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The '''Blue Wizards''' (or the ''[[Ithryn Luin]]'') are two notoriously mysterious | The '''Blue Wizards''' (or the ''[[Ithryn Luin]]'') are two notoriously mysterious [[Wizards]] of the five of [[Middle-earth]]. The two Wizards were sent to the East. | ||
Their names in [[Valinor]] were [[Maiar]] '''[[Alatar]]''' and '''[[Pallando]]''', and they served the [[Valar|Vala]] [[Oromë]]<ref>{{HM|UT}}, [[The Istari]]</ref>. The names they used in Middle-earth are now '''Morinehtar''' and '''Rómestámo''' ("Darkness-slayer" and "East-helper"). | |||
They are said to have arrived not in the [[Third Age]], but in the [[Second Age|Second]], around the year [[Second Age 1600|1600]], the time of the forging of the [[One Ring]]. Their mission was to weaken the forces of [[Sauron]] and it is said that the Wizards had a pivotal role in the victories of the West at the end of both the Second and the Third Ages.<ref>{{HM|PM}}, [[Last Writings]]</ref> | |||
It is however possible that they ultimately abandoned their roles and started magical cults.<ref>[[Letter 211]]</ref> | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
*[[Pallando]] | *[[Pallando]] | ||
*[[Alatar]] | *[[Alatar]] | ||
==Other versions== | |||
In [[Letter 211]], Tolkien says that the two wizards went into the East, and likely failed their mission, perhaps having started magical cults; however he stated that as a hypothesis, not a fact. Later in his life he elaborated more on their characters. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[http://www.lotrlibrary.com/agesofarda/bluewizards.asp Lord of the Rings Fanatics Library - The Infamous Blue Wizards] | *[http://www.lotrlibrary.com/agesofarda/bluewizards.asp Lord of the Rings Fanatics Library - The Infamous Blue Wizards] | ||
*[http://tolkien.slimy.com/tfaq/Istari.html#BlueWiz Who were the Blue Wizards?] | |||
[[Category:Maiar]] | [[Category:Maiar]] | ||
[[de:Ithryn Luin]] | [[de:Ithryn Luin]] | ||
[[fi:Siniset velhot]] | [[fi:Siniset velhot]] | ||
Revision as of 19:11, 8 April 2009
The Blue Wizards (or the Ithryn Luin) are two notoriously mysterious Wizards of the five of Middle-earth. The two Wizards were sent to the East.
Their names in Valinor were Maiar Alatar and Pallando, and they served the Vala Oromë[1]. The names they used in Middle-earth are now Morinehtar and Rómestámo ("Darkness-slayer" and "East-helper").
They are said to have arrived not in the Third Age, but in the Second, around the year 1600, the time of the forging of the One Ring. Their mission was to weaken the forces of Sauron and it is said that the Wizards had a pivotal role in the victories of the West at the end of both the Second and the Third Ages.[2]
It is however possible that they ultimately abandoned their roles and started magical cults.[3]
See Also
Other versions
In Letter 211, Tolkien says that the two wizards went into the East, and likely failed their mission, perhaps having started magical cults; however he stated that as a hypothesis, not a fact. Later in his life he elaborated more on their characters.
