Who are the two Blue Wizards?

Whilst in the essay on the Istari the Blue Wizards were given no names, here these two are called Alatar and Pallando. Oromë chose Alatar to send to Middle-earth
Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the human-inhabited world, that is, the central continent of the Earth, in Tolkien's imagined mythological past. Tolkien's most widely read works, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, are set entirely in Middle-earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Middle-earth
(to contest the will of Sauron), and Alatar decided to bring along Pallando as his friend.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on tolkiengateway.net


Why are the Blue Wizards not in the movies?

While Gandalf does reference the Blue Wizards during his travel with Bilbo Baggins and Thorin's company of dwarves, the studio didn't actually have the rights to Tolkien's Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-earth and The Peoples of Middle-earth, where the Blue Wizards are featured, resulting in their absence from ...
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on cbr.com


Who are Alatar and Pallando?

Pallando and Alatar (known as the Blue Wizards for their sea-blue robes) traveled to the east of Middle-earth with Curumo (Saruman the White) to aid some men and subdue others, primarily the Easterlings and Southrons who worshiped Sauron, and whose numbers were steadily increasing.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on lotr.fandom.com


What color wizard is Radagast?

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).
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on en.wikipedia.org


Who were the five Istari?

The five known Istari were:
  • Curumo, a Maia of Aulë
  • Olórin, a Maia of Manwë and Varda (held by Círdan the Shipwright to be the wisest of the Order). [note 1]
  • Aiwendil, a Maia of Yavanna.
  • Alatar and Pallando, both Maiar of Oromë.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on tolkiengateway.net


The Blue Wizards and the East | Tolkien Explained



How many grey Wizards are there?

There are officially five members: Saruman, Gandalf, Radagast, Alatar, and Pallando. However, Tolkien does mention in the book Unfinished Tales that their total number is technically unknown and there could have been more.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on looper.com


Why is Radagast not in Lord of the Rings?

Some passed over the Misty Mountains and eventually came to Rhosgobel, but they found that Radagast was not there. His fate after the War of the Ring is not known, however given his task was to oppose Sauron his powers likely would have dwindled if he remained in Middle-earth.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on lotr.fandom.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on tolkiengateway.net


Is Tom Bombadil a wizard?

Tom Bombadil Is A Wizard

In The Lord of the Rings, a wizard is a Maia incarnated in human form. Tolkien's known wizards are comprised of Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast and two blue wizards who are only mentioned in passing.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


Is Lady Galadriel a wizard?

Galadriel possessed a tremendous amount of magical powers, and was said to be the greatest of the Ñoldor after Fëanor. When she still lived in the Undying Lands, she had been a pupil of Yavanna and Aulë, and she later became a friend of Melian the Maia.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on lotr.fandom.com


Was Sauron an elf?

Prior to the publication of The Silmarillion, Sauron's origins and true identity were unclear to those without full access to Tolkien's notes. In early editions of The Guide to Middle Earth, Sauron is described as "probably of the Eldar elves".
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on tolkiengateway.net


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on lotr.fandom.com


Why did Saruman join Sauron?

Saruman's real intention was to permit Sauron to build up his strength, so that the One Ring would reveal itself. He later found that Sauron had more knowledge of the possible location of the One Ring than he expected, and in TA 2941, Saruman finally agreed to attack Dol Guldur.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on lotr.fandom.com


Why did Sauron become evil?

Although Sauron's origins are angelic, he becomes captivated by the idea of ordering things as per his own will, which might be a possible reason behind him being lured by Morgoth, a Dark Lord who corrupted countless souls and waged wars against Elves and Men throughout the First Age.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on lotr.fandom.com


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.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on tolkiengateway.net


Why is Gandalf referred to as mithrandir?

Although Gandalf is his most commonly-used moniker, he went by several other names as well. In his origins as a Maiar spirit in Valinor, he was known as Olorin. In Gondor, he was known as Mithrandir, meaning Grey Pilgrim. The White Rider was his name to those who saw him on his great white horse, Shadowfax.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on engadget.com


Is Radagast Gandalf's brother?

Gandalf and Radagast (and all of the Wizards) are in origin Maiar, a subcategory of the Ainur, who were created by Eru Ilúvatar (God) in the Timeless Halls before the world began. From a certain point of view, they're actually brothers; they have the same Father.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on scifi.stackexchange.com


Why are Legolas eyes different in The Hobbit?

When Orlando reappeared in the final two Hobbit movies, he didn't have to wear any contacts. Instead, his eye-color was changed in post. However, this led to his eyes appearing unnaturally blue, distracting, and kind of creepy.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


How does a wizard go from grey to white?

He returned in The Two Towers as Gandalf the White, a similar but seemingly more powerful being. It was that resurrection that Gandalf transformed from Gandalf the Grey to Gandalf the White. The god Eru, a Valar and the supreme deity of Arda, sent him back to Middle-earth to continue his mission.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


Who was the most powerful in Lord of the Rings?

God is the most powerful entity in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings universe. The Elvish name for him is actually Eru Ilúvatar, meaning “the one, father of all.” So the question becomes: Who is the second-most powerful being?
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on slate.com


Who is the most powerful wizard in Harry Potter?

1 Albus Dumbledore

He was revered and respected for his magic and commanding energy, as well as personal strength. It was truly due to Dumbledore's planning that Voldemort died, even if Harry was the one to cast the killing blow because Dumbledore is the most powerful wizard in the entire series.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on screenrant.com


What is the difference between Valar and Maiar?

Valar are the Ainur that entered Arda, the universe lluvater created that contains middle earth. Maiar are lesser gods. And Istari are Maiar who were sent down to middle earth to fight Sauron.
Takedown request   |   View complete answer on reddit.com