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Guide us oh star
Lead us from this darkness
Shine brightly above all
For Elbreth
For Iluvatar
For the Quendi
Point us to the path
That leads to Valinor
Let the Maiar hold her soaring
So that we do not lose sight
The Way
The Light...
~*DD
The Istari were a group of 5 Maiar sent to Middle-earth as guardians against the return of Sauron. The most powerful were Olorin (Gandalf) and Curúmo (Saruman). They came to Middle-earth in the form of very old men and aided the people therein. By the end of the Third Age, only Gandalf had remained true to their purpose.
L to R: Alatar, Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast, Pallando
Hope y'all enjoy these! Over the next few days I will do a post for the Individual figures and talk about each of them in more detail. Let me know what you think!
Ubaye 2017
Au loin Gandalf combat le balrog, un combat titanesque entre "maiar" auquel Gandalf sortira vainqueur...
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The Lieutenant of Morgoth, a most powerful Maiar, the greatest Balrog to have ever roamed Middle-earth, Gothmog, Lord of Balrogs, was a terrible foe. He slew three famous elves, and took part in many of the most pivotal battles of the First Age of Arda.
This was a very difficult construction. I didn't actually know how difficult it was until he fell from the top of my Tower of Gondolin and I had to try to rebuild him. Some things may have changed, but for the most part he is as I intended him to be.
I am very happy with the colour choices, as I wanted something to set him apart. Not only does he have a variety of colours throughout, but the flames also are a mixture of carefully chosen shades and colours, with four different shades of transparent orange in the whip.
I am also pleased with the details of the face. He looks good from a variety of angles, and is even poseable, although quite delicate.
#LEGO #Middle-earth #Arda #First #Age #Whip #Dark #Fire #Shadow #Flame
Crimson fire blazed in the face of him and he held out his arms to fiery brothers to stay with them, find peace - until the end of time. Until the new battles...
Darkness and Fire!
The Fellowship of the Ring travels over the Pass of Caradhras
on their way to Mordor, but little do they know about the trouble that lies ahead...
Yet another Caradhras picture, this time featuring all the members of the Fellowship of the Ring, along with Bill the Pony.
I didn't have a Merry figure at first, but I decided to edit a lighter version of Pippin's hair into the picture so I wouldn't have the original Han Solo hair in orange on my 'custom' Merry anymore.
An alternate version of this picture can now be found in my photostream.
Valinor, also known as The Undying Lands, or Aman the Blessed, was another continent adjacent to Middle-Earth. It was the residence of the Vala, the Maiar, and many Eldar (Elves). It was a land of peace and beauty. In the Second Age Valinor was removed from the circles of the world, and could only be accessed by sailing a specific path, and only by those the Vala allowed (mainly elves, and a few other notable exceptions). Noone really knows what happens there but legends told who reach Valinor become immortal and able will live a happy life.
My entry for MELO round 4 on MOCpages.
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يدري ان اسباب ضعفي نظرته
يدري اني ما اقاوم ضحكته
يدري ان الروح ماتغلى عليه
لو دعاها جت تلـــــبي دعوته
Model: maiar
Dedicated 2 DoDy ..
"Morgoth 01"
Morgoth Bauglir ([ˈmɔrɡɔθ ˈbau̯ɡlir]; originally Melkor [ˈmɛlkor]) is a character, one of the godlike Valar, from Tolkien's legendarium. He is the main antagonist of The Silmarillion, The Children of Húrin, and The Fall of Gondolin, and is mentioned briefly in The Lord of the Rings.
Melkor was the most powerful of the Ainur, but turned to darkness and was renamed Morgoth, the definitive antagonist of Arda from whom all evil in the world of Middle-earth ultimately stems. Mairon, one of the Maiar of Aulë, betrayed his kind and became Morgoth's principal lieutenant, Sauron.
This image is before he became evil.
Mr bill asks Gandalf for directions
"Mithrandir, Olorin wisest of the Maiar ... I don't want to pass. I need directions to the Prancing Pony. Bombadil sent me. I could use a nice flagon of Ale. You want to join in? Stryder might be there."
Die Istari waren Wesen aus Aman, die ursprünglich zu den Maiar gehörten. In der ersten Hälfte des Dritten Zeitalters wurden sie als Sendboten der Valar nach Mittelerde geschickt, um seinen Bewohnern Beihilfe im Kampf gegen das Böse zu leisten.
Gandalf the White was my contribution in Round Two of the 2012 Periodic Bionicle Contest on the old MOCpages. He was TOA OF FLUORINE!
That's why . . .
Bionicle Gandalf the White radiates both power from the strengthened bone density of his biological nature, and power from the infinite lubrication and anti-sticking qualities of his mechanical nature all due to Fluorine!
The negative ion of fluorine, the fluoride ion, is capable of bonding to many metals producing halide salts, the most valued being the sodium and stannous fluorides.
When consumed in small quantities the fluoride ion from these salts can strengthen bone and teeth by combining with the bone apatite crystal lattice.
Additionally, the element Fluorine can undergo reactions to form poly fluoro molecular chains, valued for their lubricating and anti-sticking properties.
AND IF THIS IS NOT ENOUGH… Fluorine spectral lines HAVE been detected as light emissions from Cool Extreme Helium Stars.
This fact alone, perhaps, ending forever the controversy that the Istari are Maiar or Angelic Star Beings. (Gandalf is of the Istari or Wizard Clan.)
This is why Bionicle Gandalf’s brain radiates the color of Fluorine Gas and why he wears the Mask of Light!
So, in a mythological, alchemical, chemical, mechanical, AND cosmological sense, my Bionicle Gandalf the White is truly TOA OF FLUORINE!
Shining like the brilliance of a Big White Toothy Smile or a Cool Extreme Helium Star, the transformed Gandalf radiates renewed strength, vitality, and light.
Spring is well on the way … I continue to extend my stay with the Lady of the Woods. The magical woods of LothLorien never cease to fulfill my heart and renew my soul. I cannot return to my own land, for if I did, I would be a mere shell of my existence. This eternal land has captured my imagination and I am a willing prisoner. This day, the Lady of the Woods takes us back to a time long ago, when the Ainur were first created by Illuvatar and the Maiar walked amongst us …
This mixed media pendant is made out of 16 gauge brass wires, purely handformed, hammered and augmented by fire, then sanded and polished to bring out its character. It is mounted atop a rusty washer. The washer is organically rusted (RustART Series), where the rusting process is controlled to create the perfect rust formation before sealing it with several coats of varnish. Other elements include antique brass chain, vintage brass clock gear, leather and a piece of beautifully rustic Picasso Jasper.
*the pendant is approx 3.5 inches in length with a chain circumference of 18 inches (plus 2 inch extension)
*the brass wires have been augmented to look ancient, and is thus irregular in color. Becos tastes may vary, take this into consideration when deciding whether to purchase this item.
*every step has been taken to protect the skin of the wearer from direct contact with the rusty parts. This neckwear has a piece of leather attached to the back of the pendant for added protection.
Nhắc tới Lord of the Rings nếu thích xi-nê người ta liền nhớ tới bộ 3 tác phẩm lừng danh do Peter Jackson đạo diễn. Trilogy The Hobbit sau đó ít nổi tiếng bằng nhưng dẫu sao cũng thường được các Mọt phim nhắc tới mỗi khi trà dư tửu hậu. Riêng về bản thân tác phẩm, hẳn không cần nói nhiều bởi thông qua 150 triệu bản đã được được bán ra, quyển sách trở thành bộ tiểu thuyết bán chạy thứ hai của mọi thời đại chỉ sau cuốn A Tale of Two Cities của Charles Dickens. Văn chương cũng tuyệt và phim ảnh cũng ngon thế nhưng ở lĩnh vực trò chơi điện tử, từ những cuộc phiêu lưu đầy chữ hồi thập niên 80 của thể loại text-based cho đến những tựa game ăn theo phim, từ MMORPG đến RTS, thật không may mắn khi chẳng kiếm được mấy tựa game xứng với cái tầm thương hiệu siêu cấp vô địch thanh lịch khắp vũ trụ của Lord of the Rings.
