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 Saruman The White is
the leader of the Istari, he is wise in all lore and has devoted much
time to the study of the Great Rings of Power and often gives council to
others of his order. He lives in the vast tower of Orthanc which stands
in the middle of Isengard which is home to one of the lost seeing stones
which Sauron uses to corrupt him. Saruman plans to build up an army to rival
the Dark Lord and to do this he wants the One Ring, but it is this quest
for power that will bring about his downfall. Saruman is played by
screen legend Christopher Lee, who's roles number too many to mention. "To
play Saruman is my dream come true." "Power
corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely"
"A new power is rising ...it's victory is at hand ... there will be no dawn for the
race of Men." In the Two Towers Saruman's colours are really shown as
he uses his servant Wormtounge to invade the mind of King Théoden making him
recognise "neither friend nor foe. Not even his own kin." But
when Gandalf drives Saruman from Théoden's mind, Saruman amasses his forces and
sends them to attack the people of Rohan. First he sends out a company of Warg
Riders and next his army of Uruk-hai to attack the fortress of Helm's Deep. He
uses his cunning and mind to devise a chemical that can "burn
stone" and hence blows up the wall of Helm's Deep. But to his dismay the Ents learn
of his butchering of the forest and reek havoc on the fortress of Isengard -
leaving the Istari Wizard defenseless.
 He thinks that with Sauron: "together we can rule Middle
Earth" though the wise Elves Galadriel, Celeborn and Elrond all
know that Saruman is just a puppet for the Dark Lord. Treebeard says this of
Saruman: "Saruman used to walk in these wood, but now he has a mind o f
metal and wheels." His fate will be decided in the conclusion Return of
the King.
After the Ents overtake Isenguard
Saruman is left high in his tower by Gandalf as he has "No power
anymore" and "Saruman's filth is washing away." One can only
assume that his servant Wormtounge remains with him. (They had a death scene for
Saruman where he gets impaled but this was decided against as was the Scouring
of the Shire where in the book Saruman is SUPPOSED to go to Hobbition and take
it over during the war and when Frodo, Sam, Merry and Pippin return he is
overthrown and killed by Wormtounge who is later shot down but the Hobbits -
this was left out of the movie which in my opinion was a good move - if you want
to argue go to the Message Board).
Wormtounge
- Grima Wormtounge - servant of Théoden but later shown as the
servant of Saruman and  in secret dogs the steps of the fair Éowyn - despite all
of the warnings from her older brother Éomer. Wormtounge aids Saruman's
conquest to the King - rendering him incapable of ruling the Kingdom and
stopping Grima from getting his way. He has ultimate power over the King and
banishes Éomer for causing trouble, he shows no sympathy for the death of
Théodred (as he most likely planned it), "Oh he must have died in the
night." But when Gandalf comes and releases Théoden from Saruman's
grasp he runs out of the city and to his master - telling him the weaknesses of
the fortress of Helm's Deep. His fate is still yet to be decided. Wormtounge is
played by Brad Dourif (and do you notice that he has no eyebrows? Creepy).
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