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• Wizard

  Gandalf

  Istari

  Gandalf, called Olórin in Valinor and Mithrandir by the Elves, was the wisest of the Istari, a Maia sent by the Valar to rouse the free peoples against Sauron. Bearer of Narya, the Ring of Fire, he uncovered the Necromancer, set the quest of Erebor in motion, unmasked the One Ring, led the Fellowship, died against the Balrog of Moria and returned as Gandalf the White to guide the West to victory in the War of the Ring, after which he sailed into the West.

  None; a wanderer through the West of Middle-earth

• Head of the Istari

  Saruman

  Istari

  Saruman the White, Curunír to the Elves, was the chief of the Istari and head of the White Council, a Maia of Aulë whose great knowledge of craft and Ring-lore turned to pride. He seized Isengard, fell under Sauron's sway through the palantír, bred the Uruk-hai and made war on Rohan, was overthrown by the Ents and cast out of the order by Gandalf, and died a beggar's death in the Shire at the hand of his own servant.

  Isengard

• Wizard

  Radagast

  Istari

  Radagast the Brown, Aiwendil in Valinor, was the Istar of Yavanna's people, a master of birds and beasts and of the changing of shapes and hues, who settled at Rhosgobel by Mirkwood. Gentle and unworldly, he was used by Saruman as an unwitting messenger to trap Gandalf, but his birds also carried the news that brought Gwaihir to Orthanc. His later fate is unrecorded.

  Rhosgobel, on the western eaves of Mirkwood

• Wizards of the East

  The Blue Wizards

  Istari

  Alatar and Pallando, the Ithryn Luin or Blue Wizards, were the two Istari chosen by Oromë who passed into the East of Middle-earth with Saruman and never returned to the West. Nothing certain is known of their work, and it was feared that they failed in their mission.

  The East of Middle-earth