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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.
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 form 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 earlier ages.
[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 ...
Ian McKellen reveals he’ll return as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings movie – on one candid condition. Jacob Stolworthy. September 3, 2024 at 8:45 AM. ... However, 85-year-old McKellen, ...
The 85-year-old also revealed he ... Sir Ian McKellan wants the new Lord of the Rings movies to hurry up and work some magic for his potential return as Gandalf. The 85-year-old English actor ...
The innkeeper gives Frodo an old letter from Gandalf, which identifies Strider as a friend. Knowing the Black Riders will attempt to seize the Ring, Strider guides the group toward the Elvish sanctuary of Rivendell. At Weathertop, they are attacked by five Black Riders. Their leader wounds Frodo with a cursed blade.
Ian McKellen says he's open to returning as Gandalf in a new "The Lord of the Rings" movie called "The Hunt ... The 85-year-old actor played the iconic wizard in the original trilogy from 2001 to ...
[T 2] It is led by the Wizard Gandalf; [T 1] he takes the company south through the wild lands of Eriador. They attempt to cross the Misty Mountains, but are driven back. Instead, they travel through the mines of Moria. [T 3] Gandalf falls while fighting a Balrog there, allowing the others to escape.