Gandalf 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" (Dvergatal) in the Völuspá.

Gandalf, known largely as the Grey and later, briefly, 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.

2024年12月29日 · 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 Grey is a protagonist in The Hobbit, where he assists Bilbo Baggins on his quest, and in The Lord of the Rings, where he is the leader of the Company of the Ring.

2023年10月13日 · Before he was known as the Wizard Gandalf, Gandalf went by the name of Olórin – one of the Maiar. If you need a Tolkien refresher, the Maiar are divine spirits who helped the Valar shape the world. So, as you can guess, Gandalf is actually one of the oldest figures in the entire franchise.

Gandalf was an Istar wizard. In the Undying Lands, Gandalf was a Maia spirit called Olórin. He lived in the Gardens of Lorien and would often visit Nienna the Compassionate. In circa TA 1000 (Third Age), he was chosen as one of the Istari wizards who were sent to Middle-earth.

Gandalf the Grey, also known as Olórin, Mithrandir, Tharkûn, and Incánus, is a Maia of Manwë and Varda, and the wisest of them all. He was a member of the White Council. After he was killed by a Balrog, he was sent back by Eru as Gandalf the White, the new chief of Istari and the "Enemy of Sauron

2019年8月23日 · The concept of a wizard from Middle-earth is about as unique in the fantasy world as Gandalf himself is in The Lord of the Rings. So what, exactly, are Tolkien's wizards, then? And what does...

Gandalf is a Middle-earth wizard from the books The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. Gandalf the Grey wanted Bilbo Baggins to let him go an adventure with him and the Company of Thorin Oakenshield to take back Erebor from Smaug. Decades later, he would help Bilbo's nephew Frodo bring the One Ring back to the fires of Mount Doom.

2024年12月7日 · Gandalf, fictional character, a wise wizard who guides and advises the hobbits Bilbo and Frodo Baggins throughout their many adventures in J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit (1937) and The Lord of the Rings (1954–55).