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'''Gandalf''' was a [[wizard (fiction)|wizard]] in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. To the Elves and Men of Gondor he was known as Mithrandir, the Grey Pilgrim.  "To the east he goes not."  At the conclusion of the War of the Ring he accompanied [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]], [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], [[Elrond]], and [[Galadriel]] on a sea voyage to the Undying Lands in the west.

'''Gandalf''' is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, appearing as a main character in ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. He is one of the Istari, a group commonly called "[[wizard (fiction)|Wizards]]" by the people of Middle-earth.

He is one of the five Istari, angelic spirits sent by the Lords of the West in human form to motivate the inhabitants of Middle-earth to resist the evil of [[Sauron]]. In the West he was the Maia known as Olorin, and once served the Vala Manwe.

To many people he was known as ''Gandalf''. He was also known as '''Mithrandir''', the ''Grey Pilgrim'' to the [[Elf (Middle-earth)|Elves]] and Men of Gondor. He was also known as '''Incánus''' in the south and as '''Tharkûn''' to the [[Dwarf (Middle-earth)|Dwarves]].

 

Gandalf was a [[Ainu (Middle-earth)|Maia]], a follower of the Vala Manwë. In Valinor he had been known by the name '''Olórin'''. He was sent to Middle-earth as one of the five Istari, Maiar bound in the physical form of old human men, to resist the evil of [[Sauron]]. Gandalf arrived at the [[Mithlond|Grey Havens]] sometime in the 11th century of the Third Age. Círdan gave him the Ring [[Narya]]. He traveled all over Middle-earth to the free peoples, watching and listening, and inspiring and guiding the people he met to realize their potential and further the cause for good.

 

Gandalf was the driving force behind the ''Quest of Erebor'' in T.A. 2941, which is told in ''The Hobbit''. The [[Erebor|Lonely Mountain]] was liberated from the dragon Smaug, Smaug was slain, and  the Dwarves returned to Erebor under the rule of a new ''King under the Mountain''.

 

After these events he had become suspicious about the ring [[Bilbo Baggins]] had found. In the time that followed, he researched about the whereabouts of the One Ring, found and questioned Gollum, and was generally very busy in the years leading up to the ''War of the Ring''. Gandalf sent [[Frodo Baggins]] on his quest, told in the ''The Lord of the Rings''. At the conclusion of the ''War of the Ring'' he accompanied Frodo, Bilbo, [[Elrond]], and [[Galadriel]] on a sea voyage to the Undying Lands in the West.

==Films==

==Films==

In Peter Jackson's film adaptations of ''[[Lord of the Rings]]'', Gandalf is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

In Peter Jackson's [[The Lord of the Rings film trilogy|film adaptations]] of ''The Lord of the Rings'', Gandalf is played by [[Ian McKellen]].

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