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Thingol · 04-03-2002, 10:07 AM

The Valar sent 5 Istari or wizzards to Middle Earth to aid in the war against Sauron. Only 3 are mentioned in the Lord of the Rings. Saruman, Radagast, and of course Gandalf. The other two are only briefly mentioned by Tolkien in the Unfinished Tales. Their names are Alatar and Pallando and all that is said of them is that they traveled into the east of Middle Earth with Saruman, but did not return with him. Tolkien wrote it is possible they founded cults of magic that outlasted the fall of Sauron. There is a very good section in the Unfinished Tales concerning the Istari.

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04-03-2002, 10:07 AM	#11
Thingol Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 259	The Valar sent 5 Istari or wizzards to Middle Earth to aid in the war against Sauron. Only 3 are mentioned in the Lord of the Rings. Saruman, Radagast, and of course Gandalf. The other two are only briefly mentioned by Tolkien in the Unfinished Tales. Their names are Alatar and Pallando and all that is said of them is that they traveled into the east of Middle Earth with Saruman, but did not return with him. Tolkien wrote it is possible they founded cults of magic that outlasted the fall of Sauron. There is a very good section in the Unfinished Tales concerning the Istari. [ April 03, 2002: Message edited by: Thingol ] __________________ Yet the lies that Melkor, the mighty and accursed, Morgoth Bauglir, the Power of Terror and of Hate, sowed in the hearts of Elves and Men are a seed that does not die and cannot be destroyed; and ever and anon it sprouts anew, and will bear dark fruit even unto the latest days.