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What was Gandalf before his physical form?
Gandalf as a Maia named Olórin before leaving the Undying Lands (by Annie Claudine) Originally called Olórin, he was accounted as the wisest of the Maiar (with the possible exception of Melian). In his “youth”, he became one of the Maiar who served Manwë, Varda, Irmo and Nienna.
What happened to Gandalf after the return of the king?
Gandalf himself died on the mountain top. His spirit, according to a letter Tolkien later wrote, departed from the world and returned to Iluvatar, who sent Gandalf back with increased power and authority. Gandalf’s restored body was recovered from the peak by Gwaihir, who had been sent by Galadriel.
What happened to Gandalf’s ëala?
As a Maia, Gandalf’s spirit or ëala is his primary form and therefore, after the destruction of his physical body, the ëala should have survived on and returned to Aman from where he originally came. We see it described this way in the cases of both Sauron and Saruman except that they don’t return to Aman.
Was Gandalf sent back to the world by the Valar?
Gandalf was not merely sent back, he was fundamentally changed; and before he could be enhanced or sent back, he was ‘accepted’. Tolkien then tells us explicitly that Gandalf left the World, and that it was Eru, not the Valar, who sent him back:
Did Gandalf go to the void with Saruman?
Eru himself took Gandalf at the moment of his death, enlightened him further, and sent him back. Sauron and Saruman did go to the Void, and we didn’t see Gandalf’s spirit in the text, and it wasn’t depicted in the movie.
What does Gandalf say to Aragorn in the two towers?
In the Two Towers movie, when Aragorn and company meet the newly reincarnated Gandalf the White, he has the following conversation with them GANDALF VOICEOVER: From the lowest dungeon to the highest peak…… I fought with the Balrog of Morgoth. Until at last I threw down my enemy……and smote his ruin upon the mountainside.