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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Each probably was. The Unfinished Tales chapter
on The Istari addresses these. Though it was more, as far as I can see, the reaction or treatment that defined the Istari. Saruman may not have gone bad if he wasn't grovelled so much by M-e leaders. If, for example, (forget his name) the Steward that gave him the key to Orthanc never did that or allowed him access to the Minas Tirith archives, lack of access to the Palantir & a fixed abode may have mitigated, if not prevented, his evolution of thought. Gandalf got fair treatment, but not 'special treatment', as it were. So his ego wasn't tickled to inflate. Radagast ensured he lived humbly and in 'Wild' lands on the west side of Mirkwood. Nor did he zigzag and seek grovelling. The Blue wizards? Who knows. So in a way, when you think about it, the themes and flow of the story tell us more about how they are treated by other characters than their inherent skills. We get hints of Saruman & Gandalf being lore-masters, but not the full picture. And their decisions influenced by what they saw/did in Middle-earth.
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