#Istari

[oldschoolfrp]

Saruman the White ponders his palantír. "You are the trusted apprentice to one of the greatest Wizards in all Middle-earth" in A Spy in Isengard (Angus McBride cover art for Middle-earth Quest gamebook #1 by Terry K Amthor, Iron Crown Enterprises, 1988). McBride has been memed more than once.

[vertigoartgore]

Lord of the Rings's Gandalf the grey by artist Matías Bergara.

[aquitainequeen]

Me, while reading The Lord of the Rings: So, are we ever going to learn what the deal is with Gandalf and the other wizards? Tolkien: How do you mean? Me: Well, they're clearly very long lived, they came from over the sea many ages ago, Gandalf at least can do magic; so what exactly are they? Are they Elves, are they Men, are they something else? Tolkien: Angels. Me: Ah, okay. Me: ... Me: ......what. Tolkien: They're angels in human form. Me: What? Tolkien: And Sauron is also an angel. Me: What??? Tolkien: Maybe I should have expanded upon that in the main trilogy? Me: You could have stood to mention it a little more, yes.

[mgcoco]

Radagast and friends! 🤎

Tolkientober Day 5: Istari

[neldeathstar]

Whom do you serve...?

SA-RU-MAN!

Curumo, former Maia of Aulë, "brother" to Mairon, whom he admires very much. Always standing in Mairon's shadow he tries to catch a piece of Mairon's power and success by serving him and Melkor as their secret spy. Curumo enters the mortal world as Saruman the wise wizard, looking like a creature of light, to seem more trust worthy to the mortals. His main task is gaslighting the Eldar. He stands by Mairon's side till the better end...when he realizes that Mairon used him all the time it is too late.

In my headcanon Curumo followed Mairon cause he admires him and his relationship to Melkor. He wants to be as close to them as he can get to participate on what they have. He also has loving feelings for Lungorthin, Melkor's Balrog bodyguard. The affair with Lungorthin was the source of Curumos love for creatures of the darkness.

On this drawing he's still a young, but already fallen Maia, practicing to use his powers to serve the dark lords. He gets his iconic white beard later when he enters the world of the elves. Like all Maiar he can shape shift.

[kateksmallcuteowl]

Day 3 of lotr week: the green earth in the daylight.

Pov: somewhere on the first age.

[ayaosguqin]

“The Crimson wizard”

“what if “ another was seduced by Melkor and instead Mairon was sent to Arda as an Istari

[r0sa4077]

Gandalf the Grey - The Lord of the Rings

[mrkida-art]

Pallando, one of the blue wizards of middle earth

[mirra-kan]

LOTR20: Day 1:  history: The Blue Wizards

They must have had very great influence on the history of the Second Age and Third Age in weakening and disarraying the forces of East ... who would both in the Second Age and Third Age otherwise have ... outnumbered the West.  

Source: Last Writings | The Peoples of Middle-earth ✔All arts are mine and can be found on my blog. Today an awesome #lotrweek starts and I want to celebrate it by recalling my favorite and so underrated heroes - Ithryn Luin - Alatar Morinehtar and Pallando Romestamo. In his last writings Professor Tolkien revised their story and aknowledged the great impact they have had on a history of Middle-Earth. Their heroic deeds and sacrifices left vague but yet we can clearly see Professor's commitment to tell us more about their fate and Faithful Haradrim\Easterlings. What a story it could be... we can only guess now.

Special thanks to @lotr20 for welcoming any works based on LOTR - not movies only ❤

[daily-smol-silm]

Day #89 - Wildlife

Saw a drawing of red-haired Aiwendil the other day and couldn't get it out of my mind lol

Waaaghhh why is he always so cute I can't-- 😭

[abstractef]

Alright, Gandalf isn't there when he is needed, but have you considered:

he is always needed

he is busy being needed elsewhere

they never wait for him where he specifically asked to be waited

[zenlesszonezero]

[silmarillion-ways-to-die]

"What wouldst thou have more? Dost thou desire all the world for thy belly? I did not vow to give thee that. I am its Lord." – Morgoth, The Silmarillion

"Tears unnumbered ye shall shed; and the Valar will fence Valinor against you, and shut you out, so that not even the echo of your lamentation shall pass over the mountains." – Mandos, The Silmarillion

"Their swords and their counsels shall have two edges." – Melian, The Silmarillion

"Love not too well the work of thy hands and the devices of thy heart; and remember that the true hope of the Noldor lieth in the West, and cometh from the Sea." – Ulmo (through Tuor), The Silmarillion

"That is a small price for so great a treachery. So shall it surely be. Say on!" – Sauron, The Silmarillion

"Many are the strange chances of the world, and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter." – Gandalf, The Silmarillion

"Deserves it! I daresay he does. Many that live deserve death. And some that die deserve life. Can you give it to them? Then do not be too eager to deal out death in judgement. For even the very wise cannot see all ends." – Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

"So do I, and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us." – Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring.

"You have grown, Halfling. Yes, you have grown very much. You are wise, and cruel. You have robbed my revenge of sweetness, and now I must go hence in bitterness, in debt to your mercy. I hate it and you! Well, I go and I will trouble you no more. But do not expect me to wish you health and long life. You will have neither. But that is not my doing. I merely foretell." – Saruman, The Return of the King

"Behold! The shadow of my thought shall lie upon them wherever they go, and my hate shall pursue them to the ends of the world." – Morgoth, The Children of Hurin

"Fool of a Took! This is a serious journey, not a hobbit walking-party. Throw yourself in next time, and then you will be no further nuisance." – Gandalf, The Fellowship of the Ring

[leggy-lass]

Here’s a little drawing I did of what Olorin might have looked like back in his Valinor days!!

I actually drew this because I’m playing Gandalf big naturals in a crazy dnd campaign rn. Also in the campaign are Rick Grimes, trans!fem Carl Grimes, Jawbone O'Shaughnessey, and Mabel Pines

[valardynasty]

Tom Bombadil first look.

[mfelewzi]

The Blue Wizards in the Far Rhun and Harad.

These are two forgotten characters in Tolkien's world, cause he changed their destiny many times.

We Just know that they travelled to Rhun and Harad, and they tried to fight Sauron's influence in those great regions of Middle Earth.

How did their project work? Well, It isn't clear.

Maybe they failed, or they worked perfectly so not all Haradrim and Easterlings took part in The War of the Ring, or they made the same mistake of Radagast, creating some phylosophies and religions to help their regions and nothing more. Tolkien changed many times their destiny in his letters, so everyone can think what they want.

[zenlesszonezero]