saruman

I have posted this thread before, but it did not get the attention is deserved, so I am posting it again hoping to get the answers I want. Don't be afraid to post, an opinion is neither right nor wrong, so, post away! Now, we know that Saruman had quite an extensive knowledge on the Lore of the...

I can't seem to finger this out. Does Saruman know that Gandalf has fallen in Moria fighting a Balrog, when he meets him again at the entrance of Orthanc as Gandalf the White? Does he know Gandalf has fallen at all? Is he suprised to see him back, changed? He certainly did not want...

In the White Rider, Gimli says to Gandalf that it would be nice if Sauron and Saruman had nothing inbetween them so that they could fight it out. And Gandalf says, something like, the visitor would emerge stronger and free from doubt. What does he mean?

I Just Finished The Lord of the Rings And I have one question. What happened to Saruman when he withered away? The book made it sound like he died, but since I know he was Maiar, it makes me think something different befell him.

I have posted this thread before, but it did not get the attention is deserved, so I am posting it again hoping to get the answers I want. Don't be afraid to post, an opinion is neither right nor wrong, so, post away! Now, we know that Saruman had quite an extensive knowledge on the Lore of the...

:confused: :confused: :confused: :confused: We know that Saruman had quite an extensive knowledge on the Lore of the Rings. Gandalf said in the Council of Elrond that: Gandalf says later in the chapter: Saruman says later in the chapter: Now it says that Saruman wore a ring on his...

Does anyone have any insight into why JRRT chose such similar names for these two characters? Wasn't Saruman's name a bit of a giveaway that he might not be fully trustworthy? Didn't it spoil the sense of surprise and dismay at his treason?

Okay, somebody clear this up for me. Saruman, like Gandalf and Sauron, is a Maia. Gandalf survives a death-match with another Maia, the Balrog. Sauron is so tough it takes two ages to find a way to kill him - if he is indeed dead. But Saruman gets killed when he's stabbed with a...

In "The Riders of Rohan", Gimli, Aragorn and Legolas are camping for the night. Gimli takes first watch. Suddenly he looks up. 'There just on the edge of the firelight stood an old bent man, leaning on a staff, and wrapped in a great cloak; his wide-brimmed hat was pulled down over his eyes...