The Wizards or Istari in J. R. R. Tolkien's fiction were powerful angelic beings, Maiar, who took the form of Men to intervene in the affairs of Middle-earth...

Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. He is the leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge...

knowledge, not by ruling them with fear and force. They were known as the Istari or Wizards, and included Gandalf the Grey (Olórin or Mithrandir, later Gandalf...

fictional city in the Dungeons & Dragons game i*, a software modeling language Istari, the wizards in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional world Hubei Istar F.C., a Chinese...

"Wizard King", and considered making him either a renegade member of the Istari, or an immortal Maia, before settling on having him as a Man, a mortal,...

novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. He is a wizard, one of the Istari order, and the leader of the Company of the Ring. Tolkien took the name...

mortal forms to help or hinder the peoples of Middle-earth, such as the Istari (Wizards), Melian, Balrogs, and the Dark Lord Sauron. The wizards of Middle-earth...

Elvish ships could still reach it). In the Third Age, the Valar send the Istari (or wizards) to Middle-earth to aid in the battle against Sauron. The names...

Versions of such tales, including the origins of Gandalf and the other Istari (Wizards), the death of Isildur and the loss of the One Ring in the Gladden...

Bicyclus istaris, the velvet bush brown, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo...

than the Valar, but less powerful individually. Among the good were the Istari or Wizards, sent to Middle-earth. Among the evil were the Balrogs or fire-demons...

his direction to an American accent. Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey: An Istari wizard and mentor to Frodo. Sean Connery was approached for the role, but...

He is an original character. Patrick O'Connor as Gandalf the Grey, an Istari wizard. As with Webster and Mortensen, coverage has noted O'Connor's resemblance...

Manga, in Italy by Star Comics, in Spain by Norma Editorial, in Russia by Istari Comics, in Thailand by Siam Inter Comics, in Vietnam by Kim Đồng Publishing...

for the development of the multi-satellite surveillance and intelligence ISTARI system. The strategy announced that the UK would adopt an "international...

offices of the Valar and of Gandalf, one of the Valar's emissaries, the Istari or Wizards. However, Aman is not, they write, exactly paradise. Firstly...

wounds and re-clothed him in white, signalling his new status as head of the Istari, the order of wizards. After Sauron perished, Celeborn led the host of Lórien...

Citadel of Minas Tirith during the War of the Ring. Radagast: one of the Five Istari or Wizards who has an affinity with nature. Samwise Gamgee: Loyal companion...

character as vain and ambitious. Daniel Weyman as the Stranger: One of the Istari (Wizards) who falls from the sky in a flaming meteor and befriends Nori...

including many birds. The in-fiction etymology, according to the essay "The Istari" in Unfinished Tales, is that the name Radagast means "tender of beasts"...

Elros and Maedhros; and some "last writings" addressing the subjects of the Istari (Wizards), Glorfindel of Gondolin and Rivendell, and Círdan the Shipwright...

Elves under Tar-Minastir. In one version he is sent as a predecessor to the Istari (Wizards); in a different version, he arrived in Middle-earth together with...

Manga, in Italy by Star Comics, in Spain by Norma Editorial, in Russia by Istari Comics, in Thailand by Siam Inter Comics, in Vietnam by Kim Đồng Publishing...

reclaim the Lonely Mountain from Smaug. Ian McKellen as Gandalf the Grey: An Istari wizard who recruits Bilbo and helps to arrange the quest to reclaim the...

2018 National Defense Strategy steering group. He is currently the CEO at Istari, as well as serving as senior advisor at McKinsey and Co., and teaching...

musicians who make use of recorded live instrumentation in their music, such as Istari Lasterfahrer, Hecate, Benn Jordan, Ruby My Dear, Qüatros, Venetian Snares...

after the defeat of Morgoth, but in later years they sent the wizards or Istari to help in the struggle against Sauron. The most important wizards were...

are the equivalent of gods in Tolkien's mythology. The Maiar include the Istari (Wizards) who appear as human men. Sauron (portrayed by Charlie Vickers):...

Companies portal Anime and manga portal XL Media (in Russian) Mega-Anime Istari comics (in Russian) RUSCICO (Russian Cinema Council) (in Russian) "Reanimedia...

Good has some powers that boost the ability of a single hero (Power of the Istari, Andúril). Evil receives aid in resource harvesting (Industry, Fuel the...