Gandalf - Wikipedia
WEBGandalf 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.
Gandalf, Merlin, Dumbledore: Who was the greatest wizard?
WEBJul 19, 2015 · Merlin and Gandalf are not characters from novels in the literary sense, but from legends. Merlin is undoubtedly legendary, and The Lord of the Rings in which Gandalf appears was intentionally...
Gandalf - Tolkien Gateway
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Gandalf was one of the five Istari sent to Middle-earth by the Valar in the Third Age. In Valinor he was known as Olórin. Gandalf was instrumental in bringing about the demise of Sauron in T.A. 3019, chiefly by encouraging others and dispensing his wisdom at pivotal times.
Gandalf | The One Wiki to Rule Them All | Fandom
WEBGandalf, known temporarily as the Grey and later the White, and originally named Olórin (Quenya), was an Istar (Wizard), dispatched to Middle-earth in the Third Age to combat the threat of Sauron.
Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings - history and powers explained
WEBOct 13, 2023 · The Lord of the Rings. Who is Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings? No one can accuse J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic of lacking lore, so let’s break down one of the most important figures in Middle-earth and unpack all the secret facts about Gandalf.
Gandalf and Merlin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Adoption and Transformation of …
WEBSep 22, 2008 · In his use of power, Gandalf is quite unlike any other Merlin figure from the past and quite unlike the evil Merlin figures Tolkien himself depicts. Whereas previous Merlin figures embraced power, Gandalf recognizes its inherent and inescapable dangers and thus renounces it.
Who was Merlin the Great, really? Here’s the history.
WEBSep 28, 2023 · The pipe-smoking Gandalf the Grey is a benevolent and powerful advisor in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings trilogy from the 1950s.
Wizard War: Gandalf vs. Dumbledore vs. Merlin - Diary of an Aspiring …
WEBFeb 11, 2020 · Chief among these wizards are three of the most powerful magic wielders in fantasy: Gandalf, Dumbledore, and Merlin. But if we pit the three against each other, who would actually win?
"Gandalf and Merlin: J.R.R. Tolkien's Adoption and Transformation of a ...
WEBConcerns the roots of the wizard Gandalf’s character in the legendary figure of Merlin, tracing Merlin’s development through a variety of English and continental literature up through the twentieth century, and showing how various authors, including Tolkien, interpreted and adapted the wizard for their purposes.
Merlin - Wikipedia
WEBSince the Romantic period, Merlin has been typically depicted as a wise old man with a long white beard, creating a modern wizard archetype reflected in many fantasy characters, [101] such as J. R. R. Tolkien's Gandalf [25] or J. K. Rowling's Dumbledore, [102] who also use some of his other traits.