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Gandalf

Also known as Gandalf the Grey, Gandalf the White, Olórin, Mithrandir, Olorin, The White Rider, Incánus, Tharkûn

Gandalf, in longer form Gandalf the Grey and later Gandalf the White, 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.

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Gandalf is a wizard character created by J. R. R. Tolkien who appears in *The Hobbit* and *The Lord of the Rings* as a leader and central figure in the story's events. He matters as one of literature's most influential fantasy characters, representing the archetype of the wise mentor and playing a crucial role in the narrative as the head of the Company of the Ring.

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Key facts

Character.name: Gandalf
Character.image: Gandalf from The Trolls are Turned to Stone - J.R.R Tolkien.jpg
Character.caption: Gandalf (right) turning trolls to stone in a detail from one of J.R.R. Tolkien's drawings for The Hobbit
Character.series: Tolkien
Character.first: The Hobbit (1937)
Character.last: Unfinished Tales (1980)
Character.aliases: See Names
Character.race: Maia
Character.affiliation: Company of the Ring

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Encyclopedic overview

25 sections

Contents

Names
Etymology
In-universe names
Characteristics
Fictional biography
Valinor
Middle-earth
The White Council
The Quest of Erebor
''The Hobbit''
''The Lord of the Rings''
Gandalf the Grey
Gandalf the White
Concept and creation
Appearance
Name
Analysis
Guide
Christ-figure
Adaptations
Notes
References
Primary
Secondary
Sources

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.

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