HAI THẬP NIÊN ĐÁNG QUÊN SAU THÀNH CÔNG CỦA THE HOBBIT
Hai tựa game hành động chặt chém thế giới mở là Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor và Middle-earth: Shadow of War có lẽ rất khá nhưng đừng quên hai con hàng này thực chất là Chúa Nhẫn tiền truyện bởi nhân vật chính thì hư cấu và cốt truyện dính líu không nhiều đến nội dung chính trong bộ tiểu thuyết hoặc kiểu lâu lâu "vô tình" nhắc đến vài khía cạnh gợi cho game thủ nhớ về những gì sẽ xảy ra sau này trong truyện hoặc phim. Xét theo ý nghĩa này, trò chơi chuẩn "authentic" no fake 1/fake 2 đầu tiên dựa trên tác phẩm của Tolkien chính là The Hobbit, một con game thuộc thể loại text-based được phát triển bởi Beam Software vào năm 1982. Text-based, chính xác như tên gọi, là kiểu game của thời sơ khai khi đưa người chơi đến một cuộc phiêu lưu thuần túy thuộc về phạm trù chữ nghĩa và phần còn lại sẽ tùy thuộc vào trí tưởng tượng của kẻ đang trải nghiệm bay xa tới cỡ nào.
Ngày nay chúng ta có thể bất tỉnh vì những hình ảnh được tạo thành từ các dòng chữ trong The Hobbit nhưng lúc ra mắt, trò chơi giành được những thành công cần thiết ở lĩnh vực kinh doanh. Chẳng thế mà thấy bở đào mãi, Beam Software nhanh chóng ra liền tù tì thêm hai đứa em cùng cha khác ông nội với The Hobbit chủ yếu dựa trên hai quyển tiếp theo trong bộ Lord of the Rings. Tuy nhiên, cả hai trò chơi này đều không thành công như người tiền nhiệm. Cú sụp hố khá nặng này được các nhà phê bình cho rằng chúng không duy trì được sự hấp dẫn cần thiết trong khi có những tựa game khác hấp dẫn hơn, đẹp đẽ hơn cũng ra mắt trong thời điểm đó. Không rõ cú flop này nặng bao nhiêu nhưng mãi đến những năm 90 của thế kỷ trước, một số nhà phát triển có tâm nhưng lực thì bất tòng mới dám thử kết hợp Lord of the Rings với thể loại chiến thuật và nhập vai. Đáng tiếc chúng cũng nhanh chóng "tạch" mà không kịp để lại chút tiếng vang nào mãi cho đến khi Hollywood dùng chiếc đũa thần của mình để biến thương hiệu Lord of the Rings trở thành "vàng ròng" cả về nghĩa đen lẫn nghĩa bóng vào đầu những năm 2000.
MIẾNG BÁNH BỊ CHIA SỚM KHÔNG GIÚP CHO AI THẬT SỰ NO BỤNG
Những năm 2000 chứng kiến giai đoạn bùng nổ rực rỡ của những game ăn theo Lord of the Rings, lúc này không chỉ những con Mọt sách mà đám Mọt game cũng biết đến Tolkien một cách rộng rãi nhờ hiệu ứng quá kinh khủng từ bộ phim. Hơi tiền bốc lên vô cùng nồng nặc nhanh chóng khiến các đơn vị sản xuất game có giữ bản quyền của Chúa Nhẫn đứng ngồi không yên. Trong đó Sierra Entertainment đã giành được bản quyền làm game dựa trên tiểu thuyết Lord of the Rings, trong khi Electronic Arts lại dành được quyền sản xuất game ăn theo phim của đạo diễn Peter Jackson. Đây thật sự là một điềm không lành khi Sierra phải cẩn thận để tránh nhân vật bị trùng lập tạo hình với phim, thì ngược lại, EA chỉ có quyền xây dựng game dựa trên các chi tiết trong phim. Trong cuộc chiến tranh giành thị phần người chơi, EA đã chiến thắng nhờ sự thành công của phim Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Còn Sierra bị lạc lối khi không thể tìm ra cách nào hữu hiệu để truyền tải tinh túy của bộ tiểu thuyết vào trò chơi của họ.
Tất nhiên việc thắng lợi cả về danh tiếng lẫn doanh thu của trilogy Lord of the Rings khiến cho các NSX khác không chùn bước trước tấm gương của Sierra. Trong suốt 17 năm, từ 2002 đến 2019, đã có hơn 20 trò chơi từ ăn theo, đến ngoại truyện và bao gồm cả sử dụng nội dung chính của Lord of the Rings được phát hành với nhiều thể loại khác nhau, từ đối kháng, đến chiến lược thời gian thực cho đến cả… MOBA. Cái đám con rơi này cũng rất biết chơi khi không bao giờ bám theo một khuôn sáo cũ mòn. Có kẻ chỉ sử dụng vài đoạn cắt cảnh của bộ phim, sau đó tự khai thác một lối đi hoàn toàn mới và… thất bại. Cũng có người yếu bóng vía hơn cho rằng an toàn là trên hết, quyết định bám sát nội dung cốt truyện của tiểu thuyết từ đầu đến đuôi rồi thất bại nốt vì không nghiêm túc cân nhắc khẩu vị của đám game thủ. Nhìn tình cảnh của những con hàng ăn theo Lord of the Rings chính là quý hồ đa bất quý hồ tinh hay nói tiếng người chính là có tạo được chút tiếng vang nho nhỏ, nhưng chỉ nhiêu đó là không xứng với thương hiệu vĩ đại như Lord of the Rings. Sự tình chỉ bắt đầu cải thiện với sự xuất hiện của bộ đôi Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor và Middle-earth: Shadow of War nhưng như đã nói ở trên đây thuộc về Chúa Nhẫn ngoại truyện rồi.
DÒNG THỜI GIAN CỦA LORD OF THE RINGS THỰC SỰ KÉO DÀI BAO LÂU
Đầu tiên chúng ta cần một hệ quy chiếu cụ thể bởi Chúa Nhẫn là bộ tiểu thuyết quá thâm ảo mà đem ra mổ xẻ chắc vài chục năm cũng chưa xong bởi lý giải của mỗi người luôn có sự khác biệt. Nếu dùng hệ quy chiếu là vùng Trung Địa thì dòng thời gian có thể chia làm bốn thời kỳ là ổn thỏa nhưng nếu lấy vũ trụ Eä làm chuẩn thì Middle-earth lại là một phần tử trong vũ trụ đó. Hack não hơn nếu tính từ lúc Eru Ilúvatar tạo ra thần tộc Ainur thì không còn đơn vị nào có thể đo đếm được bởi người ta thường gọi đây là The Time Before the Creation of the World and the Beginning of Time (à tui không muốn dịch cái câu này bởi dịch sao cũng không thấy hay nên thà cứ để nguyên đọc lên cho có vẻ nguy hiểm).
