Blue Wizards

The Blue Wizards (or the Ithryn Luin) were two mysterious characters of Middle-earth, named as such because they both wore sea-blue robes.
== History ==
The existence of five Wizards is only mentioned briefly in . In the final part of , Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age, it is told that aside from Saruman, Gandalf, and Radagast, there were "others of the Istari who went into the east of Middle-earth, and do not come into these tales.", Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age Tolkien also writes in that the two Wizards were sent to the East whose names were "Alatar" and "Pallando". Alatar was a Maia of the Vala Oromë who chose him to go to Middle-earth. Alatar asked his friend Pallando to join him on his mission., Part Four, chapter II: "The Istari"
The time that the Blue Wizards arrived in Middle-earth is uncertain. In , Tolkien wrote that the five Istari came to Middle-earth together in TA 1000. However, in , they are said to have arrived in the Second Age, around the year SA 1600, the time of the forging of the One Ring.Unfinished Tales, Part Four, chapter II: "The Istari" Their mission was directed at weakening Sauron's forces in the eastern and southern parts of Middle-earth, whereas the other Istari were focused on the west.
It is also uncertain whether they failed in their mission. In Tolkien writes that, "indeed of all the Istari, one only remained faithful," referring to Gandalf. Additionally, in letter 211, he said, "what success they had I do not know; but I fear that they failed, as Saruman did, though doubtless in different ways; I suspect that they were founders or beginners of secret cults and 'magic' traditions that outlasted the fall of Sauron". However, in a text found in , alternate names are given: Morinehtar and Rómestámo (or Rome(n)star), which mean "Darkness-slayer" and "East-helper". It is unclear whether these names were intended as replacements for Alatar and Pallando, or merely alternatives.
== Etymology ==
The name Alatar probably means "after-comer", as he was one of the original two Maiar to be chosen to become Wizards and follow Sauron to Middle-earth. Tolkien specified that neither Alatar nor Pallando had a name in the west of Middle-earth, unlike the other Wizards.
Later in his life, Tolkien wrote a note suggesting that the names of the Blue Wizards were Morinehtar and Rómestámo. It is not clear whether these names were intended to replace the names Alatar and Pallando, or whether Morinehtar and Rómestámo were alternate names for the Blue Wizards, possibly those given to them by the peoples of Middle-earth., Vol. XII: , XIII: "Last Writings"
The name "Morinehtar" means "darkness-slayer." The name "Rómestámo" means "East-helper," from the Quenya word romen, meaning uprising, sunrise, east.
== Appearances ==
=== Books ===
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** - Indirectly mentioned only
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**Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age - First mentioned
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**The Istari - First appearance
=== Films ===
* - ; indirectly mentioned only
* - Mentioned only
=== Games ===
* - Mentioned only
== In adaptations ==
=== Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy ===
In , Gandalf is asked by Bilbo Baggins about the names of the blue wizards and replies "...I've quite forgotten their names." This is because the names "Alatar" and "Pallando" do not appear in The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit books, and therefore the films did not have the rights to use them.
=== Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy ===
The Blue Wizards are never mentioned in The Lord of the Rings films, and are only referenced indirectly by Saruman, who mentions "the rods of the five wizards" in the extended edition of the third film.
=== Video games ===
In the game , a Weathered Azurite Figurine can be found in the north-western part of the Sea of Núrnen. In the game their names are not said, but the description of the artifact implies the two wizards are Alatar and Pallando. In the memory of this artifact is said:
"See, there were two of them, and they both came in from the road with a hard look in their eyes, as if they'd traveled too far and seen too much. They were Wizards, true, both of 'em caked in dust, and when one's talk he'd stop to think and there'd be the other to finish right up, like they had one brain and two mouths. It was creepy for sure, but neither seemed to notice. I heard them say they were hunting the darkness. Darned if I know if they found it. But I guess those fellows can find trouble when they're looking for it."
