Did Gandalf actually die when he fell into that big pit?

Question

I know he came back as Gandalf the White after that, but was he reincarnated or what?

Answer 1

yes reincarnated, when he talks to pippin in the last film he tells him a bit about it basically about dieing and what happens and death not being the end of it all, you obviously havent watched it as many times as me ;)

Answer 2

Gandalf the Grey was a subordinate to Saurman the White...

What most readers don't remember or perhaps understand is that ascension within the wizarding element is, essentially, a merit driven event. Saurman, by embracing Sauron, sacrifices and shortens his influence and life for the short-term pleasures of the powers of Darkness. Gandalf, having sacrificed himself for the good of the Fellowship by destroying the Balrog, assures himself ascension, and his ascension is complete as he returns as Gandalf the White.

Recall as well that Gandalf the White retains a large amount of the knowledge he gained as Gandalf the Grey. I would argue that he in fact DID NOT DIE, but rather, as a caterpiller becomes a butterfly, he has changed and grown more powerful. And as Gandalf the White, he will usurp Saurman as a leader of the Good and the Just.

Answer 3

Gandalf the Grey died and somehow did come back as Gandalf the White. He says in the movie that he fell through fire and darkness (something like that) and then he felt life in him again. I watch this movie all the time. He did tell Pippen how death is just the beginning.

Answer 4

Yes he died, he went to the land where the elves were going to where they would live eternally and Gandalf the gray came back as Gandalf the white. If you remember, near the end of the trilogy, he had to return to the same place with the elves and he took the dying Bilbo with him.

Answer 5

Gandalf the Grey did

Answer 6

Yes he died and came back as Gandalf the White.

Answer 7

Since they would soon syncronise their speed with that of the lift in effect they would stop falling as they would no longer perceive the sensation of falling to them it would just be the norm. If the lift was large enough and had food and water then they could live a full if somewhat lonely life The question is not so silly from a Physics point of view because in effect you are describing the existence of a human on earth as it moves forever through an expanding space So they would die of starvation since you are cruel and gave them air and no water / food, but it would not be from falling because they cease to fall when their velocity matches that of the body they are travelling in - this is why astronauts do not continue to perceive the force of accelaration or speed once they are not affected by the earths gravity as they are now essentially at the same state as the space craft Interesting question :)

Answer 8

he didn't die until after he defeated the balrog, and then yes he was reincarnated as Gandalf the White, usurping Saruman as the head of the Order

Answer 9

Gandalf the Grey died, I suppose..

Have you seen The Two Towers? He fought the Balrog, and after winning he says that 'darkness took him', which you can only assume means he died- but he was sent back 'until his task was done'.

Yaaay Gandalf!

Answer 10

No.
You never actually saw him reach the bottom.
He's a wizard, so he saved himself and came back as Gandalf The White.

Answer 11

Whose Gandalf?