Blue Wizards - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aiwendil · 05-23-2002, 08:51 AM

Tolkien gives various and conflicting accounts of the blue wizards. Though they are called Alatar and Pallando in the UT fragment, they are called in another fragment from HoMe XII 'Romestamo and Morinehtar' (I believe), 'East-helper and Dark-slayer'. In one place, they are said to have failed, but in another Tolkien speculates that had in not been for them, Sauron's strength in the east would have been even greater. They are mentioned as having possibly founded magic cults among the Easterlings.

Tolkien's thoughts on the Ithrin Luin seem to be hopelessly confused and difficult to get a straight story out of.

05-23-2002, 08:51 AM	#15
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	Tolkien gives various and conflicting accounts of the blue wizards. Though they are called Alatar and Pallando in the UT fragment, they are called in another fragment from HoMe XII 'Romestamo and Morinehtar' (I believe), 'East-helper and Dark-slayer'. In one place, they are said to have failed, but in another Tolkien speculates that had in not been for them, Sauron's strength in the east would have been even greater. They are mentioned as having possibly founded magic cults among the Easterlings. Tolkien's thoughts on the Ithrin Luin seem to be hopelessly confused and difficult to get a straight story out of.