Gandalf, Saruman, and the other wizards of J.R.R. Tolkien's world are part of a species called Maiar. ... For instance, in ...

That all aligns with Saruman’s story in the Third Age, in the same way The Stranger’s own story on The Rings of Power has aligned with Gandalf’s. Saruman the White will arrive as the noble ...

The dark wizard’s two-toned beard and staff that looks like the Eye of Sauron are also remarkably reminiscent of Lee ... In the Third Age the Valar sent Saruman to Middle-earth ahead of Gandalf.

The Blue Wizards exist because of a line Tolkien gave Saruman in The Two Towers, when, sarcastically, the cornered wizard protested against Gandalf’s promise to give him back his staff later ...

So, when Gandalf becomes “the White,” it’s about showing that he’s here to take Saruman’s place and make up for Saruman’s mistakes. “Yes, I am white now,” Gandalf tells Gimli.

Based on what author J.R.R. Tolkien wrote in his various Lord of the Rings appendices and certain posthumous releases, we know Gandalf, Saruman and their fellow wizards are beings called Maiar ...

In The Rings of Power season 2 finale, the Stranger finally receives his staff and claims a name: Gandalf. ... Saruman ends up walking away from Gandalf, who refuses to leave Poppy and Nori.

Alongside Gandalf, these include the beings who will one day become known as Saruman the White, Radagast the Brown, and two Blue Wizards, whose names, according to Unfinished Tales are Alatar and ...

The Stranger being Gandalf might not be a huge surprise for fans of the show. It was basically the frontrunner assumption since the character literally crashed to Middle-earth in Season 1.