What of the other 🧙Istari?

[Erestor Arcamen]

Far over the mountains, past Mordor, past sand,
two Wizards went wandering, hand upon hand.
They wandered through jungles, they wandered through snow,
but where they were going? They just didn’t know!

One said, “We’ll fight evil! We’ll rattle its knees!”
The other said, “Sure—but first… more of these trees.”
They studied some turnips, they petted a yak,
they wrote up a plan but forgot to come back.

While Gandalf made fireworks, grand and quite bright,
and Saruman schemed in his tower at night,
while Radagast chatted with squirrels and birds…
the Blues? They were footnotes. Two tiny small words.

So if you should wander to Tolkien’s big lore,
don’t look for the Blues—you won’t find much more.
For off they both bumbled, with hats tall and floppy,
the “Wait, who are they?” Wizards… forgotten and sloppy.

Oh, the Blues you won’t see! Oh, the Blues you won’t know!
They’re somewhere in Rhûn with no place to go.
Oh, the Blues you won’t meet, in the stories you read—
just Wizards misplaced, like a half-written deed!

 

[Elthir]

All excellent and enjoyable poems!

And as for what happened to the other two?
Today I'll go with Merlin and Mad Sweeney!

but not necessarily in that order

 

[Vardarianna]

Let us not forget Peter the Pink...

 

[Frandîr]

I wondered into this inscription,
To satisfy my inquisition
About a certain emissary,
Hence I will ask what necessary.

Did the Palantir corrupted Curumo's will,
You wonder he would be evil still?
Was his nature as a Maia akin to the dark?
Or was he corrupted by the the evil lord's mark?

(pardon my subpar poetry, just wanted to ask my question and keep the mood) 😅

 

[Ent]

Curumo's will

Ah, yes Curomo - what a sketch he is to ponder, glean and fetch our thoughts concerining such a wretch.
This Ent has long considered why this head Istari went awry, 'til finally we must him decry.

It seems to me the why is this; he was within himself amiss, and brought himself to his abyss.
The Palantir no power had. All on its own it was not bad. To use it White One was most glad.

When Saruman did Sauron meet, within the Palantir discreet, he felt Sauron he could defeat.
'Twas overconfidence and greed within himself that was the seed bringing from him his own great need.

But he could not withstand the strain of Sauron's powerful domain - yet felt he still could Arda gain.
For Curumo did all still want - his own power thereby to flaunt, the people around him to daunt.

No, that one was his own demise. He thought himself wonderful prize. Mighty was he in his own eyes.
Yes Gandalf speaks of his concern as Saruman his power burn, the Council to deceive in turn.

As is so often just the case, we need not look to other space than what we have as our own base.
Curumo's ego was the bloom that grew to bringing out his doom and led him into rightful tomb.

 

[Frandîr]

Ah, yes Curomo - what a sketch he is to ponder, glean and fetch our thoughts concerining such a wretch.
This Ent has long considered why this head Istari went awry, 'til finally we must him decry.

It seems to me the why is this; he was within himself amiss, and brought himself to his abyss.
The Palantir no power had. All on its own it was not bad. To use it White One was most glad.

When Saruman did Sauron meet, within the Palantir discreet, he felt Sauron he could defeat.
'Twas overconfidence and greed within himself that was the seed bringing from him his own great need.

But he could not withstand the strain of Sauron's powerful domain - yet felt he still could Arda gain.
For Curumo did all still want - his own power thereby to flaunt, the people around him to daunt.

No, that one was his own demise. He thought himself wonderful prize. Mighty was he in his own eyes.
Yes Gandalf speaks of his concern as Saruman his power burn, the Council to deceive in turn.

As is so often just the case, we need not look to other space than what we have as our own base.
Curomo's ego was the bloom that grew to bringing out his doom and led him into rightful tomb.

I appreciate you Ent,
For satisfying my inquiry.
With your versesmith mastery
To my heart's content.

 

[ZehnWaters]

I think the 'magic cult' line is being used as a basis for 'the dark wizard' in Rings of Power. Personally I like the idea that they did remain faithful to the mission and ensured that the armies of Sauron were less than they would have been otherwise.

I agree. I think it also makes more sense. I often wondered that Sauron didn't have more manpower considering the size of the East.

I always believed Radagast the Brown was 'eccentrically faithful' to his charge. He clearly didn't like dealing with people, and found love in the plants and an animals, and in this way, assisted in helping the good.

I know he was assigned to Saruman but did Radagast even ask to go?