Who are the 5 Wizards in Lord of the Rings | Mythology of Middle-Earth
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- There are a total of five wizards in Lord of the Rings, each possessing their own unique abilities.
Gandalf the Grey is the most well-known of the wizards and serves as a mentor and guide to many of the main characters. He is wise and powerful, and uses his magic to protect and defend Middle-earth.
Saruman the White is initially one of the good wizards, but he becomes corrupted by his desire for power and turns against the other wizards and the forces of good.
Radagast the Brown is a wizard who is closely connected to nature and the animals of Middle-earth. He is less powerful than the other wizards and generally keeps to himself, but he still plays a crucial role in the story.
Alatar and Pallando are the Blue Wizards, who are sent to help fight against the rising darkness in the far eastern lands of Middle-earth. Not much is known about these wizards, as they do not play a large role in the main story.
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The two blue ones but I’ve forgotten their names.
-Gandalf
I may be wrong, but this line could have been a perfect solution to the problem that the film producers had no rights to the names of the blue wizards, as they are mentioned in The Silmarillion but not in The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
@@gestoertebedeutung6559 yep exactly right.
The two lost blue wizards are definitely Merlin and Yen Sid who became the founders of modern schools of magic
@@taroupriapus9760? What are you waffling about
Their names sound cool🧙♂️🧙🏻♂️
Radagast shouldn't be underestimated tho. He has literally thousands of animals as his friends and probably acts weak and weird so his enemies wouldn't be on their guard
he has a disarming demeanor
For those who don't know, all of these wizards are literally part of the Ainur. Literal lesser gods and angels so to speak if you compare it with what we are familiar with
They are so powerful their bosses literally had to nerf them before sending to Middle Earth because they thought instead of the Free Peoples seeing them as ally and guide, they'll see them as oppressors or fear them with how much power they possess.
Hence why their forms are all fragile old people, to give the image of being wise and not the type of a conqueror, instead
Also one more fact, Sauron is also part of the Ainur
@@JeyC_ I feel like everyone knows at this point who watch these videos. I would say that Radagast isn't really the most powerful of the Maiar (even the fact that he served Yavanna before going to Middle-Earth tells this), but he is still really awesome
@@Koskisenpoikawhat even is “power” anyway? How can you call one Maiar more powerful than the other.
@@kroneexesame way you can literally rank the power of the valars
Radagast has always had a special place in my heart
I love him so much
Yes i love radagast too! He should be powerful too
@@kylesuarez2909 he deserves to hold more power, as he is kind and would use it well
But powerful or not he's still top tier imo, he does his best 😌
If I'm correct, Alatar and Pallando were their real Maiar names. In Middle Earth, they used the names Morinehtar and Rómestámo. They played a major part in successfully disrupting Sauron's forces in the east which was a great contribution to the main story. Unfortunately, while we are not truly sure what happened to them afterwards, it is very likely they were killed.
I like to imagine they succeeded and were leading the effort in Rhun in a civil war between all the easterling tribes, those loyal to Sauron and those who opposed him like in the first age
I thought there were 7 wizards, I read in one of tolkiens other books that the Valar sent 7 of there kind to middle earth to help the peoples of middle earth against the darkness. And apparently they are some form of being that is not man nor elf , and that Gandalf was once close to Sauron and didn’t want to go to middle earth bc he knew the power Sauron could wield and was afraid of him, and that’s exactly why he was picked to be the wizard on the front lines in the fight against the darkness. I could be misremembering why I read 15 years ago but that’s how I remember it. It’s amazing how deep everything is in Tolkiens Universe , most ppl have no idea
There were seven Valar but they're different to The Istari (wizards) I'm only a new fan to Tolkien but i think that's right.
I think not killed but corrupted by the darkness
The two lost blue wizards are definitely Merlin and Yen Sid who became the founders of modern schools of magic
The five of them in battle would be extremely formidable
And in the book "Saruman the White" becomes "Saruman the many Coloured" as his cloak seamed to continually change colour (showing his mastery over the other Wizards!).
