The Stranger in TheRingsofPower is an Istar, but what does that mean? LordoftheRings' wizards, explained:
The Stranger stands revealed, sort of, in The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power's first season finale episode,"Alloyed." . The mysterious Stranger, a.k.a."Meteor Man," has been one of the question marks pondered by Lord of the Rings fans throughout The Rings of Power's debut season. While, officially, the Stranger's name still remains a secret, Sauron's minions from Rhûn, after mistaking him for their Dark Lord, call the Stranger"Istar.
Where did the Istari come from?Explaining where the wizards came from requires getting into some of the more spiritual mythology of Middle-earth. The Maiar are the lesser of two orders of Ainur, holy beings who were the first living entities created by Eru Ilúvatar, the capital-"G" God of Arda, the world in which Middle-earth resides. The greater of the two orders are the Valar, who are roughly analogous to the lowercase-"g" gods of mythology.
However, the Valar put limits on what the Istari were allowed to do. They could not rule over the Free Peoples of Middle-earth, nor could they match the power of Sauron with their own, less they became like Sauron themselves . Thus, the Istari relied primarily on their wisdom to guide the Free Peoples in their fight against Sauron.
0commentsHowever, many signs point to the Stranger being Gandalf the Grey, arriving somewhat earlier in The Rings of Power's Middle-earth timeline than he does in the books. However, he could still be any of the wizards. That he's heading to Rhûn suggests he could be one of the Blue Wizards, for example.
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