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What other wizards were there? What did they do and why were they in Middle Earth?

2006-09-28 05:33:07 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Mythology & Folklore

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In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Wizards of Middle-earth are a small group of beings outwardly resembling Men but possessing much greater physical and mental power. They are also called the Istari ("Wise Ones") by the Elves. The Sindarin word is Ithryn (sing. Ithron).
They were of the Maiar, spirits of the same order of the Valar, but lesser in power (Sauron himself was one of the most powerful of the Maiar), sent by the Valar to help and assist the peoples of Middle-earth to contest Sauron. Their Quenya names were Curunír (Saruman), meaning Man of Skill; Olórin (Gandalf), meaning Dreamer; Aiwendil (Radagast), meaning Bird Lover; Morinehtar, meaning Darkness-Slayer and Romestamo, meaning East Helper. The last two were also called Alatar and Pallando, though there is no indication of which names corresponded to the others.
They came to Middle-earth around the year 1050 of the Third Age, when the forest of 'Greenwood the Great' fell under shadow and became known as Mirkwood. It was named this when Sauron formed a new army and began to command from Dul Guldur (South Mirkwood). It seems that each Wizard was assigned with a colour with matching clothes, White perhaps being indicative of the chief, Saruman. Gandalf was Grey, Radagast was Brown, and two of them, Alatar and Pallando, were Blue. It is not known if the colour had a special meaning concerning their rank, abilities or nature.

2006-09-28 06:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

Wizards wore colored robes to show their alignment and which magic demonination they followed. They wore white, grey, black, red, green, purple and others to show if they practiced good, evil or neutral magic.

2006-09-28 13:05:04 · answer #2 · answered by mixmaster 2 · 0 0

Don't forget Black Wizards.

2006-09-28 12:36:58 · answer #3 · answered by nicolekadman 2 · 0 1

They're all bunking together with the fairies, zombies, witches,and all the other superstitious beings.

2006-09-28 12:59:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

black. don't know anything else

2006-10-02 10:32:31 · answer #5 · answered by claire 3 · 0 0

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