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