Tóm lại lược sử của Lord of the Rings bao gồm những giai đoạn sau:
The Time Before the Creation of the World and the Beginning of Time
The Years of Music
The Beginning of Time
Years of the Lamps
Years of the Trees
The First Age
The Second Age
The Third Age
The Fourth Age
Theo đó The Time Before the Creation of the World and the Beginning of Time là lúc Eru Ilúvatar tạo ra thần tộc Ainur, khi ấy chưa có lịch sử cũng chẳng có thời gian nên ai tưởng tượng bao nhiêu năm thì nó sẽ là bao nhiêu năm, không có con số chính xác để thống kê. The Years of Music thì đơn giản hơn bởi đây giống như giai đoạn hình thành và phát triển thế giới quan của tộc Ainur. Về cơ bản Ainur là chủng tộc đầu tiên và thượng đẳng nhất được tạo ra bởi Thượng đế Eru Ilúvatar trong một thời kỳ xa xưa trước cả khi thế giới được hình thành. Họ là những linh hồn sơ khai tồn tại cùng với Thượng Đế và cùng Ngài tạo dựng nên thế giới thông qua Điệu Nhạc của những Ainur. Sau khi tạo ra thiên giới Arda, rất nhiều Ainur đã hiện diện ở đó để xây dựng và phát triển nó. Trong số những Ainur, có 15 người có sức mạnh cao hơn so với những người còn lại. 14 người trong số những Ainur vĩ đại đã sáng lập ra Thiên quốc Valinor và thường được gọi là những Valar; người thứ 15 là Melkor, đã tách mình ra để đi theo một con đường khác và trở thành Chúa tể bóng tối đầu tiên của thế giới. Những Ainur bậc thấp hơn được gọi là Maiar.
The Beginning of Time đây là giai đoạn 14 Valar thay mặt thương đế Eru điều hành thế giới cũng như bắt đầu cuộc chiến cùng Melkor kéo dài từ năm 500 VY đến năm 3500 VY (Valar Years). nếu bạn đã biết rồi thì Valar là từ dùng để chỉ 14 vị Ainur vĩ đại nhất đã sáng lập ra Thiên quốc Valinor. Ainur là những đứa con thượng đẳng đầu tiên của Thượng Đế Eru, 14 người họ đã đến Arda để chống lại Melkor, một trong số những người anh em của họ.Tại Arda, 14 Ainur đều sống với nhau tại một vùng đất bí ẩn có tên là Almaren, nhưng sau khi nơi đó bị phá hủy thì họ đã chuyển tới đại lục phía Tây Aman và sáng lập ra Thiên quốc Valinor. Những Valar từ thuở nguyên sơ vốn không có hình dạng cụ thể nhưng về sau họ luôn hóa thân dưới hình dáng của loài Elves hay Loài Người. Con người hay Elves đều coi họ như những vị thần, những sứ giả thay mặt cho Thượng Đế điều hành thế giới.
The Years of the Lamps là giai đoạn nhỏ nằm trong thời kỳ The Beginning of Time nên không có tên gọi riêng, người quan tâm có tìm đọc thêm quyển The Silmarillion để biết thêm tiết, Mọt tui không kể vì nó quá dài cũng quá rối rắm. Chỉ tóm tắt rằng giai đoạn này gồm các sự kiện bắt đầu từ việc các Valar xây dựng hai ngọn đèn phía bắc và phía nam để thắp sáng thế giới Arda cho đến khi Middle-earth bị bỏ mặc trong bóng tối diễn ra từ năm 1900 VY đến năm 3500 VY. Tiếp đó chính là giai đoạn The Years of the Trees, nghe tên là biết liên quan đến đám cao ngạo da trắng có lỗ tai vừa dài vừa nhọn rồi ha. Thời kỳ này kéo dài từ năm 1085 YT cho đến năm 1500 YT hoặc nếu vẫn dùng lịch Valar thì đây là năm thứ 5000 rồi. Con người chiếm vị trí quan trọng suốt các sự kiện của Lord of the Rings nhưng tổ tiên của giống loài này chỉ thức giấc sau đó rất lâu vào các thời kỳ sau cùng của thế giới tại Hildórien, khu vực viễn Đông của Trung Địa. Con người còn có những cái tên khác được đặt cho bởi các chủng tộc khác như là Atani, Hildor, Firimar (người trần) hay Engmar (người nhiễm bệnh).
Sau này con cháu của họ gọi đây là năm đầu tiên của Thời kỳ thứ nhất (The First Age), các sự kiện của giai đoạn kéo dài trong 590 năm. Thời kỳ thứ hai bắt đầu khi Gil-galad, vua của người Noldor, kiến tạo ra một vương quốc mới cho người dân của mình ở Lindon, nằm ở phía tây bắc của Trung Địa. The Second Age kéo dài trong 3441 năm đến khi Sauron bị Isildur, con trai của Elendil, dùng thanh kiếm Narsil chém rớt chiếc Nhẫn Chủ khiến hắn tạm thời tan biến. Thời kỳ thứ ba kéo dài 3020 năm, đây là giai đoạn được nhiều người nhớ kỹ nhất bởi hầu hết các sự kiện quan trọng được kể trong tiểu thuyết Lord of the Rings như hai tòa tháp, hiệp hội trả nhẫn hay sự trở về của đức vua đều diễn ra trong thời kỳ lịch sử này. Bắt đầu bởi sự kiện Isildur trở thành vua của Gondor lẫn Arnor và kết thúc khi Bilbo, Frodo, Galadriel, Gandalf và Elrond hướng đến Valinor, rời xa Trung Địa mãi mãi. Thời kỳ thứ tư có quá ít sự kiện được miêu tả và kéo dài trong 121 năm, quan trọng nhất có lẽ là chuyện hoàng hậu Arwen Undómiel, người từ bỏ sự bất tử của tộc Elf để sống cuộc đời trần thế với đức vua Aragorn, nhắm mắt lìa đời.
Tổng kết lại, sau 9 giai đoạn quan trọng, dòng thời gian của Lord of the Rings tính từ khi có đơn vị đo đếm sẽ vào khoảng 12.172 năm tuy nhiên thời kỳ The Time Before the Creation of the World and the Beginning of Time và The Years of Music lại không có con số cụ thể nên ai mà biết chính xác cái ông tên Eru Ilúvatar đã mất bao lâu để tạo ra thế giới Lord of the Rings đâu?
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The Great Eagles battled with Melkor’s dragons in the War of Wrath in the First Age. Led by Thorondor, the myriad host of attacking avian creatures included Gwaihir and Landroval – who were still active in the Third Age and played roles in the War of the Ring.
This alternate artwork is by Antonio José Manzanedo, who illustrated other LOTR:LCG cards - notably multiple versions of the dragon Dagnir, as well as the heroes Brand son of Bain, and Bard son of Brand from the Ered Mithrin cycle.
I chose this image because it is likely indicative of the Great Eagles’ mindset/memory when visualizing the Support of the Eagles.
Considering Support of the Eagles, and the One Ring:
Imagine you are a three Age lifespan 9,000+ year old creature like the Great Eagle Gwaihir, sent to Middle-earth by Manwe, son of Eru Illuvatar, the creator of all. You fought Melkor (whom Sauron was merely his lieutenant) and an innumerable host of Balrogs and winged Dragons in the First Age War of Wrath - all of which eventually left a sizable portion of Middle-earth destroyed and underneath the sea.
Compared to that, the Third Age would seem trivial in both scope and timeframe. It is no wonder the Eagles of the Third Age would only be involved in the most critical situations (sometimes, when they felt like it), and only if influenced by a Maiar they were friendly with – such as Gandalf or Radagast.
With the above nonchalance of the Eagles, their unreliability as animal creatures, plus the One Ring’s proven power of corruption to even powerful Maiar (like Saruman), it explains to me why the Eagles would/could not fly the Ring or Ringbearer to Mount Doom to toss it in.
Spring is well on the way … I continue to extend my stay with the Lady of the Woods. The magical woods of LothLorien never cease to fulfill my heart and renew my soul. I cannot return to my own land, for if I did, I would be a mere shell of my existence. This eternal land has captured my imagination and I am a willing prisoner. This day, the Lady of the Woods takes us back to a time long ago, when the Ainur were first created by Illuvatar and the Maiar walked amongst us …
This pair of earrings is made out of 16 gauge brass wires, purely handformed, hammered and augmented by fire, then sanded and polished to bring out its character. Other elements include antique brass findings, faceted glass beads and a pair of irregularly shaped rustic teardrop Picasso Jaspers.
