Is Radagast powerful?

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Instead of focusing his energy on helping the humanoid creatures of Middle-Earth, he turned instead to helping plants and animals. Because of this, although he did have powers, he didn't do much to help in the War of the Ring. He was clearly powerful, but he not as much as some of the others.
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What power does Radagast have?

Abilities. Radagast talking to a bird In the books, during the Council of Elrond, Gandalf referred to Radagast as "master of shapes and changes of hue", but the meaning of this is open to question. He was wiser than any man in all things concerning herbs and animals. It is said that he spoke many languages of birds.
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Who was the weakest Maiar?

17 WEAKEST: DURIN'S BANE

The Balrogs were Maiar spirits that chose to follow Morgoth and took up dark powers of shadow and flame.
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Who is the strongest wizard in LOTR?

From putting Saruman in his place to playing the part of the guiding hand in the war against Sauron, Gandalf the White ends up proving to be the most powerful wizard in all of Middle-earth history.
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How did Radagast fail?

Therein he explicitly stated that Radagast had failed: Indeed, of all the Istari, one only remained faithful [Gandalf], and he was the last-comer. For Radagast, the fourth, became enamoured of the many beasts and birds that dwelt in Middle-earth, and forsook Elves and Men, and spent his days among wild creatures.
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How powerful was Radagast?



Did the Blue Wizards fall?

It is said they travelled into the East with Curunír (Saruman) but they did not return into the West. Their fate was unknown, but some held that they fell into evil and became servants of Sauron.
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Is Gandalf the staff of Radagast?

Radagast the Brown

Radagast gives his staff to Gandalf the Grey to help him regain his strength and to enable him to fight in the Battle of the Five Armies.
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Who is the weakest wizard in Lord of the Rings?

10 Weakest: Smeagol

Smeagol is the creature we all pity, deep down. Corrupted by the One Ring from the first moment he encountered it, Smeagol proves to be one of the weakest creatures in the saga as he offs his own best friend in order to keep it for himself.
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Why is Tom Bombadil so powerful?

Proclaimed to be "the oldest in existence," Tom Bombadil was apparently immortal and possesses a range of enigmatic powers able to give full control over his domains, seen by Goldberry that described Tom as being "Master of wood, water and hill". He was also referenced as being impossible to capture or imprison.
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Why can't Gandalf use his full power?

Even if Gandalf had more traditional fantasy powers, he would not be able to constantly cast spells. As shown with Saruman, using magic is very taxing and expends great energy, so it cannot be done freely.
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Is Tom Bombadil God?

Tom Bombadil Is God

Though he's not mentioned in The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, Tolkien's world is presided over by a God known as Eru. This primordial entity shares many traits with the monotheistic gods of the real world, and was responsible for creating all life with the help of his first children, the Ainur.
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Who is stronger than Morgoth?

The most powerful of the Valar other than Morgoth were Manwë (meaning “blessed one”), who became their king, and his wife, Varda (“sublime one”) who became queen. Manwë's area of dominion is the air and the winds, and the Great Eagles are his servants and messengers.
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Are the Maiar more powerful than Elves?

The only difference is that the Istari were sent to Middle Earth on a specific mission, and part of that mission involved dampening their powers while in Middle Earth. Even with their powers limited, the Istari - like the Maiar - are definitely more powerful than the elves.
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Why isn't Radagast in The Lord of the Rings?

Tolkien wrote that Radagast eventually became too obsessed with the natural world, spending his days deep in the wild communing with animals and studying their ways. He became something of a recluse, which led him to stay out of the War of the Ring.
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Is Tom Bombadil a Radagast?

Radagast the Brown is a wizard kinsman to Gandalf who forgot his calling and can never leave Middle Earth. And finally there's the cheery, enigmatic Tom Bombadil, who can put the Ring on his finger and not vanish. These are men of magic and of ancient wisdom and Tolkien's finest creations.
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Who is more powerful Gandalf or witch king?

Gandalf is far more powerful than the Witch-king for a number of reasons. Gandalf was created at the literal beginning of time, while the Witch-king has been around for about an age. Gandalf is a Maiar who has been sent to Middle-earth, with reduced powers, the Witch-king is a human wraith with some of Sauron's power.
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Is Bombadil stronger than Sauron?

The consensus among the Wise is that, even weakened and without the Ring, Sauron is more powerful than Tom Bombadil. Power to defy our Enemy is not in him, unless such power is in the earth itself. And yet we see that Sauron can torture and destroy the very hills.
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Was Tom Bombadil more powerful than Sauron?

Sauron is all-powerful. Unless he is destroyed he is unbeatable and unstoppable. The destruction of the ring (and Sauron's native power which is VERY considerable) is the only way to defeat him. Tom Bombadill is not so much powerful as outside the power game that is being played out in the war of the ring.
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Who is more powerful Gandalf or Tom Bombadil?

More powerful than Gandalf and more ancient than Galadriel, Tom Bombadil is actually Lord of the Rings' most powerful being. When it comes to powerful beings in Lord of the Rings, characters such as Gandalf, Saruman, Galadriel and, of course, Sauron are discussed at great length.
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Who is the most powerful wizard in hobbit?

Each Wizard in the series had robes of a characteristic colour: white for Saruman (the chief and the most powerful of the five), grey for Gandalf, brown for Radagast, and sea-blue for the other two, who are known as the Blue Wizards (Ithryn Luin in Sindarin).
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Who is the strongest wizard in Harry Potter?

Dumbledore is simply the strongest wizard in the series. Intelligent, brilliant, and well-rounded, Dumbledore defeats several Death Eaters in seconds. However, his most impressive accomplishments are evenly dueling Voldemort, despite being hampered by extreme age, and overcoming an Elder Wand-wielding Grindelwald.
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Is Galadriel stronger than Sauron?

Galadriel was the greatest and most powerful of all Elves in Middle Earth in the Third Age. Sauron the deceiver gave three Elves Rings of Power because he knew how strong they were, and he wanted to control them and have them on his side. Galadriel surpassed all other Elves in beauty, knowledge, and power.
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What is the Flame of Anor?

Anor is the Sindarin name for the Sun, and so literally the "flame of Anor" would be the light of the Sun, which originated in the fiery fruit of Laurelin, one of the Two Trees of Valinor. Alternatively, the "flame of Anor" may refer to Gandalf's possession of Narya the Great, whose stone was red as fire.
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What is Gandalf's sword called?

"This, Gandalf, was Glamdring, Foe-hammer that the king of Gondolin once wore." Glamdring was a sword, said to have belonged to Turgon, but best known as the weapon of Gandalf during the War of the Ring. It was known in Westron as the Foe-hammer, and Orcs knew it as Beater.
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Why did Gandalf turn white?

Gandalf was carried to Caras Galadhon in Lothlórien, where he was healed, given a new staff, and clothed in white, and thus became Gandalf the White.
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