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Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a wizard, one of the Istari order, and the leader of the Company of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Norse "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá.
Commentators have attempted to identify many literary and topological antecedents for characters, places and events in Tolkien's writings. Some writers were important to him, including the Arts and Crafts polymath William Morris, [124] and he undoubtedly made use of some real place-names, such as Bag End, the name of his aunt's home. [125]
Glorfindel: Noldorin elf-lord notable for his death and resurrection within Tolkien's legendarium. Gimli: Dwarven member of the Fellowship of the Ring and a major character in The Lord of the Rings. Goldberry: Mysterious entity known as the River-woman's daughter, wife of Tom Bombadil. Gollum: Possessor of the One Ring until taken by Bilbo Baggins.
[a] Their quest was joined by Bilbo Baggins (the titular hobbit) and occasionally by the wizard Gandalf. Tolkien took the names of Gandalf and 12 of the 13 dwarves – excluding Balin – from the Old Norse Völuspá. [6] [7] The Royal House of Durin: Thorin Oakenshield, leader of the Company and hereditary claimant of the kingdom of the Lonely ...
Wizards like Gandalf were immortal Maiar, but took the form of Men.. The Wizards or Istari in J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction were powerful angelic beings, Maiar, who took the physical form and some of the limitations of Men to intervene in the affairs of Middle-earth in the Third Age, after catastrophically violent direct interventions by the Valar, and indeed by the one god Eru Ilúvatar, in the ...
Ian McKellen as Gandalf in "The Lord of the Rings" prequel, "The Hobbit." New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is working on new "The Lord of the Rings" movies.
The name was also used for a Norse king in the Heimskringla. [ 3 ] In his fictional writings, J. R. R. Tolkien eventually named his wizard Gandalf after the Dvergr, [ 2 ] but initially used the name for the head of the dwarf party (ultimately to be called Thorin Oakenshield ).
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