== Translations ==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Afrikaans 	Blou Towenaars
Albanian 	Magjistarët e Kaltër
Amharic 	ሰማያዊ አጋዦች
Arabic 	أزرق السحرة
Armenian 	կապույտ Վիզարդզ
Azerbaijani 	Mavi Sehrbazlar
Basque 	Azti Urdinak
Belarusian Cyrillic	сінія чараўнікі
Bengali 	নীল জাদুকররা
Bosnian 	Plavi Čarobnjaci
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Сините Магьосници
Cambodian 	អ្នកជំនួយការខៀវ
Catalan 	Mags Blaus
Chinese (Hong Kong)	藍色巫師
Cornish 	Pystrioryon Blou
Croatian 	Plavi Čarobnjaci
Czech 	Modří Čarodějové
Danish 	Blå Troldmænd
Dutch 	Blauwe Tovenaars
Esperanto 	Bluaj Magiistoj
Estonian 	Sinised Võlurid
Faroese 	Bláur gandakallur ?
Fijian 	Daucakamana ena Karakarawa
Filipino 	Bughaw na Manggagaway
Finnish 	Siniset Velhot
French 	Mages Bleus
Frisian 	Blau Tsjoender
Galician 	Magos Azuis
Georgian 	ლურჯი ჯადოსნები
German 	Blaue Zauberer
Greek 	Μπλε Μάγοι
Gujarati 	બ્લુ વિઝાર્ડઝ
Haitian Creole 	Sòsye Ble
Hawaiian 	Uliuli Kupua
Hebrew 	קוסמים הכחולים (Blue Wizards)
איתרין לואין (Ithryn Luin)
Hindi 	ब्लू विजार्ड्स
Hungarian 	Kék Varázsló
Icelandic 	Blár Galdramenn
Indonesian 	Penyihir Biru
Irish Gaelic 	Draoi Gorm
Italian 	Stregoni Blu
Japanese 	青のウィザード
Kannada 	ನೀಲಿ ಮಾಂತ್ರಿಕರು
Kazakh 	Көк сиқыршылар (Cyrillic) Kök sïqırşılar (Latin)
Korean 	청색의 마법사
Kurdish 	Sêrbazên Şîn (Kurmanji Kurdish)
Latin 	Caeruleus Veneficus
Latvian 	Zilie Burvji
Lithuanian 	Mėlynos Burtininkai
Luxembourgish 	Blo Zauberer
Macedonian Cyrillic	сина Визардс
Malagasy 	Manga Mitsiatsiaka
Malaysian 	Pendeta Biru
Maltese 	Ikħal-sħaħar
Marathi 	निळा विझार्ड्स
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Цэнхэр ид шидтэнгүүд
Nederlands 	Blauwe Tovenare
Nepalese 	निलो जादूगर
Norwegian 	Blå Veivisere
Occitan 	Mascs Blau
Pashto 	زنگالي جادوگران
Persian 	جادوگران آبی (Blue Wizards)
ایترین لوین (Ithryn Luin)
Polish 	Błękitni Czarodzieje
Portuguese 	Magos Azuis
Punjabi 	ਨੀਲੇ ਜਾਦੂਗਰ
Romanian 	Vrăjitorii Albaștri
Russian 	Синие маги
Sanskrit 	नीलःमायाकार
Serbian 	Плави Чаробњаци (Cyrillic) Plavi Čarobnjaci (Latin)
Sindhi 	نيرو جادوگر
Sinhalese 	නිල් සූනියම්කරුවන්
Slovak 	Modrí čarodejníci
Slovenian 	Modri Čarovniki
Somalian 	Saaxiriinta Buluug
Spanish 	Magos Azules
Swahili 	Wachawi Bluu
Swedish 	Blå Trollkarlar
Tajik Cyrillic 	Кабуд ҷодугарон
Tamil 	நீலம் சூனியக்காரர்கள்
Telugu 	నీలము ఇంద్రజాలికులు
Thai 	บลูวิซาร์ด
Turkish 	Mavi Büyücüler
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Сині чарівники
Urdu 	نیلا جادوگر
Uzbek 	Кўк Сеҳргарлар (Cyrillic) Ko'k Sehrgarlar (Latin)
Vietnamese 	Phù thủy Màu xanh
Welsh 	Dewiniaid Glas
Yiddish 	בלוי וויזאַרדס
Yucatec Maya 	Magos Azules
== References ==
es:Magos Azules
fr:Ithryn Luin
it:Stregoni Blu
pl:Błękitni Czarodzieje
ru:Синие маги
sk:Ithryn Luin
uk:Сині чарівники
Category:Wizards
Category:Mystery
Category:Characters in Unfinished Tales
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth
Category:Maiar