*the earrings are approx 4 inches in length (including earwires)
*the earwires are 18 gauge brass wires handformed and also augmented by fire
*the brass wires have been augmented to look ancient, and is thus irregular in color. Becos tastes may vary, take this into consideration when deciding whether to purchase this item.
"Then something came into the chamber - I felt it through the door, and the orcs themselves were afraid and fell silent. It laid hold of the iron ring, and then it perceived me and my spell."
—The Lord of the Rings, "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm"
Balrogs were the Valaraukar (Quenya; vala "power" + rauko "monster"), spirits of the Maiar that were seduced and corrupted by Melkor to his service. There were never more than seven, according to Tolkien's son, but in earlier versions of Tolkien's writings there are references to entire armies of Balrogs. Gothmog was their captain during the First Age.
(Note: Many pictures on this page are of Durin's Bane, the Balrog of Moria, the best-known example of a Balrog.)
Spring is well on the way … I continue to extend my stay with the Lady of the Woods. The magical woods of LothLorien never cease to fulfill my heart and renew my soul. I cannot return to my own land, for if I did, I would be a mere shell of my existence. This eternal land has captured my imagination and I am a willing prisoner. This day, the Lady of the Woods takes us back to a time long ago, when the Ainur were first created by Illuvatar and the Maiar walked amongst us …
This mixed media pendant is made out of 16 gauge brass wires, purely handformed, hammered and augmented by fire, then sanded and polished to bring out its character. It is mounted atop a rusty washer. The washer is organically rusted (RustART Series), where the rusting process is controlled to create the perfect rust formation before sealing it with several coats of varnish. Other elements include antique brass chain, vintage brass clock gear, leather and a piece of beautifully rustic Picasso Jasper.
*the pendant is approx 3.5 inches in length with a chain circumference of 18 inches (plus 2 inch extension)
*the brass wires have been augmented to look ancient, and is thus irregular in color. Becos tastes may vary, take this into consideration when deciding whether to purchase this item.
*every step has been taken to protect the skin of the wearer from direct contact with the rusty parts. This neckwear has a piece of leather attached to the back of the pendant for added protection.
"Then something came into the chamber - I felt it through the door, and the orcs themselves were afraid and fell silent. It laid hold of the iron ring, and then it perceived me and my spell."
—The Lord of the Rings, "The Bridge of Khazad-dûm"
Balrogs were the Valaraukar (Quenya; vala "power" + rauko "monster"), spirits of the Maiar that were seduced and corrupted by Melkor to his service. There were never more than seven, according to Tolkien's son, but in earlier versions of Tolkien's writings there are references to entire armies of Balrogs. Gothmog was their captain during the First Age.
(Note: Many pictures on this page are of Durin's Bane, the Balrog of Moria, the best-known example of a Balrog.)
"Too bright were the eyes of Arien for even the Eldar to look on, and leaving Valinor she forsook the form and raiment which like the Valar she had worn there, and she was as a naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour."
-JRR Tolkien
Samir, 6 (on right), Amjad, 4 and their 6 month old baby brother Maiar received food and baby supplies from the Red Cross at the Tabanovce transit camp in FYR Macedonia by the border to Serbia. They are travelling with togther with their parents and twelve relatives in the hopes of reaching Sweden. "I love my country," their father says. "We used to have a good life there before the war. I ask for the other countries to save mine, so that we one day can go back home." (Imgae: Caroline Haga / IFRC)
Amjad, 4, and his 6 month old baby brother Maiar received food and baby supplies from the Red Cross at the Tabanovce transit camp in FYR Macedonia by the border to Serbia. They are travelling with togther with their parents and twelve relatives in the hopes of reaching Sweden. "I love my country," their father says. "We used to have a good life there before the war. I ask for the other countries to save mine, so that we one day can go back home." (Image: Caroline Haga / IFRC)
My second Weta statue.
Wisest of the Maiar, one of the Istari, and just might be my favorite character in the Middle Earth mythos.
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" Why not come out where I can see you, Charles? . . . oh damn, wrong movie., . . . "A wizard is never late, nor is he early; he arrives precisely when he means to."
Gandalf the Grey, later known as Gandalf the White, also known as Olórin (Quenya Tengwar: full spelling `Nj~N7T5 or vowel-abbreviated spelling `NjYN7T5; IPA: [oˈloːrin]), Tharkun, and Mithrandir (Sindarin IPA: [miˈθrandir]), was an Istar. Istari were Maiar that were specially chosen by the Valar to help aid the people of Middle-earth in the fight against evil. The Istari (Men called them wizards) took the form of Men but possessed much greater physical and mental power. For over 2000 years, Gandalf worked most faithfully against the rising powers of evil in Middle-earth.
“The maiden whom the Valar chose from among the Maiar to guide the vessel of the Sun was named Arien, and he that steered the island of the Moon was Tilion. In the days of the Trees Arien had tended the golden flowers in the gardens of Vána, and watered them with the bright dews of Laurelin... [Arien] was chosen because she had not feared the heats of Laurelin, and was unhurt by them, being from the beginning a spirit of fire, whom Melkor had not deceived nor drawn to his service. Too bright were the eyes of Arien for even the Eldar to look on, and leaving Valinor she forsook the form and raiment which like the Valar she had worn there, and she was as a naked flame, terrible in the fullness of her splendour.”
–J. R. R. Tolkien, The Silmarillion
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📍 Northern Pomo homeland
Models:
Maiara Peres
Places:
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, SP - Brazil
Directed by:
Alexandre Neto
Models:
Maiara Peres
Places:
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, SP - Brazil
Directed by:
Alexandre Neto
Models:
Maiara Peres
Places:
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, SP - Brazil
Directed by:
Alexandre Neto
Luiz, Iago e o resto que veio me 'maiar':
sim, eu engordei!
(Mas também cortei o cabelo, né? É fato que cabelo curto engorda U_U)
P.S.: Minha DNP é defeituosa mesmo.
Models:
Maiara Peres
Places:
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, SP - Brazil
Directed by:
Alexandre Neto
Models:
Maiara Peres
Places:
Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, SP - Brazil
Directed by:
Alexandre Neto
A Olórin i yáresse
Mentaner i Númeherui
Tírien i Rómenóri,
Maiaron i oiosaila
Manan elye etevanne
Nórie i malanelye?
Ú-reniathach
i amar galen
I reniad lín ne môr, nuithannen
In gwidh ristennin,
i fae narchannen
I Lach Anor ed ardhon gwannen
Calad veleg, ethuiannen.
Olórin who once was...
Sent by the Lords of the West
To guard the Lands of the East,
Wisest of all Maiar,
What drove you to leave
That which you loved?
No more will you wander
The green fields of this earth
Your journey has ended in darkness.
The bonds are sundered,
The spirit is broken,
The flame of Anor has left this World.
A great light has gone out.
[Lyrics by Philippa Boyens translated into Sindarin by David Salo]
أيتهآ الشمسْ المتشبثةُ بالبقآء,ابقيْ,وأنآ سأرحل مكآنكـْ,
فلمْ يعد ليْ بقآء هنآ,
فقدْ وُلد حبيْ ميتآ ,والكلْ يتنآقل حكآيتي معه,
يُضيفُ مآيشآء ,وينقص معنى الصفآءْ,
ويتلهفونْ للمسآء , لتكونْ حكآيتي حطبُ المدفأة ,ودفء الشتآءْ..
