Thanks for your vote! This page was last modified on 20 October 2020, at 15:05. [16] Other characters who act as wise and good guides include Tom Bombadil, Elrond, Aragorn, Galadriel—who he calls perhaps the most powerful of the guide figures—and briefly also Faramir. Etymology: : From Norse mythology, meaning wand-elf. At times in The Lord of the Rings, other characters address Gandalf by disparaging nicknames: Stormcrow, Láthspell ("Ill-news" in Old English), and "Grey Fool". [29], He started wandering around Eriador hearing news from the refugees who had a fear they couldnot speak about, until he met Radagast who brought a message of Saruman that he must seek him at once; and a warning that the Ringwraiths are looking for the Shire. But Sauron's catapults hurled flaming bolts upon the city; soon the first circle of the city burned unchecked. Gandalf was instrumental in bringing about the demise of Sauron in T.A. For this he sought the help of Aragorn, and the Rangers of the North were put to guard the Shire more closely. He also persuades Elrond to let Frodo's cousins Merry and Pippin join the Fellowship. [43] Gandalf is a main character in the video game Lego Dimensions and is voiced by Tom Kane.

He boards the Ringbearers' ship in the Grey Havens and sets sail to return across the sea to the Undying Lands; with him are his friends Frodo, Bilbo, Galadriel, and Elrond, and his horse Shadowfax.

He appears as a wizard, member and later the head of the order known as the Istari, as well as leader of the Fellowship of the Ring and the army of the West. Merry he could be, and kindly to the young and simple, yet quick at times to sharp speech and the rebuking of folly; but he was not proud, and sought neither power nor praise ... Mostly he journeyed tirelessly on foot, leaning on a staff, and so he was called among Men of the North Gandalf 'the Elf of the Wand'. Gandalf is not very commonly used baby name for boy. Gandalf soon learned that Frodo and Sam had left the Fellowship and were attempting the quest of Mount Doom alone. Círdan the Shipwright seemed to have foreseen this, for he entrusted the care of Narya, one of the Three Rings of the Elves to Gandalf rather than Saruman. Acoording to vedic astrology , Rashi for the name Gandalf is He arranges for a tea party, to which he also invites the thirteen dwarves and thus arranges the traveling group central to the novel's narrative.

But Saruman said that it was better to watch and wait; that the One Ring had long ago rolled from Anduin to the Sea.
[34] Empire named Gandalf, as portrayed by McKellen, the 30th greatest film character of all time. Tony Award Winner Will Play Gandalf in Lord of the Rings Musical; Cast Announced", "Awesome! However, Kreeft and Jean Chausse have identified reflections of the figure of Jesus Christ in three protagonists of The Lord of the Rings: Gandalf, Frodo and Aragorn.
Still commanding vast armies of orcs and men, the Dark Lord soon would move against Gondor again; the remnants of the Edain and their allies had little hope against his almost limitless resources. As one of the Maiar he is an immortal spirit, but being in a physical body on Middle-earth, he can be killed in battle, as he is by the Balrog from Moria. Carpenter said that Tolkien recalled buying the postcard during his holiday in Switzerland in 1911. Gandalf then takes the chastened Pippin with him to Minas Tirith to keep the young hobbit out of further trouble. Eventually Gandalf is rescued by Gwaihir the Eagle. For example he would use his powers for entertainment, by blowing glowing smoke rings that moved around a room at his direction, and Bilbo Baggins remembered him for his fantastic fireworks displays. Gandalf stood in the middle of the span, leaning on the staff in his left hand, but in his other hand, "This, then, is my counsel," [said Gandalf.]

Gandalf was originally robed in grey, and second to Saruman in the Order of wizards.