The Rings of Power Podcast explains the lore and theories behind the show's wizard.
Summary The first season of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power gave fans several major questions to answer, but the true identity of its wizard-like Stranger remains one of its biggest unsolved mysteries. Audiences now know that this character is a wizard, appearing in a new, unwritten story within J.R.R. Tolkien's lore. But which wizard—Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast—is now the riddle, and it's one that ScreenRant's The Rings of Power Podcast is trying to answer.
Related The Rings Of Power Drops Another Big Gandalf Clue In Season 2's Trailer The trailer for Rings of Power season 2 continues to hint that The Stranger is Gandalf, which is bad news for enthusiasts of JRR Tolkien's canon tale. For those who would argue an explicit "breaking of canon" were the Stranger revealed to be Gandalf, Tolkien made sure to tease that "Olórin" was potentially chosen for the role thanks to his affection for Men and Elves, from prior experiences in Middle-earth:
Considering all the Stranger's similarities to Gandalf, the connection was easily the first for a viewer to make. But there is a major problem with this line of reasoning. Gandalf is the only wizard readers actually meet whose nature or behavior can de described as 'wizardly.' By necessity, then, any wizard will be 'acting like Gandalf,' even if they merely exhibit the same qualities, knowledge, or insights intended for all five Istari.
Considering Tolkien only learned there were five Istari when Saruman referenced "the five wizards," it's not surprising he only managed to describe three of them in the published Lord of the Rings. Gandalf, Radagast, and Saruman illustrate three different approaches to their shared mission, but the other two 'Blue Wizards' stand apart as a single unit . All we know is that they both arrived in the Second Age, went East, and either turned to evil...
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