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The Blue Wizards: Alatar, Pallando and the Two Names Tolkien Gave Them
Who are Tolkien's two Blue Wizards? Alatar and Pallando, the later names Morinehtar and Rómestámo, why they went East, and the two accounts of their fate.
16 min readNovember 11, 2026
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The Stranger Is Gandalf: One Wizard, Five Names and What They Mean
The Stranger in The Rings of Power is named Gandalf. What Olórin, Mithrandir, Gandalf, Incánus and Tharkûn mean, and how Tolkien's account differs.
15 min readNovember 11, 2026
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The Wizards of Middle-earth — Who the Five Istari Really Were
Who were the Istari? Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast and the two Blue Wizards: Maiar sent by the Valar, their Elvish names, their mission and how each one ended.
18 min readOctober 1, 2026