من كتآبآت الكآتبة(نجوى الرفآعي)؛
في مجموعتها القصصية(جنون)؛
المودلْ(ميآر)؛
Augsburger Siegesaltar (260)
In h(onorem) d(omus) d(ivinae) / [pro sal(ute) imp(eratoris)] Sev[er]i / [Alexandri Aug(usti)]
Deae sanctae Victoriae / ob barbaros gentis Semnonum / sive Iouthungorum die / VIII et VII Kal(endarum) Maiar(um) caesos / fugatosque a militibus prov(inciae) / Raetiae sed et Germanicianis / itemque popularibus excussis / multis milibus Italorum captivor(um) / compos votorum suorum / [[M(arcus) Simplicinius Genialis v(ir) p(erfectissimus) a(gens) v(ices) p(raesidis)]] / [[cum eodem exercitu]] / libens merito posuit / dedicata III Idus Septemb(res) Imp(eratore) d(omino) n(ostro) / [[Postumo Au]]g(usto) et [[Honoratiano consulibus]].
www.ubi-erat-lupa.org/site/?show=datenblatt/datenblatt.as...
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Augsburger_Siegesaltar
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Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a wizard, one of the Istari order, and the leader of the Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Norse "Catalogue of Dwarves" (Dvergatal) in the Völuspá.
As a wizard and the bearer of one of the Three Rings, Gandalf has great power, but works mostly by encouraging and persuading. He sets out as Gandalf the Grey, possessing great knowledge and travelling continually. Gandalf is focused on the mission to counter the Dark Lord Sauron by destroying the One Ring. He is associated with fire; his ring of power is Narya, the Ring of Fire. As such, he delights in fireworks to entertain the hobbits of the Shire, while in great need he uses fire as a weapon. As one of the Maiar, he is an immortal spirit from Valinor, but his physical body can be killed.
In The Hobbit, Gandalf assists the 13 dwarves and the hobbit Bilbo Baggins with their quest to retake the Lonely Mountain from Smaug the dragon, but leaves them to urge the White Council to expel Sauron from his fortress of Dol Guldur. In the course of the quest, Bilbo finds a magical ring. The expulsion succeeds, but in The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf reveals that Sauron's retreat was only a feint, as he soon reappeared in Mordor. Gandalf further explains that, after years of investigation, he is sure that Bilbo's ring is the One Ring that Sauron needs to dominate the whole of Middle-earth. The Council of Elrond creates the Fellowship of the Ring, with Gandalf as its leader, to defeat Sauron by destroying the Ring. He takes them south through the Misty Mountains, but is killed fighting a Balrog, an evil spirit-being, in the underground realm of Moria. After he dies, he is sent back to Middle-earth to complete his mission as Gandalf the White. He reappears to three of the Fellowship and helps to counter the enemy in Rohan, then in Gondor, and finally at the Black Gate of Mordor, in each case largely by offering guidance. When victory is complete, he crowns Aragorn as King before leaving Middle-earth for ever to return to Valinor.
Tolkien once described Gandalf as an angel incarnate; later, both he and other scholars have likened Gandalf to the Norse god Odin in his "Wanderer" guise. Others have described Gandalf as a guide-figure who assists the protagonists, comparable to the Cumaean Sibyl who assisted Aeneas in Virgil's The Aeneid, or to Virgil himself in Dante's Inferno. Scholars have likened his return in white to the transfiguration of Christ; he is further described as a prophet, representing one element of Christ's threefold office of prophet, priest, and king, where the other two roles are taken by Frodo and Aragorn.
The Gandalf character has been featured in radio, television, stage, video game, music, and film adaptations, including Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film. His best-known portrayal is by Ian McKellen in Peter Jackson's 2001–2003 The Lord of the Rings film series, where the actor based his acclaimed performance on Tolkien himself. McKellen reprised the role in Jackson's 2012–2014 film series The Hobbit.
Names
Tolkien derived the name Gandalf from Gandálfr, a dwarf in the Völuspá's Dvergatal, a list of dwarf-names. In Old Norse, the name means staff-elf. This is reflected in his name Tharkûn, which is "said to mean 'Staff-man'" in Khuzdul, the language Tolkien invented for his Dwarves.
In-universe names
Gandalf is given several names and epithets in Tolkien's writings. Faramir calls him the Grey Pilgrim, and reports Gandalf as saying, "Many are my names in many countries. Mithrandir[a] among the Elves, Tharkûn to the Dwarves, Olórin I was in my youth in the West that is forgotten, in the South Incánus, in the North Gandalf; to the East I go not." In an early draft of The Hobbit, he is called Bladorthin, while the name Gandalf is used by the dwarf who later became Thorin Oakenshield.
Each Wizard is distinguished by the colour of his cloak. For most of his manifestation as a wizard, Gandalf's cloak is grey, hence the names Gandalf the Grey and Greyhame, from Old English hame, "cover, skin". Mithrandir is a name in Sindarin meaning "the Grey Pilgrim" or "the Grey Wanderer". Midway through The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf becomes the head of the order of Wizards, and is renamed Gandalf the White. This change in status (and clothing) introduces another name for the wizard: the White Rider. However, characters who speak Elvish still refer to him as Mithrandir. At times in The Lord of the Rings, other characters address Gandalf by insulting nicknames: Stormcrow, Láthspell ("Ill-news" in Old English), and "Grey Fool".
Characteristics
Tolkien describes Gandalf as the last of the wizards to appear in Middle-earth, one who "seemed the least, less tall than the others, and in looks more aged, grey-haired and grey-clad, and leaning on a staff". Yet the Elf Círdan who met him on arrival nevertheless considered him "the greatest spirit and the wisest" and gave him the Elven Ring of Power called Narya, the Ring of Fire, containing a "red" stone for his aid and comfort. Tolkien explicitly links Gandalf to the element fire later in the same essay:
Warm and eager was his spirit (and it was enhanced by the ring Narya), for he was the Enemy of Sauron, opposing the fire that devours and wastes with the fire that kindles, and succours in wanhope and distress; but his joy, and his swift wrath, were veiled in garments grey as ash, so that only those that knew him well glimpsed the flame that was within. Merry he could be, and kindly to the young and simple, yet quick at times to sharp speech and the rebuking of folly; but he was not proud, and sought neither power nor praise ... Mostly he journeyed tirelessly on foot, leaning on a staff, and so he was called among Men of the North Gandalf 'the Elf of the Wand'. For they deemed him (though in error) to be of Elven-kind, since he would at times work wonders among them, loving especially the beauty of fire; and yet such marvels he wrought mostly for mirth and delight, and desired not that any should hold him in awe or take his counsels out of fear. ... Yet it is said that in the ending of the task for which he came he suffered greatly, and was slain, and being sent back from death for a brief while was clothed then in white, and became a radiant flame (yet veiled still save in great need).
Fictional biography
Valinor
In Valinor, Gandalf was called Olórin. He was one of the Maiar of Valinor, specifically, one of the people of the Vala Manwë; he was said to be the wisest of the Maiar. He was closely associated with two other Valar: Irmo, in whose gardens he lived, and Nienna, the patron of mercy, who gave him tutelage. When the Valar decided to send the order of the Wizards (Istari) across the Great Sea to Middle-earth to counsel and assist all those who opposed Sauron, Olórin was proposed by Manwë. Olórin initially begged to be excused, declaring he was too weak and that he feared Sauron, but Manwë replied that that was all the more reason for him to go.
As one of the Maiar, Gandalf was not a mortal Man but an angelic being who had taken human form. As one of those spirits, Olórin was in service to the Creator (Eru Ilúvatar) and the Creator's 'Secret Fire'. Along with the other Maiar who entered into Middle-earth as the five Wizards, he took on the specific form of an old man as a sign of his humility. The role of the wizards was to advise and counsel but never to attempt to match Sauron's strength with their own. It might be, too, that the kings and lords of Middle-earth would be more receptive to the advice of a humble old man than a more glorious form giving them direct commands.
