Gandalf

Gandalf, also known as Elf-Friend, Gandalf the Grey, Gandalf the White, Greyhame, Guardian of the Third Age Istar, Incanus, Lathspell, Mithrandir, Old Greybeard, Olorin, Servant of the Secret Fire, Stormcrow, Tharkun, The Grey Pilgrim, The Wandering Wizard, White Rider and Wielder of the Flame of Anor, is one of the main characters from The Lord of the Rings series.
== Charactah Account ==
Gandalf was an Istar Wizard, dispatched to Middle-earth in the Third Age to combat the threat of Sauron. He joined Thorin II Oakenshield and his company to reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug, helped form the Fellowship of the Ring to destroy the One Ring, and led the Free Peoples in the final campaign of the War of the Ring.
Gandalf is often described as quick to anger, and equally quick to laugh. His deep wisdom and compassion clearly derived from the patience he learned in Valinor, just as his care for all creatures of good will must have come from his strong sense of compassion for the weak. Both his patience and sense of kindness were revealed again and again, extending even to the servants of his enemies.
Keen observers of Gandalf often detected a veiled power, usually revealed in his eyes, which appeared deep and wise. He was alternately affectionate and brusque; he often surprised others with his bluntness when time was of the essence. Gandalf consistently upbraided foolish behaviour, but also richly rewarded those who acted with good intentions.
== Appearance ==
=== Literature ===
* The Lord of the Rings
* The Silmarillion
* Unfinished Tales
=== Movies ===
* The Hobbit
* The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
* The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
* The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
* The Lego Movie
* The Lord of the Rings
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
* The Return of the King
=== Video Games ===
* Guardians of Middle-Earth
* J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume One
* J.R.R. Tolkien's Riders of Rohan
* J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. I
* J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings Vol. II: The Two Towers
* J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth
* LEGO Dimensions
* LEGO The Hobbit
* LEGO The Lord of the Rings
* Middle-Earth: Shadow of War - The Mobile Game
* Shadowfax
* The Hobbit
* The LEGO Movie Videogame
* The Lord of the Rings
* The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria
* The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar
* The Lord of the Rings Online: The Siege of Mirkwood
* The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game
* The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest
* The Lord of the Rings: Conquest
* The Lord of the Rings: Gollum
* The Lord of the Rings: Tactics
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
* The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II - The Rise of the Witch-King
* The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
* The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age
* The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
* The Lord of the Rings: War in the North
* The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring
== Trivia ==
* Gandalf is one of only three characters to appear in all six films of both The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogies, the other two being Galadriel and Sauron.
* Wells the Grey is a homage to Gandalf from the TV show The Flash.
* Gandalf is considered by many to be the archetypal wizard or at least “wise old man” wizard in fantasy.
* Gandalf is considered by many to be one of the characters that Tolkien, a devout Roman Catholic, created to embody Jesus Christ. Though Tolkien's work has no single concrete figure to represent Christ, Gandalf's good nature, his role as a guide, his self-sacrifice, and his death/resurrection make him one of the three protagonists identified as Christ-like (alongside Frodo and Aragorn).
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Gandalf at The One Wiki to Rule Them All
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