Gandalf - geat or a joke of a wizard? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Khazad-dûm · 12-10-2010, 01:00 AM

Gandalf purpose is to give advise/wisdom (hence wizard) to the people of middle-earth for them to help them selves and not just everything for them. When he has to he'll flex his power only to do as much as needed to get the job done. I read somewhere that he's not suppose to show how powerful he really is to the Elves, Men Etc. (if i find the quote ill come back with it.)That's why he only threw flaming pine cones at them.

Khazad-dûm · 12-10-2010, 01:16 AM

And by that I mean he is GREAT and not a joke.

Galadriel55 · 12-10-2010, 06:25 AM

Gandalf is definitely GREAT, and that's why it bothers me.

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Originally Posted by Khazad-dûm

I read somewhere that he's not suppose to show how powerful he really is to the Elves, Men Etc.

As I said before, he showed his power to many men. Maybe not all of it, though. Someties he had to do it or fail his mission, that's true. But if it wasn't for Gwaihir, he'd fail the current mission that he had with the Dwarves. He was planning to jump off and basically commit suicide when the Eagles came (at least that's what my translation says. Maybe the original is different). In LOTR, in every battle there's something special said about Gandalf - shadows avoid him, or something like that. And it said that he was afraid! - again, maybe it was translator's fault. But AFRAID?!?! It is possible that he was afraid for the mission, but in my book, it was pretty clear that Gandalf was afraid for himself. *Stupid translators!!!*

Findegil · 12-10-2010, 11:04 AM

But one of the things the Istari were bothered with during their special mission was fear for their own well being.

So having read a german tarbslation and the english original text, I think that Gandalf beeing affraid for himsself is not a translator fault.

Respectfully
Findegil

12-10-2010, 01:00 AM	#1
Khazad-dûm Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12	Gandalf purpose is to give advise/wisdom (hence wizard) to the people of middle-earth for them to help them selves and not just everything for them. When he has to he'll flex his power only to do as much as needed to get the job done. I read somewhere that he's not suppose to show how powerful he really is to the Elves, Men Etc. (if i find the quote ill come back with it.)That's why he only threw flaming pine cones at them.

12-10-2010, 01:16 AM	#2
Khazad-dûm Pile O'Bones Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12	And by that I mean he is GREAT and not a joke.

12-10-2010, 11:04 AM	#4
Findegil King's Writer Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,721	But one of the things the Istari were bothered with during their special mission was fear for their own well being. So having read a german tarbslation and the english original text, I think that Gandalf beeing affraid for himsself is not a translator fault. Respectfully Findegil