's Middle-earth universe.
In other media
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Appearances
- The Hobbit: (1937)
- The Lord of the Rings:
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