#Pallando

[thelien-art]

The Blue Wizards

Only two came forward; Curumo and Alatar... and Alatar took Pallando as a friend

J.R.R Tolkien

Alatar really is the embodiment of that one friend who thinks going on a field trip in the middle of nowhere where you have never been before is a good idea.

It will be fun he said.

Alatar: Such fun we´re having!!

Pallando: Hmm...

Alatar: No?

[forlath]

If Tolkien's dwarves are gonna speak with a Scottish accent, wouldn't it be fun if'n they went full on regional, like proper Glaswegian dialect/slang? Think I feel a webcomic coming on...

[mrkida-art]

Pallando, one of the blue wizards of middle earth

[southaway]

Okay, this took way longer than the "about a week" I said it would. I got a couple of commissions and then had a time sensitive Tolkien project I had to finish, but here he is finally!

Pallando for @nine-kings-of-men (I'm so sorry this took so long)

I think where my Alatar has a hunting dog he can summon, Pallando goes with falconry. Like maybe he changes out the flowers powering his staff and that dictates the type of raptor he can summon, something like that.

[velvet4510]

I wonder how many, if any, elements of LOTR we have Edith to thank for.

I mean, her husband was writing this stuff throughout their entire marriage, and he must’ve run some of it by her, if not all of it. Plus he based an entire character (Lúthien) on her, which she must’ve known. I wouldn’t be surprised if she looked over an early draft of LOTR and said “honey, come on, put an interesting female character somewhere in here,” a wish he most certainly granted via Éowyn.

I’ve heard rumors that JRR originally intended to pair Aragorn and Éowyn as a couple and then tragically kill off Éowyn, but Edith said “no way you’re making it that depressing” and insisted he change it. I’m not sure if this is true, but if so, thank you, Edith!

Also this may be a stretch - and it probably is - but I wonder if she had something to do with his drastic changes to the Blue Wizards’ story. In the 50s he wrote that they probably fell to Sauron and started evil magic cults. Perhaps later on, Edith said “by the way honey, couldn’t those Blue Wizards have been better than that?” It was 1972, the year after Edith passed, that JRR wrote his updates to the Blue Wizards saying they were actually successful in turning many Easterlings away from Sauron. Perhaps he did so to honor an idea of hers?

If anyone has any sources mentioning any contribution from Edith, I’d love to hear about it.

[riding-with-the-wild-hunt]

"Their task was to circumvent Sauron: to bring help to the few tribes of Men that had rebelled from Melkor-worship, to stir up rebellion. . .and after his first fall to search out his hiding (in which they failed) and to cause [?dissension and disarray] among the dark East. . .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." - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Peoples of Middle-earth, "Last Writings"

@ainurweek day 5 ⇢ THE BLUE WIZARDS

[ID: an edit comprised of four posters in teal, grey-blue, and shades of brown. All have a beige background.

1: A small rectangular image of Joel Adama Gueye, a middle-eaged italian-senegalese model with light brown skin and dark, tightly curled hair pulled back and decorated with small metal pieces. He is looking up and to the left with a serious expression, and wears a large silver necklace. A blue piece of cloth unfolds behind him. The upper right corner of the image is framed with a layered teal and blue decoration, and text in the bottom left corner reads "alatar," with the first letter larger and in a teal gothic font with a brown shadow, while the rest is just teal and in a cursive script / 2: A rectangular image extending from the top right corner of the poster almost to the left. It shows blueish mountains wreathed in clouds and extending down to water. Teal text in a frame of the same color, partially layered over the image, reads "alatar" in the same format as Image 1, and below it, "also called Rómestámo, or east-helper, and Haimenar, meaning one who fares far, was a Maia of Oromë before undertaking the journey to Middle Earth as one of the five Istari. He strove valiantly to bring succor to the peoples of the East and frustrate the encroaching power of Mordor." The same decoration as in Image 1 is on the lower right corner of the frame / 3: Same format as Image 2, but reversed. This time, the image shows a street of blue buildings in a traditional north african style, and the large text reads "Pallando," and below it, "also called Morinehtar, or darkness-slayer, and Palacendo, meaning far-sighted one, was sworn to the service of Nessa. They traveled to Middle Earth at the behest of their friend and companion Alatar, and alongside the armies of the East proved themself a great warrior." / 4: Same format as Image 1, but the central picture shows Dua Saleh, a young sudanese person with dark skin and braided black hair. They are looking down and to the right, and wearing a white collared shirt and a silver piece of jewelry that extends across their face, as well as silver caps on their ears. Text reads "pallando" //End ID]

[ainurweek]

Tolkien Moodboard || The Blue Wizards || For @ainurweek Day 5!

[eldamaranquendi]

Istari by  Rene Gross

Saruman

Gandalf

Radagast

Pallando

Alatar

[dsst]

Even as the first shadows were felt in Mirkwood there appeared in the west of Middle-earth the Istari, whom Men called the Wizards. In the likeness of Men they appeared, old but vigorous, and they changed little with the years, and aged but slowly, though great cares lay on them; great wisdom they had, and many powers of mind and hand.

[silmarillion-ways-to-die]

We all know it's Pallando.

[arofili]

@tolkienofcolourweek day one | ainur | the blue wizards

Their task was to circumvent Sauron: to bring help to the few tribes of Men that had rebelled from Melkor-worship, to stir up rebellion and after his first fall to search out his hiding (in which they failed) and to cause dissension and disarray among the dark East... 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.

[forlath]

I mean...

[carnistirmorifinwe]

I thought about designs for the Blue Wizards inspired mostly by the Near East as it is told that they went somewhere far east/south, so here we go.

[velvet4510]

Olórin served Nienna, Manwë, Varda, and Irmo.

Curumo served Aulë.

Aiwendil served Yavanna.

Alatar served Oromë.

Tolkien never mentioned Pallando’s master/mistress.

[ent-maiden]

Two magical dudes

the blue wizards

in watercolor and pencil.

Tolkien OC Week: Day 4 Forgotten Characters. Not exactly forgotten, but Tolkien ignored these dudes enough in LOTR they might as well be. I suspect they were already killed by the events of LOTR since being missionaries and revolutionaries can be a dangerous job. RIP blue wizards.

I think Pallando is the guy on the left and Alatar is the guy on the right because the guy on the left has a very friendly expression while the guy on the right is more solemn. The guy on the left just seems like the friendly friend you need for a mission. But interpret it how you want. I don't really care who's who. Their appearances were inspired by how I imagine Easterlings and Haradrim would look. So central Asian (with a Vietnamese hat because I saw it on fan art and I liked it) and Persian.

Because I waited so long between drying layers I barely got this in before midnight.

[valardynasty]

Ordre des Istari 3/5

Pallando, le mage bleu.

"Pallando est l'un des cinq Maiar qui composaient l'Ordre des Sorciers envoyés en Terre du Milieu pour aider les Peuples Libres dans leur lutte contre Sauron. Son plus proche ami est Alatar."

Création par Intelligence Artificielle.