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The section in Unfinished Tales, The Istari, also elaborates that Gandalf appeared to be older than the others from the moment he set foot on Middle-earth at the Grey Havens, and not as tall. Yet, Círdan felt he was nonetheless the wisest, and chose Gandalf to be the recipient of Narya. I've always found that neat, yet another example of Tolkien's running theme of the "weak" actually being the strongest where it counts.
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