Mithrandir is a name in Sindarin meaning "the Grey Pilgrim" or "the Grey Wanderer". For most of his manifestation as a wizard, Gandalf's cloak is grey, hence the names Gandalf the Grey, and Greyhame, from Old English hame, "cover, skin". Įach Wizard is distinguished by the colour of his cloak.
Mithrandir among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Dwarves, Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf to the East I go not." In an early manuscript version of The Hobbit, he is called Bladorthin. Gandalf himself says, "Many are my names in many countries. Gandalf is given several names and nicknames in Tolkien's writings. This is reflected in his name Tharkûn, which is "said to mean 'Staff-man'" in Khuzdul, one of Tolkien's invented languages. Tolkien derived the name Gandalf from Gandálfr, a dwarf in the Völuspá's Dvergatal, a list of dwarf-names. 19 "G", used by Gandalf as a personal sign or seal Etymology Others have described Gandalf as a guide-figure who assists the protagonist, comparable to the Cumaean Sibyl who assisted Aeneas in Virgil's The Aeneid, or to Virgil himself in Dante's Inferno and as a Christ-figure, a prophet.Ĭerth rune no. Tolkien once described Gandalf as an angel incarnate later, both he and other scholars have likened Gandalf to the Norse god Odin in his "Wanderer" guise. He is sent back to Middle-earth to complete his mission, now as Gandalf the White and leader of the Istari. 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. He is associated with fire, his ring being Narya, the Ring of Fire, and he both delights in fireworks to entertain the hobbits of the Shire, and in great need uses fire as a weapon. He sets out as Gandalf the Grey, possessing great knowledge, and travelling continually, always focused on the mission to counter the Dark Lord Sauron. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Norse "Catalogue of Dwarves" ( Dvergatal) in the Völuspá.Īs a wizard and the bearer of a Ring of Power, Gandalf has great power, but works mostly by encouraging and persuading. He is a wizard, one of the Istari order, and the leader and mentor of the Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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