Well, I'm no expert on matters concerning the Valar and of other topics from the Silmarillion, but it seems to me that Gandalf was sent to Middle Earth to be a sort of guardian angel, aiding the those who were prominent in the War of the Ring, yet not becoming too involved. Didn't it say somewhere that the War of the Ring was to be the final and most important struggle in Gandalf's time on Middle Earth? Well, maybe the challenge was trying not to interfere too much.
Correct me if I'm wrong! [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]
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