![]() He was also known as Incánus in the South and as Tharkûn to the Dwarves. He was known by many names during the long years he wandered: Elves named him Mithrandir, the "Grey Pilgrim", while the Men of Arnor coined Gandalf, which became his most common name. Unlike Saruman, Olórin never took up permanent residence, and never went to the east, apparently restricting his activities to the Westlands of Middle-earth, where the remnants of the Dúnedain and the Eldar remained to oppose Sauron. He then began his sojourn in Middle-earth and over many centuries, he walked among the Elves as a stranger, learning from them and teaching them. Gandalf the Grey wandering Middle-earth, by Robert Zigo Círdan gave Narya to Olórin with a prediction of his future struggles with evil, and a promise that it would support and aid him in his labours. Círdan divined in Olórin a sense of strength and power despite his appearance as a bent and aged man. At Mithlond he was welcomed by Glorfindel, his friend from Valinor (who had been sent earlier on a similar mission), and Círdan the shipwright who possessed Narya, one of the Three Elven Rings of Power. He was robed in grey and wandered about as a counsellor. Olórin, like the other Wizards, took the shape of an old man. He agreed, and prepared for Olórin's departure from the Undying Lands with the other four, arriving about the same time that the Necromancer appeared in Mirkwood. Thus, Manwë insisted that Olórin should go as the third, but Varda convinced him to send Olórin as the second instead. Furthermore, the One Ring, containing much of Sauron's power, presumably still existed somewhere. Manwë understood, and told Olórin that such was a reason why he should go, to overcome that fear. At first, Olórin was nervous and described himself as too weak and afraid of Sauron. When the Valar decided to send the Istari (also called Wizards) to Middle-earth to counsel and assist all those who opposed the Dark Lord Sauron, Manwë and Varda included Olórin among the five to be sent. Throughout his life he followed the example of Nienna, talking pity on the sorrows of the Children of Ilúvatar and drawing those who listened to him out of despair. He loved the Elves, but walked unseen among them, or wore the guise of an Elf, and sent them fair visions in their hearts that made them wiser. He was associated with light and fire, much like Varda, yet his ways often took him to Nienna, from whom he learned pity and patience. In his "youth" he became one of the Maiar who served Manwë, Varda, Irmo, and Nienna. He was created by Ilúvatar before the Music of the Ainur, and was at the beginning of Time amongst the Ainur who entered into Eä. Originally called Olórin, he was accounted as the wisest of the Maiar. Gandalf as a Maia named Olórin before leaving the Undying Lands - by Annie Claudine 8.4 Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings.8.1 The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings film trilogies.
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