istari

I know the Valar send a select group of Maiar to sail to middle earth to aid the free people's in the overthrow of Sauron. However, surely there are more powerful beings than the wizards at the disposal of the Valar that could have defeated the lord of the rings much faster, much easier and with...

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I recently created a new YouTube Channel with the lore of Middle-Earth and re-edited one of my older videos about the Blue Wizards. A lot of people tend to mix together the early and later writings about them, which contradict each other, so if you want to avoid that watch the video. At the end...

(From Wikipedia) ISTAR stands for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance. In its macroscopic sense, ISTAR is a practice that links several battlefield functions together to assist a combat force in employing its sensors and managing the information they gather...

The Istari seem to get a fairly tough mission: Take mortal bodies and go to Middle-Earth to guide men against the shadow of Sauron. Were they forced to take on this task by Manwe or could they have refused? For example, let's say Gandalf the Grey gets tired of wandering Middle-Earth for century...

I was wondering if some knowledgeable person could explain this... It's written in some wikis (such as this one) the the Blue Wizards and possibly also Glorfindel arrived in Middle Earth in SA 1200 or 1600, whereas Gandalf, Saruman, and Radagast arrived around TA 1000. The RotK Appendices only...

[Taking into consideration the inner power and the knowledge of the istari, the "rise and fall" of some of them (and particulary the actions of Alatar and Pallando)] do you think that there is any parallel between the istari and the masons?

Unless I am mistaken, five Istari were sent to Middle Earth. Gandalf and Saruman make two, Radagast, who is barely mentioned, three. I recall Tolkien writing that the other Istari go into the East and do not come into these tales. What becomes of Radagast? Would not the other Istari, with...

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First post here :) I was wondering if there's any knowledge of any Istari offspring, or even if they could produce offspring Thanks in advance

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Do you believe that Sauron knew that the Istari were members of his own order (Maia)? They showed up in the Third Age before he had fully re-awakened, so he might not have known exactly who or what they were. It seems he thought his greatest threats were Rivendell, Lorien, and the Heir of...

This may sound quite ignorant to some people but after reading the Silmarillion and obviously LOTR I've found no conclusive evidence that the Istari were Maiar, unless the answer to this is in UT or Letters or something! I know that Gandalf's name was Olorin in the uttermost West, and that...

Hey there! A question: if the Istari were forbidden to directly confront Sauron, then how did the Council drive the Necromancer out of Mirkwood? :confused: Adam

Did Elrond know when Glorfindel and the Istari were coming back to Middle-Earth, or did Cirdan know? Because if they didn't know it must have been quite a surprise and said "hey Elrond" or "hey Cirdan, do you mind if I live with you for a few thousand years?"(well live with in the case of...

For when the dead shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage; but are as the angels which are in heaven. Mark 12:25 Therefore the Valar may walk, if they will, unclad, and then even the Eldar cannot clearly perceive them, though they be present. But when they...

Does anyone have any guesses at what the actual number might be? And where in Middle-Earth were the others sent? And were they all sent to contest the will of Sauron? And one more thing, does anyone think one of the others that we don't know about could be greater than Saruman or Gandalf? Oh...

What do you think about the Istari incarnation?: *The same case as Melian? *They were incarnated in real bodies of men? *Their bodys were like the bodies of the Valar? Please remember this quote: "Melian alone of all those spirits assumed a bodily form, not only as a raiment but...

Istari and Maiar There`s one point i can`t get clear. If Galdalf is a Maia as Suron, why didn`t he figth with him. Afterall there are similar in power. Isn`t that rigth?

We, the readers, are not given many details on the how's and where's of Mithrandir's origins, and those of his order. I've got a theory about the author's intent on the mater. But what are some of your ideas:confused: