It is the direct translation of Mithrandir, which refers to Gandalf's grey cloak and his tendency to wander Middle-earth rather than create roots in any one place, like his fellow Istari.

In an interview with the Big Issue, McKellen said that Gandalf (or Mithrandir, if you want to get all Elvish about it) would feature in at least one of these upcoming films, but it's not certain ...

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Most notably from Mithrandir to Gandalf the Grey. Therefore, Gandalf and Sauron are both, in the most basic of senses, cut from the same cloth as Maiar who served different members of the Valar.

Gandalf, Thorin, Fili and Kili, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, and even Durin, the name of all of Moria’s kings, come straight from the Poetic Edda. Related. ... Mithrandir. In The Two Towers ...

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings prequel Rings of Power introduces a mysterious stranger in a meteor hanging out with hobbits. But while it might seem like Gandalf initially, upon review the evidence ...