Gandalf
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Olórin, Mithrandir, Gandalf Greyhame, Tharkûn, Greybeard, Gandalf the Grey
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 Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Norse "Catalogue of Dwarves" (Dvergatal) in the Völuspá.
As a wizard and the bearer of one of the Three Rings, Gandalf has great power, but works mostly by encouraging and persuading. He sets out as Gandalf the Grey, possessing great knowledge and travelling continually. Gandalf is focused on the mission to counter the Dark Lord Sauron by destroying the One Ring. He is associated with fire; his ring of power is Narya, the Ring of Fire. As such, he delights in fireworks to entertain the hobbits of the Shire, while in great need he uses fire as a weapon. As one of the Maiar, he is an immortal spirit from Valinor, but his physical body can be killed.
In The Hobbit, Gandalf assists the 13 dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins with their quest to retake the Lonely Mountain …more
As a wizard and the bearer of one of the Three Rings, Gandalf has great power, but works mostly by encouraging and persuading. He sets out as Gandalf the Grey, possessing great knowledge and travelling continually. Gandalf is focused on the mission to counter the Dark Lord Sauron by destroying the One Ring. He is associated with fire; his ring of power is Narya, the Ring of Fire. As such, he delights in fireworks to entertain the hobbits of the Shire, while in great need he uses fire as a weapon. As one of the Maiar, he is an immortal spirit from Valinor, but his physical body can be killed.
In The Hobbit, Gandalf assists the 13 dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins with their quest to retake the Lonely Mountain …more
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The Hobbit, or There and Back Again
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1937
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The Fellowship of the Ring (The Lord of the Rings, #1)
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1954
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The Two Towers (The Lord of the Rings, #2)
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1954
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The Return of the King (The Lord of the Rings, #3)
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1955
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The Lord of the Rings
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1959
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The Silmarillion
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1977
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J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings
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1954
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Unfinished Tales
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1980
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A Middle-earth Album: Paintings by Joan Wyatt Inspired by Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings
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1979
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Realms of Fantasy
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1983
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