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That mastery was about as long as this video
I think that was more of a visual oddity, at least the way I interpreted it, I assumed that Saruman became The Many Colored as that showed how muddied up his plans of purpose had become on Middle-Earth.
He maybe once was of White, but over the years he had darkened into darker colors at Spirit.
@maylabrown4584 similar to how LSD scrambles people's brains, fixated on the stimulation rather than the purity....
This Short was about how much time the Show Runners spent on researching the Tolkien Universe.
I agree on this one. Rings of power was painful to watch lore wise. If I was a casual fan I’m sure it would have been great though
@@Bugsy_Alonewhen did we learn the two wizards names I thought there just wasn’t a lot about them other than leading a civil war or disrupting forces in the east
Would love a story of the two blues.
I do know that they caused many Easterlings to give up their cause and join the “good side”.
They say radaghast is the weakest, but here, "weak" is EXTREMELY relative and unimportant. All the wizards are actually Ainur, lesser gods, and they had to be weakened before coming to the mortal realm so they wouldn't be seen as oppresors and detrimental to middle earth as a whole.
All it would take is one of the Valar to remove his restrictions and he would be the most powerful Druid in all of fiction.
Edit: **Maiar.
Actually they are Maiar**
Nothing a good British SAS team couldn't handle.
the show was a perfect opportunity to explore blue wizards in a setting of the far East but that's not enough brand recognition for the likes of Amazon I guess
It would’ve been
I think they left the one wizard deliberately open ended for a bit then finally committed on Gandalf with the ‘always follow your nose line’.
Which totally screws the lore and timeline, while the Blue wizards could’ve worked within the timeline in some versions of Tolkien as they arrived well before the other 3.
@@bry8636 I think the follow your nose line is a bait and switch. It's too recognizable a line.
He will turn out to be a blue wizard, and my guess is on the last episode of the final season Gandalf will sail over and the blue wizard will tell Gandalf that phrase.
It's really that they don't have any rights to the blue wizards (among many other things like majority of the simarillion). New Line also didn't have rights hence Gandalf "forgetting" their names when Bilbo asked him about the other wizards.
I still think they should have gotten more rights instead of creating a show out of a couple of appendices then use creative liberty on creating new characters and how existing characters interact with one another
@@TheBairdono its Gandalf
In The Lord of the Rings, Saruman mentions five wizards. That is all there is about them. Everything we know about the blue wizards come from other sources, that are not included in the film rights Tolkien sold. To even use the term "blue wizards" in a derived work, you need the permission of the Tokien Estate. They have made it clear that they are not going to grant any permissions.
Hats off to the gentleman who dedicated his life to finding the names of the blue wizard!!
They're like the Power Rangers of Middle Earth
A quick reminder about the 6th wizard who was supposed to join the Silmarillon, but was paused for future projects; Tranny, the rainbow
Saruman was arrogant, even in Valinor.
Arrogant, yes. But it matters not. Him being corrupted by Sauron and failing to fulfill his divine calling however, does.
The blue ones play a crucial role though not in the actual story. It was said that if not for the blue wizards the east would've vastly outnumbered the west. Obvs their best magic ability though was conjuring birth control.
In my own personal mythology I’d like to think that one of the blue wizards became known as Merlin.
Gay
@@jprithvi yes, yes you are.
Peter Jackson has a mine to play with in the Tolkien universe! There's so much to explore and still keeping the stories authentic and interesting! I hope he does continue to contribute to this universe, he's done a great job.
It’s funny bc gandalf makes himself seem like the weakest of the wizards but is the best of all the ones sent to middle earth
The two blue wizards went to the east and founded a school of magic (Hogwarts) and now they're Dumbledore and Grindelwald
I wish they would make a movie and it involve the true OGs of the lotr universe. Like the Valars mightiest group, the eight Aratar. Nienna is one of them and she taught Gandalf a lot.
Gandalf was Nienna's greatest pupil among all the others who dwelt in the Halls of Nienna. She taught him pity and many other things before he was chosen as the second wizard sent to lead the people of Middle-earth into standing against Sauron.
