Gandalf (Ian McKellen) forgot the names of the Blue Wizards in Peter Jackson's The Hobbit movies, and there is a canon reason for that.

Gandalf is the only Wizard who travels to the Undying Lands at the end of The Lord of the Rings, and there are particular reasons for this. One of the many scenes in The Return of the King's ...

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(Notably, "Gandalf" is just the name Men came to know the wizard by. He has other names, including Olórin, his name in Valinor, and Mithrandir, the name given to him by the Elves.) By mentioning ...

In the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Gandalf the Grey faces off against the Balrog of Morgoth in the Mines of Moria. The wizard manages to cast it into the abyss ...

However, Gandalf certainly isn't the only wizard in Tolkien's canon. In total, five Istari come to Middle-earth. Joining Gandalf are Saruman the White, Radagast the Brown, and two Blue Wizards.

R. R. Tolkien character. He donned a long dark cloak, wizard hat and held a large blue stick (which was supposed to represent Gandalf's staff). However, what grabbed people's attention was the ...

“Dad was offered Gandalf and Dumbledore at the same time ... It was announced in 2023 that JK Rowling’s bestselling wizard-themed books were being made into a new series, having previously ...