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Gandalf receives one of the Elves' three Rings of Power in The Lord of the Rings, but as the wizards' leader, why wasn't it given to Saruman?

From the moment he arrived on Middle-earth, all signs pointed to The Stranger secretly being Gandalf. And that’s exactly who he is. The same has been true of the Dark Wizard and Saruman since he made ...

While the dreaded Dark Lord Sauron is the main antagonist of Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, in some ways the more villainous foe in the story is Saruman the White, the fallen Istar who betrayed his ...

Elle Johnson is a feature writer who enjoys many topics, including TV, movies, and travel. She has a BA in Journalism from the University of South Carolina. In her free time she plays games, reads, ...

“We know that in the history of Middle-earth, some wizards become corrupted,” McKay told The Hollywood Reporter. “So there is precedent for this, but that doesn’t mean it’s the same guy.” Christopher ...

Makuochi Echebiri is a News Writer for Collider. He has been interested in creative writing from as far back as high school, and he would consume pretty much anything that’s film or TV. However, his ...

**Spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 finale, now streaming on Prime Video.** The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 ends with our heroes on the ropes. The ...

Like much of J.R.R. Tolkien’s lore, the history of Istari during the Second Age is a muddled mess of conflicting tales, timelines, and monikers. In some accounts he wrote the Valar sent Istari to ...

Now that Season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is finally in the books, it's been officially confirmed that Daniel Weyman's mysterious Stranger is indeed Gandalf the Grey. While this ...

The Rings of Power‘s season two finale saw the return of Ciarán Hinds’ Dark Wizard. His goals and allegiances turned out to be different than we thought, but in an episode that confirmed The Stranger ...