- 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...
- Tolkien's
fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. He is the
leader of the
Istari,
wizards sent to Middle-earth in
human form by the
godlike Valar to challenge...
-
Elvish ships could still reach it). In the
Third Age, the
Valar send the
Istari (or wizards) to Middle-earth to aid in the
battle against Sauron. The names...
- "Wizard King", and
considered making him
either a
renegade member of the
Istari, or an
immortal Maia,
before settling on
having him as a
mortal Man, corrupted...
-
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...
- his
direction to an
American accent. Ian
McKellen as
Gandalf the Grey: An
Istari wizard and
mentor to Frodo. Sean
Connery was
approached for the role, but...
- knowledge, not by
ruling them with fear and force. They were
known as the
Istari or Wizards, and
included Gandalf the Grey (Olórin or Mithrandir,
later Gandalf...
-
reclaim the
Lonely Mountain from Smaug. Ian
McKellen as
Gandalf the Grey: An
Istari wizard who
recruits Bilbo and
helps to
arrange the
quest to
reclaim the...
-
mortal forms to help or
hinder the
peoples of Middle-earth, such as the
Istari (Wizards), Melian, Balrogs, and the Dark Lord Sauron. The
wizards of Middle-earth...
-
Extended Edition Christopher Lee as
Saruman the White: An
Istari wizard,
formerly the head of the
Istari Order and its
White Council, who is now
trapped by Treebeard...
