Ian McKellen's powerful wizard is a source of guidance, counsel, and knowledge for the Fellowship in The Lord of the Rings, making for a lot of wise Gandalf quotes. In many ways, Gandalf ...

In fact, "Istari" translates from Tolkien's constructed Elven language of Quenya to "wise ones," or literally "those who know." Amazon's The Rings of Power series shows Gandalf and at least one ...

(This is also where most of the dwarves' names from The Hobbit came from.) Name-wise, the inspiration for Gandalf was a dwarf named Gandálfr, which combines "gandr" and "álfr," meaning elf.

he tells Nori that "Istar" means "Wise One," or "Wizard." However, Gandalf certainly isn't the only wizard in Tolkien's canon. In total, five Istari come to Middle-earth. Joining Gandalf are ...