All that is known about her appearance is that she wore a grey hood. Given that Gandalf was her greatest student, his being clothed in grey may have been a mark of respect to his teacher.
Gandalf and Radagast are my favorites 😊😊😊😊
I don't recall Radagast doing squat in the books. He played a part in the movies. That's it.
He helped Saruman to lure Gandalf to the tower of Orthanc, and when that turned out to be a bust, he sent the eagle to go save him. I think he was also the one to first warn Gandalf about the Nazgûl. He did a couple things, but it was all just mentioned in passing. He never makes an actual appearance.
Feeding cute bird and squirrels? That's a win for me.
He shows up in the first book. He has already rescued the hobbits a couple of times and I am only half way through the book.
@@gamegeekx😊
I'd love a blue wizard spin-off BASED ON TOLKIEN LORE! Phew, just got that in
Tolkien wrote in one of his letters that the only things mentioned in TLotR that he did not know anything about, were the last two wizards (of five), and the cats of Queen Beruthiel. He later write about both, but when he wrotes Saruman's line about Gandalf wanting the staffs of the five wizards, he just made up the number on the spot.
This was so well done.
Saruman is the guy who says, Yes she's a stripper. But I CAN SAVE HER !!!
And Sauron makes Six only he's been in Middle Earth so long he forgot to wear the hat.
There were many Maia in Middle Earth (Luthién mother for example) but only 5 Istari
According to token lore they went east to help fight his forces there. I know the movies never covered the eastern wars but they did have some part of the storyline. Would have been cool to see them unless they were turn evil.
Ngl, the Blue Wizards are underrated tbh, they played a crucial role in the East by swaying almost half of the easterlings in Rhûn, without them, Gondor and the Free People would have been overwhelmed
We need a movie with Alatar and Palando
“Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." - Vince Lombardi
I’m sure the Ravens want this monkey off their backs.
I wasn't aware of the blue ones. But power wise I think below is the ranking
White
Grey
Brown
Instead of Rings of Power, they should have done a show for the 2 blue wizards & fleshed out their origins & stories
The amazon show would have been better to focus on what the blue wizards battle in the east.
You've missed that Gandalf was sent to basically watch and the douchey white because he wasn't fully trusted...
Valar : alright all five of you go help the free people of middle earth
Gandalf : alright yes sir
The two blue wizards : yeah whatever we will just grab a beer and take a deep sleep under some cave and be unbothered for the next 1000 years
Alatar and Pallando. So that’s what the last two wizards are called.
Gandalf is my favorite Lord of the Rings character! Keep up the great work! New subscriber here!
Blue wizard is underrated
Can we have a movie on the blue wizards or book ????
The two lost blue wizards are definitely Merlin and Yen Sid who became the founders of modern schools of magic
Alatar and Pollando the too blue wizards went to the far east and found another wizard by the name of Sakaguchi and made their own class in Final Fantasy 5.
The two lost blue wizards are definitely Merlin and Yen Sid who became the founders of modern schools of magic , both also in Kingdom Hearts
Wow thanks for the recap... the same info we learned from the MOVIES!!!!....
Gandalf respect all of them, humble and powerful wizard.
Names are powerful for those who seek knowledge..may be the litlle Halflings and the dark elves know more about names
The wise men👑💫
What's the song in the background? I have heard it many times but never knew where its from ... does anyone know?
The istari are powerful beings. The valar sent them to counsel and provide guidance using limited powers
Would've been cool if the blue wizards appeared in the Hobbit trilogy
What if blue wizards went to the 🌊🌊🌊
What do you mean
I think theyre gonna introduce one of the blue wizards in s2 of rings of power
They will play a big role in rings of power
As I get older I feel more and more like radagast and although I'm not into letting birds shit on my Head being in the forest far far away from people makes more and more sense everyday
Radegast, the brown is actually the strongest of all the wizards… in the books he picks up, & around with, the “One Ring” - & it has no affect on him… that ms one example of his strength… yes he has a different kind of power than Gandalf or Sauron but it is unique to him & overall- surpasses the others.
