As pertains to The Rings of Power, Tolkien would also muse that in going East, the Blue Wizards might stray from their mission to disrupt Sauron's supporters, instead becoming "founders of secret ...

As is the case when discussing whether or not The Stranger is Gandalf or a Blue Wizard, the idea of J.R.R. Tolkien's 'canon' must be thrown out the window.The originally published books introduced ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 finale finally confirmed that Gandalf is present on Middle-earth at this time, but that doesn’t mean he’s the same wise wizard we know from ...

Ian McKellen's performance as Gandalf in 'The Lord of the Rings' movies was inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien himself, the actor confirms to EW.

The Rings of Power’s version of J.R.R. Tolkien’s most inscrutable character is a failure of imagination.

In Tolkien’s books, Gandalf The White even acknowledges that he lost some of his memory in the transformation, so Gandalf may not remember visiting Middle-earth prior to the Third Age (if he did).

When the young hobbit comes into possession of a ring that Gandalf discovers belonged to the Dark Lord Sauron, he and others form the eponymous group in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of ...

In all seriousness, Tolkien is in plenty good company with other writers on the list of 100 — which, of course, also includes Martin. The Game of Thrones series is on the list, along with many ...

James also notes that young Pratchett had got the idea from Tolkien that characters ought to speak in archaic English, but turned away from this idea later, so that in the 1971 edition characters ...