Middle-earth
The wizards arrived in Middle-earth separately, early in the Third Age; Gandalf was the last, landing in the Havens of Mithlond. He seemed the oldest and least in stature, but Círdan the Shipwright felt that he was the greatest on their first meeting in the Havens, and gave him Narya, the Ring of Fire. Saruman, the chief Wizard, learned of the gift and resented it. Gandalf hid the ring well, and it was not widely known until he left with the other ring-bearers at the end of the Third Age that he, and not Círdan, was the holder of the third of the Elven-rings.
Gandalf's relationship with Saruman, the head of their Order, was strained. The Wizards were commanded to aid Men, Elves, and Dwarves, but only through counsel; they were forbidden to use force to dominate them, though Saruman increasingly disregarded this.
The White Council
Gandalf suspected early on that an evil presence, the Necromancer of Dol Guldur, was not a Nazgûl but Sauron himself. He went to Dol Guldur to discover the truth, but the Necromancer withdrew before him, only to return with greater force, and the White Council was formed in response. Galadriel had hoped Gandalf would lead the council, but he refused, declining to be bound by any but the Valar who had sent him. Saruman was chosen instead, as the most knowledgeable about Sauron's work in the Second Age.
Gandalf returned to Dol Guldur "at great peril" and learned that the Necromancer was indeed Sauron. The following year a White Council was held, and Gandalf urged that Sauron be driven out. Saruman, however, reassured the Council that Sauron's evident effort to find the One Ring would fail, as the Ring would long since have been carried by the river Anduin to the Sea; and the matter was allowed to rest. But Saruman began actively seeking the Ring near the Gladden Fields where Isildur had been killed.
The Quest of Erebor
"The Quest of Erebor" in Unfinished Tales elaborates upon the story behind The Hobbit. It tells of a chance meeting between Gandalf and Thorin Oakenshield, a Dwarf-king in exile, in the Prancing Pony inn at Bree. Gandalf had for some time foreseen the coming war with Sauron, and knew that the North was especially vulnerable. If Rivendell were to be attacked, the dragon Smaug could cause great devastation. He persuaded Thorin that he could help him regain his lost territory of Erebor from Smaug, and so the quest was born.
The Hobbit
Gandalf meets with Bilbo in the opening of The Hobbit. He arranges for a tea party, to which he invites the thirteen dwarves, and thus arranges the travelling group central to the narrative. Gandalf contributes the map and key to Erebor to assist the quest. On this quest Gandalf acquires the sword, Glamdring, from the trolls' treasure hoard. Elrond informs them that the sword was made in Gondolin, a city long ago destroyed, where Elrond's father lived as a child.
After escaping from the Misty Mountains pursued by goblins and wargs, the party is carried to safety by the Great Eagles. Gandalf then persuades Beorn to house and provision the company for the trip through Mirkwood. Gandalf leaves the company before they enter Mirkwood, saying that he had pressing business to attend to.
He turns up again before the walls of Erebor disguised as an old man, revealing himself when it seems the Men of Esgaroth and the Mirkwood Elves will fight Thorin and the dwarves over Smaug's treasure. The Battle of Five Armies ensues when hosts of goblins and wargs attack all three parties. After the battle, Gandalf accompanies Bilbo back to the Shire, revealing at Rivendell what his pressing business had been: Gandalf had once again urged the council to evict Sauron, since quite evidently Sauron did not require the One Ring to continue to attract evil to Mirkwood. Then the Council "put[s] forth its power" and drives Sauron from Dol Guldur. Sauron had anticipated this, and had feigned a withdrawal, only to reappear in Mordor.
Gandalf the Grey
Gandalf spent the years between The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings travelling Middle-earth in search of information on Sauron's resurgence and Bilbo Baggins's mysterious ring, spurred particularly by Bilbo's initial misleading story of how he had obtained it as a "present" from Gollum. During this period, he befriended Aragorn and became suspicious of Saruman. He spent as much time as he could in the Shire, strengthening his friendship with Bilbo and Frodo, Bilbo's orphaned cousin and adopted heir.
Gandalf returns to the Shire for Bilbo's "eleventy-first" (111th) birthday party, bringing many fireworks for the occasion. After Bilbo, as a prank on his guests, puts on the ring and disappears, Gandalf urges his old friend to leave the ring to Frodo, as they had planned. Bilbo becomes hostile, accusing Gandalf of trying to steal the ring. Alarmed, Gandalf tells Bilbo that is foolish. Coming to his senses, Bilbo admits that the ring has been troubling him, and leaves it behind for Frodo as he departs for Rivendell.
Over the next 17 years, Gandalf travels extensively, searching for answers on the ring. He finds some answers in Isildur's scroll, in the archives of Minas Tirith. Gandalf searches long and hard for Gollum, often assisted by Aragorn, who eventually succeeds in capturing Gollum. Gandalf questions Gollum, threatening him with fire when he proves unwilling to speak. Gandalf learns that Sauron had imprisoned Gollum in his fortress of Barad-dûr, and tortured him to reveal what he knew of the Ring.
Returning to the Shire, Gandalf confirms his suspicion by throwing the Ring into Frodo's hearth-fire and reading the writing that appears on its surface. He tells Frodo the history of the ring, and urges him to take it to Rivendell, warning of grave danger if he stays in the Shire. Gandalf says he will attempt to return for Frodo's 50th birthday party, to accompany him on the road; and that meanwhile Frodo should arrange to leave quietly, as the servants of Sauron will be searching for him.
Outside the Shire, Gandalf encounters the wizard Radagast the Brown, who brings the news that the Nazgûl have ridden out of Mordor—and a request from Saruman that Gandalf come to Isengard. Gandalf asks him to send out animals to observe the Nazgûl, and to report to him at Isengard. Gandalf leaves a letter to Frodo (urging his immediate departure) with Barliman Butterbur at the Prancing Pony, and heads towards Isengard. There, Saruman horrifies Gandalf by asking him to help him to obtain and use the Ring. Gandalf refuses, and Saruman imprisons him at the top of his tower. Gandalf is rescued by Gwaihir the Eagle, who comes to him as requested via Radagast.
In Rohan, Gandalf appeals to King Théoden for a horse. Théoden, under the evil influence of Gríma Wormtongue, Saruman's spy and servant, tells Gandalf to take any horse he pleases, but to leave quickly. It is then that Gandalf meets the great horse Shadowfax, who will be his mount and companion. Gandalf rides hard for the Shire, but does not reach it until after Frodo has set out. Knowing that Frodo and his companions will be heading for Rivendell, Gandalf makes his own way there. He learns at Bree that the Hobbits have fallen in with Aragorn. He faces the Nazgûl at Weathertop, but escapes after an all-night battle, drawing four of them northward. Frodo, Aragorn and company face the remaining five on Weathertop a few nights later. Gandalf reaches Rivendell just before Frodo's arrival.
In Rivendell, Gandalf helps Elrond drive off the Nazgûl pursuing Frodo, and plays a leading role in the Council of Elrond as the only person who knows the full history of the ring. He reveals that Saruman has betrayed them and is in league with Sauron. When it is decided that the Ring has to be destroyed, Gandalf volunteers to accompany Frodo—now the Ring-bearer—in his quest. He persuades Elrond to let Frodo's cousins Merry and Pippin join the Fellowship.
The Balrog reached the bridge. Gandalf stood in the middle of the span, leaning on the staff in his left hand, but in his other hand Glamdring gleamed, cold and white. His enemy halted again, facing him, and the shadow about it reached out like two vast wings. It raised the whip, and the thongs whined and cracked. Fire came from its nostrils. But Gandalf stood firm. "You cannot pass," he said. The orcs stood still, and a dead silence fell. "I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. You cannot pass. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! You cannot pass."
