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Originally Posted by Galin
In Glorfindel I (Last Writings, The Peoples of Middle-Earth) for example, the word Maiar is footnoted by Tolkien: "That angelic order to which Gandalf originally belonged: lesser in power and authority than the Valar, but of the same nature . . ."
In the same text (I) Gandalf is referred to as Gandalf-Olorin.
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I will have to read last writings and I will be ordering it soon to comment further. This is from a footnote and not the main text says something to me. This might not be cannon to me.
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Last edited by R.R.J Tolkien; 01-28-2019 at 08:24 PM.
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