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Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a wizard, one of the Istari order, and the leader of the Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Norse "Catalogue of Dwarves" (Dvergatal) in the Völuspá.
Detail of Gandalf (right) turning the trolls to stone in one of J.R.R. Tolkien's drawings for The Hobbit
Detail of Gandalf (right) turning the trolls to stone in one of J.R.R. Tolkien's drawings for The Hobbit
Gwaihir the Eagle rescues Gandalf from Orthanc. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1981
Gwaihir the Eagle rescues Gandalf from Orthanc. Scraperboard illustration by Alexander Korotich, 1981
Der Berggeist by Josef Madlener
Der Berggeist by Josef Madlener
Väinämöinen as depicted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in The Defense of the Sampo (1896)
Väinämöinen as depicted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela in The Defense of the Sampo (1896)
J. R. R. Tolkien
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Tolkien in the 1920s
Tolkien in the 1920s
1892 Christmas card with a coloured photo of the Tolkien family in Bloemfontein, sent to relatives in Birmingham, England
1892 Christmas card with a coloured photo of the Tolkien family in Bloemfontein, sent to relatives in Birmingham, England
Birmingham Oratory, where Tolkien was a parishioner and altar boy (1902–1911)
Birmingham Oratory, where Tolkien was a parishioner and altar boy (1902–1911)
King Edward's School in Birmingham, where Tolkien was a pupil (1900–1902, 1903–1911)
King Edward's School in Birmingham, where Tolkien was a pupil (1900–1902, 1903–1911)