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring
Taking charge of the Fellowship (comprising nine representatives of the free peoples of Middle-earth, "set against the Nine Riders"), Gandalf and Aragorn lead the Hobbits and their companions south. After an unsuccessful attempt to cross Mount Caradhras in winter, they cross under the mountains through the Mines of Moria under the Misty Mountains, though only Gimli the Dwarf is enthusiastic about that route. In Moria, they discover that the dwarf colony established there by Balin has been annihilated by orcs. The Fellowship fights with the orcs and trolls of Moria and escapes them.
At the Bridge of Khazad-dûm, they encounter "Durin's Bane," a fearsome Balrog from ancient times. Gandalf faces the Balrog to enable the others to escape. After a brief exchange of blows, Gandalf breaks the bridge beneath the Balrog with his staff. As the Balrog falls, it wraps its whip around Gandalf's legs, dragging him over the edge. Gandalf falls into the abyss, crying "Fly, you fools!".
Gandalf and the Balrog fall into a deep lake in Moria's underworld. Gandalf pursues the Balrog through the tunnels for eight days until they climb to the peak of Zirakzigil. Here they fight for two days and nights. The Balrog is defeated and cast down onto the mountainside. Gandalf also dies, and his body lies on the peak while his spirit travels "out of thought and time".
Gandalf the White
Gandalf is "sent back" as Gandalf the White, and returns to life on the mountain top. Gwaihir carries him to Lothlórien, where he is healed of his injuries and re-clothed in white robes by Galadriel. He travels to Fangorn Forest, where he encounters Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas (who are tracking Merry and Pippin). They mistake him for Saruman, but he stops their attacks and reveals himself.
They travel to Rohan, where Gandalf finds that Théoden has been further weakened by Wormtongue's influence. He breaks Wormtongue's hold over Théoden, and convinces the king to join in the fight against Sauron. Gandalf sets off to gather warriors of the Westfold to assist Théoden in the coming battle with Saruman. Gandalf arrives just in time to defeat Saruman's army in the battle of Helm's Deep. Gandalf and the King ride to Isengard, which has just been destroyed by Treebeard and his Ents, who are accompanied by Merry and Pippin. Gandalf breaks Saruman's staff and expels him from the White Council and the Order of Wizards; Gandalf takes Saruman's place as head of both. Wormtongue tries to kill Gandalf or Saruman with the palantír of Orthanc, but misses both. Pippin retrieves the palantír, but Gandalf quickly takes it. After the group leaves Isengard, Pippin takes the palantír from a sleeping Gandalf, looks into it, and comes face to face with Sauron himself. Gandalf gives the palantír to Aragorn and takes the chastened Pippin with him to Minas Tirith to keep the young Hobbit out of further trouble.
Gandalf arrives in time to help to arrange the defences of Minas Tirith. His presence is resented by Denethor, the Steward of Gondor; but when his son Faramir is gravely wounded in battle, Denethor sinks into despair and madness. Together with Prince Imrahil, Gandalf leads the defenders during the siege of the city. When the forces of Mordor break the main gate, Gandalf, alone on Shadowfax, confronts the Lord of the Nazgûl. At that moment the Rohirrim arrive, causing the Nazgûl to withdraw. Gandalf is about to pursue, but is stopped by Pippin, who requests his intervention to save Faramir – Denethor in desperation was seeking to burn himself and his son on a funeral pyre. Gandalf saves Faramir (but not Denethor, who immolates himself), and plays no further part in the unfolding Battle of the Pelennor Fields.
"This, then, is my counsel," [said Gandalf.] "We have not the Ring. In wisdom or great folly it has been sent away to be destroyed, lest it destroy us. Without it we cannot by force defeat [Sauron's] force. But we must at all costs keep his Eye from his true peril... We must call out his hidden strength, so that he shall empty his land... We must make ourselves the bait, though his jaws should close on us... We must walk open-eyed into that trap, with courage, but small hope for ourselves. For, my lords, it may well prove that we ourselves shall perish utterly in a black battle far from the living lands; so that even if Barad-dûr be thrown down, we shall not live to see a new age. But this, I deem, is our duty."
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
After the battle, Gandalf counsels an attack against Sauron's forces at the Black Gate, in an effort to distract the Dark Lord's attention from Frodo and Sam; they are at that moment scaling Mount Doom to destroy the Ring. Gandalf, Aragorn and the other leaders of the West lead an army to the Black Gate, meeting the nameless lieutenant of Mordor, who shows them Frodo's mithril shirt and other items from the Hobbits' equipment. Gandalf rejects Mordor's terms of surrender, starting the Battle of the Morannon. The forces of the West face the full might of Sauron's armies, until the Ring is destroyed in Mount Doom. Gandalf leads the Eagles to rescue Frodo and Sam from the erupting mountain.
After the war, Gandalf crowns Aragorn as King Elessar, and helps him find a sapling of the White Tree of Gondor. He accompanies the Hobbits back to the borders of the Shire, before leaving to visit Tom Bombadil.
Two years later, Gandalf departs Middle-earth forever. He boards the Ringbearers' ship in the Grey Havens and sets sail to return across the sea to the Undying Lands; with him are his horse Shadowfax and his friends Frodo, Bilbo, Galadriel, and Elrond.
Concept and creation
Tolkien's biographer Humphrey Carpenter relates that Tolkien owned a postcard entitled Der Berggeist ("the mountain spirit"), which he labelled "the origin of Gandalf". It shows a white-bearded man in a large hat and cloak seated among boulders in a mountain forest. Carpenter said that Tolkien recalled buying the postcard during his holiday in Switzerland in 1911. Manfred Zimmerman, however, discovered that the painting was by the German artist Josef Madlener and dates from the mid-1920s. Carpenter acknowledged that Tolkien was probably mistaken about the origin of the postcard.
An additional influence may have been Väinämöinen, a demigod and the central character in Finnish folklore and the national epic Kalevala by Elias Lönnrot. Väinämöinen was described as an old and wise man, and he possessed a potent, magical singing voice.
Throughout the early drafts, and through to the first edition of The Hobbit, Bladorthin/Gandalf is described as being a "little old man", distinct from a dwarf, but not of the full human stature that would later be described in The Lord of the Rings. Even in The Lord of the Rings, Gandalf was not tall; shorter, for example, than Elrond or the other wizards.
Name
When writing The Hobbit in the early 1930s Tolkien gave the name Gandalf to the leader of the Dwarves, the character later called Thorin Oakenshield. The name is taken from the same source as all the other Dwarf names (save Balin) in The Hobbit: the "Catalogue of Dwarves" in the Völuspá. The Old Norse name Gandalfr incorporates the words gandr meaning "wand", "staff" or (especially in compounds) "magic" and álfr "elf". The name Gandalf is found in at least one more place in Norse myth, in the semi-historical Heimskringla, which briefly describes Gandalf Alfgeirsson, a legendary Norse king from eastern Norway and rival of Halfdan the Black. Gandalf is also the name of a Norse sea-king in Henrik Ibsen's second play, The Burial Mound. The name "Gandolf" occurs as a character in William Morris' 1896 fantasy novel The Well at the World's End, along with the horse "Silverfax", adapted by Tolkien as Gandalf's horse "Shadowfax". Morris' book, inspired by Norse myth, is set in a pseudo-medieval landscape; it deeply influenced Tolkien. The wizard that became Gandalf was originally named Bladorthin.
