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 Gandalf
is an Isatari
wizard, a spirit Maiar who has been sent in the guise of an old man by the
Valar to fight the growing evil of Sauron. Gandalf is known in the order
as Gandalf the Grey and is second only to Saruman in supposed power. He
has long fought for the people of Middle Earth and bears an elven ring of power.
In the Shire he is known as "A disturber of peace" but
is well loved for his spectacular firework displays. When discovering
the One Ring he goes to seek the council of Saruman but is captured when
he learns of Saruman's treachery but later is rescued by Gwaihir, the
King of the birds and most likely had another smaller bird to grab
Gandalf's staff out of the tower. Gandalf travels with Frodo and the
ring but falls to shadow when battling the Balrog in Moria. Gandalf is
played by Sir Ian
McKellen, "I really have to look like
everyone's idea of a wizard."
Gandalf
returns in the Two Towers as Gandalf the White, "I come back to you now,
at the turn of the tide." The prologue shows Gandalf
battling the Balrog as they fell down into the deep of Moria - we watch as he
uses his sword Glamdring to stab and hack at the giant flaming beast. On
and on through the tunnels they battled and up to the Endless Stair the highest
peak where Glamdring was hit by lightening and Gandalf finally vanquished the
demon. There he lay as darkness took him - he traveled the stars and was
returned to Middle Earth to complete his task - Gandalf the Grey no more - but
Gandalf the White - full of power and might.
Gandalf encounters the two Captive hobbits and entrusts them to
Treebeard's care as he meets up with the Companions and leads them to Edoras. On
the steps of Edoras he refuses to give up his staff "You wouldn't part
an old man from his walking stick would you?" In the halls of Edoras he
sees the ailing King and uses his power to drain the influence of Saruman from
the King - knocking Saruman off his feet back in Isengard and releasing the
King from his stupor.
As the people of Edoras leave the city for the fortress of
Helm's Deep, Gandalf takes Shadowfax to find the banished men under Éomer's
command and tells Aragorn "Look to the East on the dawn of the fifth
day." True to his word, on the dawn of the fifth day after the strenuous
fighting of the night before Gandalf attacks the hoards of Orcs driving them
into a retreat and hence rescuing the people of Rohan.
Now
the White wizard he instructs Treebeard to leave Saruman in his tower, “He
has no power any more.” When Pippin picks up the palantir Gandalf quickly
claims it, but it had already taken a hold of the Hobbit and it is up to Gandalf
to see what Pippin has told Sauron. Knowing that Pippin is in great danger he
rides in hast to Minas Tirith and proceeds to inform Denethor of the might that
is about to bare down on his city, but Denethor will hear none of it, “Have
you come to tell me why my son is dead?” “Mithrandir, you are neither wise
nor welcome.” But that doesn’t stop Gandalf and he instructs Pippin to
light the beacon, calling Rohan to come to Gondor’s aid.
When Faramir rides across the
plain, Gandalf rides out to meet them bearing
the light from his staff to drive the Nazgul away, he also tires to convince
Faramir not to leave, “Your father loves you, he will see it before the
end.” The WitchKing and the Orc commanders know that Gandalf is one of the
‘real’ enemy, “What about the wizard?” “I will break him.”
When Denethor retreats into his
hall, it is left to Gandalf to defend the city (notably after Gandalf beats the
crap out of him), he calls the men back to the wall and instructs them on how to
hamper the siege, “Take down the trolls… Retreat to the second level.”
Along with the rest of the company he travels to the Black Gates, “I have
sent Frodo to his death.”
Sir Ian McKellen IS Gandalf and
there is no doubt about that, he is grumpy in the right places, strong and
compassionate and he even “pinched the keys to Bag End.”
 Shadowfax is the "lord of all horses", Chief of the Mearas,
the fastest horse in all of Middle Earth, he can even outrun the horses
of the Black Riders. He is wild and untamable but aids Gandalf in his
quest to find the banished riders of Rohan.
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