Gandalf (Baggins Chronicles)

Gandalf, also known as Mithrandir and Gandalf the Grey, is a wizard (on e of the Istari) sent by the Valar in the form of an old man.
==Background==
=== Origin and arrival in Middle-earth ===
Gandalf was originally named Olórin and was loyal to Manwë the Wind-King, Varda the Star-Queen, Irmo the Dream-Master and Nienna the Weeper. Ultimately it was Manwë and Varda who decided Gandalf should go to look after Middle-earth to protect it from Sauron. However, Orlorin ultimately feared the Dark lord, but Manwë convined him he should be the one to go as the third (later second) wizard with his other colleagues.
==Trivia==
* Gandalf is one of the few characters who appeared in all four books: The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King
* He replaces Saruman as the leader of the Five Wizards.
* Bears Narya, the Ring of Fire, given to him by an elf named Círdan. Elrond bears Vilya (the blue ring) and Galadriel bore the ring, Nenya.
* Was the last wizard to come to Middle-earth, after the two blue wizards, Saruman and Radagast
* Is the first character to assume Violet and Bilbo to be a married couple in the first book, Indigo Flower of the Valley.
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