Tolkien came to regret his ad hoc use of Old Norse names, referring to a "rabble of eddaic-named dwarves, ... invented in an idle hour" in 1937. But the decision to use Old Norse names came to have far-reaching consequences in the composition of The Lord of the Rings; in 1942, Tolkien decided that the work was to be a purported translation from the fictional language of Westron, and in the English translation Old Norse names were taken to represent names in the language of Dale. Gandalf, in this setting, is thus a representation in English (anglicised from Old Norse) of the name the Dwarves of Erebor had given to Olórin in the language they used "externally" in their daily affairs, while Tharkûn is the (untranslated) name, presumably of the same meaning, that the Dwarves gave him in their native Khuzdul language.
Guide
Gandalf's role and importance was substantially increased in the conception of The Lord of the Rings, and in a letter of 1954, Tolkien refers to Gandalf as an "angel incarnate". In the same letter Tolkien states he was given the form of an old man in order to limit his powers on Earth. Both in 1965 and 1971 Tolkien again refers to Gandalf as an angelic being.
In a 1946 letter, Tolkien stated that he thought of Gandalf as an "Odinic wanderer". Other commentators have similarly compared Gandalf to the Norse god Odin in his "Wanderer" guise—an old man with one eye, a long white beard, a wide brimmed hat, and a staff, or likened him to Merlin of Arthurian legend or the Jungian archetype of the "wise old man".
In The Annotated Hobbit, Douglas Anderson likens Gandalf's role to the Rübezahl mountain spirit of German folktales. He states that the figure can appear as "a guide, a messenger, or a farmer", often depicted as "a bearded man with a staff".
The Tolkien scholar Charles W. Nelson described Gandalf as a "guide who .. assists a major character on a journey or quest .. to unusual and distant places". He noted that in both The Fellowship of the Ring and The Hobbit, Tolkien presents Gandalf in these terms. Immediately after the Council of Elrond, Gandalf tells the Fellowship:
Someone said that intelligence would be needed in the party. He was right. I think I shall come with you.
Nelson notes the similarity between this and Thorin's statement in The Hobbit:
We shall soon .. start on our long journey, a journey from which some of us, or perhaps all of us (except our friend and counsellor, the ingenious wizard Gandalf) may never return.
Earlier guide figure: Virgil guides Dante around the lowest circle of hell in Dante's Inferno.[14] Painting by Gustave Doré
Nelson gives as examples of the guide figure the Cumaean Sibyl who assisted Aeneas on his journey through the underworld in Virgil's tale The Aeneid, and then Virgil himself in Dante's Inferno, directing, encouraging, and physically assisting Dante as he travels through hell. In English literature, Nelson notes, Thomas Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur has the wizard Merlin teaching and directing Arthur to begin his journeys. Given these precedents, Nelson remarks, it was unsurprising that Tolkien should make use of a guide figure, endowing him, like these predecessors, with power, wisdom, experience, and practical knowledge, and "aware[ness] of [his] own limitations and [his] ranking in the order of the great". Other characters who act as wise and good guides include Tom Bombadil, Elrond, Aragorn, Galadriel—who he calls perhaps the most powerful of the guide figures—and briefly also Faramir.
Nelson writes that there is equally historical precedent for wicked guides, such as Edmund Spenser's "evil palmers" in The Faerie Queene, and suggests that Gollum functions as an evil guide, contrasted with Gandalf, in Lord of the Rings. He notes that both Gollum and Gandalf are servants of The One, Eru Ilúvatar, in the struggle against the forces of darkness, and "ironically" all of them, good and bad, are necessary to the success of the quest. He comments, too, that despite Gandalf's evident power, and the moment when he faces the Lord of the Nazgûl, he stays in the role of guide throughout, "never directly confront[ing] his enemies with his raw power."
Christ-figure
Further information: Christianity in Middle-earth
The critic Anne C. Petty, writing about "Allegory" in the J.R.R. Tolkien Encyclopedia, discusses Gandalf's death and reappearance in Christian terms. She cites Michael W. Maher, S.J.: "who could not think of Gandalf's descent into the pits of Moria and his return clothed in white as a death-resurrection motif?" She at once notes, however, that "such a narrow [allegorical] interpretation" limits the reader's imagination by demanding a single meaning for each character and event. Other scholars and theologians have likened Gandalf's return as a "gleaming white" figure to the transfiguration of Christ.
The philosopher Peter Kreeft, like Tolkien a Roman Catholic, observes that there is no one complete, concrete, visible Christ figure in The Lord of the Rings comparable to Aslan in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia series. However, Kreeft and Jean Chausse have identified reflections of the figure of Jesus Christ in three protagonists of The Lord of the Rings: Gandalf, Frodo and Aragorn. While Chausse found "facets of the personality of Jesus" in them, Kreeft wrote that "they exemplify the Old Testament threefold Messianic symbolism of prophet (Gandalf), priest (Frodo), and king (Aragorn)."
Peter Kreeft's analysis of Christ-figures in Lord of the Rings
Christ-like attributeGandalfFrodoAragorn
Sacrificial death,
resurrectionDies in Moria,
reborn as Gandalf the White Symbolically dies under Morgul-knife,
healed by Elrond Takes Paths of the Dead,
reappears in Gondor
SaviourAll three help to save Middle-earth from Sauron
Threefold Messianic symbolismProphetPriestKing
Adaptations
Gandalf as depicted in Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated film
In the BBC Radio dramatisations, Gandalf has been voiced by Norman Shelley in The Lord of the Rings (1955–1956), Heron Carvic in The Hobbit (1968), Bernard Mayes in The Lord of the Rings (1979), and Sir Michael Hordern in The Lord of the Rings (1981).
John Huston voiced Gandalf in the animated films The Hobbit (1977) and The Return of the King (1980) produced by Rankin/Bass. William Squire voiced Gandalf in the animated film The Lord of the Rings (1978) directed by Ralph Bakshi. Ivan Krasko played Gandalf in the Soviet film adaptation The Hobbit (1985). Gandalf was portrayed by Vesa Vierikko in the Finnish television miniseries Hobitit (1993).
Ian McKellen portrayed Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings film series (2001–2003), directed by Peter Jackson, after Sean Connery and Patrick Stewart both turned down the role. According to Jackson, McKellen based his performance as Gandalf on Tolkien himself:
We listened to audio recordings of Tolkien reading excerpts from Lord of the Rings. We watched some BBC interviews with him—there's a few interviews with Tolkien—and Ian based his performance on an impersonation of Tolkien. He's literally basing Gandalf on Tolkien. He sounds the same, he uses the speech patterns and his mannerisms are born out of the same roughness from the footage of Tolkien. So, Tolkien would recognize himself in Ian's performance.
McKellen received widespread acclaim for his portrayal of Gandalf, particularly in The Fellowship of the Ring, for which he received a Screen Actors Guild Award and an Academy Award nomination, both for best supporting actor. Empire named Gandalf, as portrayed by McKellen, the 30th greatest film character of all time. He reprised the role in The Hobbit film series (2012–2014), claiming that he enjoyed playing Gandalf the Grey more than Gandalf the White. He voiced Gandalf for several video games based on the films, including The Two Towers, The Return of the King, and The Third Age.
Charles Picard portrayed Gandalf in the 1999 stage production of The Two Towers at Chicago's Lifeline Theatre. Brent Carver portrayed Gandalf in the 2006 musical production The Lord of the Rings, which opened in Toronto.
Gandalf appears in The Lego Movie, voiced by Todd Hanson. Gandalf is a main character in the video game Lego Dimensions and is voiced by Tom Kane.
Gandalf has his own movement in Johan de Meij's Symphony No. 1 "The Lord of the Rings", which was written for concert band and premiered in 1988. The Gandalf theme has the note sequence G-A-D-A-F, "Gandalf" as far as can be formed with the notes A to G. The result is a "striving, rising theme".
FESTIVAL DO RIO 2022 - 12 DE OUTUBRO DE 2022 - CINE ODEON - FILME: MIÚCHA, A VOZ DA BOSSA NOVA - FOTO: DAVI CAMPANA
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