How did gandalf get his staff back?

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Galadriel

I don't think his staff would have been much use to him anyway; it's mostly used for manipulating fire. Fat lot of good it would have done when he was imprisoned in an open-air tower

I have a vague feeling that Gandalf's staff had more power and importance than simply lighting fires on mountain tops in snow storms.

[Inziladun]

Originally Posted by Folwren

I have a vague feeling that Gandalf's staff had more power and importance than simply lighting fires on mountain tops in snow storms.

True, it may have enhanced his cooking ability as well. I'll bet Gandalf made a mean zuppa toscana.

But, yeah. If my theory of the staff being mainly a focusing mechanism for the Wizards' power is correct, it wouldn't have aided him to escape from the tower alone.

[Galadriel]

Originally Posted by Inziladun

True, it may have enhanced his cooking ability as well. I'll bet Gandalf made a mean zuppa toscana.

Haha. I wonder why Saruman never took it, then. Perhaps his own staff wasn't as cool?