In J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the five Istari, or Wizards, were divine spirits meant to guide the Free Peoples ...

The movie helmed by anime maestro Kenji Kamiyama, dives deep into Tolkien’s lore, adapting The House of Eorl from Appendix A. Moreover, it’s Warner Bros.’s first anime entry in Middle-earth.

The biggest reveal in The Rings of Power Season 2 finale was who The Stranger really is—Gandalf the Grey, one of the Istari. Even though Gandalf didn’t show up in Tolkien’s books until the ...

Tolkien wrote he didn’t know what exactly happened to the Blue Wizards of the Second Age, but he feared what befell them. And that fear mirrors the Dark Wizard’s story on The Rings of Power.

It’s true, in Tolkien’s lore, that Saruman was always jealous of his Istari peers, particularly Gandalf, and resolved early on to grow his own power until he could locate the One Ring, seize ...

He also has been ruling Rhûn via a mystery cult. In Tolkien’s lore, there were five Istari: Blue Wizards Alatar and Palandar, Saruman the White, Radagast the Brown, and, of course, Gandalf the ...

In J. R. R. Tolkien's original works, the Istari, also known as Maiar, are powerful angel-like beings sent down to Middle-earth by the one god Eru Ilúvatar to help the Free Peoples – Elves ...

The Stranger was introduced in Season 1 as a potential red herring for the villain Sauron (Charlie Vickers), but by the end of the season, it was clear that he was one of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Istari ...