Idk why, but I've always liked how the brown wizard has poop in his hair & doesnt care
Pretty sure the blue wizard failed in the east
Gandalf the Fool
Sauruman the Stinky
Radagast the Frankly, quite strange
The blue-whatsits
Don't underestimate Radagast he's the weakest yes but he's a wizard no matter if he's the weakest he's still very strong wizards are supposed to have this nice and innocent image but they're actually very strong (ALL of them)
1 ring, 3 rings, 7 rings, 9 rings... I always found this "line of numbers" having a gap.. Now I know the 5 wizards are there to complete the line of numbers... but then again, there were 13 dwarves in the party with Bilbo..... could there be a number 11 hidden somewhere in the stories of Hobbit, LotR and Silmarillion???
Thanks! Now I finally know the names of the Blue wizards. Peter Jackson really could have done better research and had Gandalf name them instead of saying he'd forgotten their names. SMH.
You realize it was a solution to go around Copyright?
You .must buy a right for every named character and place if you wanna make for profit content from Tolkiens work.
@@jarskil8862 Really??? Well, you may know what's what, but that just doesn't make sense. Unless Tolkien's estate has somehow worked it that weird way. Then again, the Blue wizards are never mentioned in LotR by any names.
Radagast the humble watcher of the woods! Radagast the gentle.
Gandalf took down a Balrog and a Dragon. I don’t think anyone else can say that.
Fingolfin entered the chat....
I would gladly share some tea and "herbs" with the good old Radagast! If I could I would live in the wild like him, befriending every living being on sight
I get along with animals so much more than I do with people. I think I'm autistic.
Pallando is an Italian , making him the best wizard.
Lol 😂
Video starts: Ohhh I don’t actually know anything about the other wizards
Video ends: I still don’t know anything about the other wizards..
The blue wizards went sent back snd the second time they become corrupted
Radagast the Brown
Well that was informative 😅
It would seem to me that Radagast the Brown is indeed the most powerful of all wizards because he represents Monay, but the overseeing of the entire planet and nature.❤️🌎❤️🌍❤️🌏❤️
What about Galadriel
Sauron is also one of them, a maiar
I am interested in the runes on sarumans forehead. Does anyone know something about them?
Radagast can shape shift
He forught Sehlob and the necromancer maybe even the nine protects South Mirkwood
Gandalf the grey
The music that interrupts and restarts is so annoying
Respect.✨️.
Not everyone knows about the blue wizards. I bet Tolkien had an epic story for them
this guy watched the movies, sick
I wish to see these blue wizards in rings of power series....
My favorite
Alatar has 7 fingers apparently
and as a side note of interest, one of Gandalf's specialties is.....Hobbits!
A spin off needs to be told of the other wizards and this 5 when they were young😂
Good.❤🎉
He is GOOD 😂😅
Gan Dolf
BuT wHAt AbOut tHe DaRk wiZrAD 🤓
Saruman is a wizard but he is not an istari
What about Tom something?
Radagast got caught long ago, something about hobbit Woman, needless to say they cast him out of the order and put him on a list, SHAME
Confusing
I thought the blue wizards were sent to the west to help the dwarves
They send 2 wizards to the east and the Easterlings, Haradrims and Corsairs still made it to Minas Tirith to fk shit up…how useless can they be??
What about tom bombadil😅
I felt so betrayed when I read the books and realized you can't become a wizard in universe.
"Sarumon is the head of our order." Made me think there were several wizards.
But "our order" is really just Gandalf and Sarumon!
Sarahmon the white
They were sent away on an 1800-year quest by a pantheon of gods (the Valar) - to defeat a hidden demigod on a distant continent.
I hope we see The Blue Wizards in The Rings of Power.
Shits always going down in the east
There are 7. You're forgetting the two Maia that were tasked with the movement of the sun and moon
Read the silmirilion, all will be revealed.
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