Of course, they're also handy if Gandalf wants to use them as a physical weapon, too. It's also made clear that the staves are very necessary in order for the wizards to perform these spells, as Gandalf refuses to part with it before he meets Théoden. Gandalf also uses it to destroy the bridge of Khazad-Dûm, to lift Théoden's curse, and to ward off Ringwraiths who are attacking soldiers of Gondor. Not only do they just throw each other around, but Saruman even summons a whole lightning storm to attack the Fellowship as they traverse the Pass of Caradhras. Saruman and Gandalf can be observed using it on each other. Radagast primarily uses his to heal sick animals and defend himself against the Ringwraiths at Dol Guldur. All three wizards throw around some pretty powerful magic over the course of the franchise. These staves are what give the wizards their ability to cast spells. Three out of five wizards have been named and have appeared in the films: Gandalf, Saruman the White ( Sir Christopher Lee), and Radagast the Brown ( Sylvester McCoy). Despite having the opportunity to destroy the Ring, he claims it and thus sets off the chain of events detailed in The Lord of the Rings.Wizard Staves vary in appearance, and are only wielded by the Istari, or the five wizards. Towards the end of the Second Age, while the Last Alliance of Elves and Men fights to destroy Sauron, Isildur cuts the One Ring from Sauron’s hand. Following its demise, the then-king, Elendil, and his two sons, Isildur and Anárion, set off to Middle-earth, where they established two kingdoms, Gondor and Arnor. However, it is during the Second Age that Númenor meets its downfall, with a little help from Sauron. Found to the west of Middle-earth, it is one of the great civilisations of Men. While we don’t fully visit Númenor in the first two episodes of The Rings of Power, it’s clear that we will by episode three. Or perhaps he is a god? We’ve got five seasons to find out. It’s very possible the mysterious stranger could be Olórin, although he could easily be another wizard. While known under that moniker, he was actually a sort of spirit that dwelled in Valinor, watching over the Elves. Gandalf, before he was the beloved grey wizard with a penchant for fireworks, was known as Olórin. Should this be the case, it would be a big deviation from the lore, although there are ways it could work. There are even theories that he could be Gandalf, given his ability to converse with the fireflies in the second episode. However, there are theories that the man who falls from the sky in the meteor could well be one of the wizards. Gandalf, nor any of the wizards (soz Saruman), actually appear in Middle-earth during the Second Age. They are, instead, nomadic people who like to keep to themselves. (It’s either that or Amazon weren’t permitted the rights to use the word “hobbit”.) During this era, the Harfoots don’t have a permanent home (the Shire is a few hundred years off, at least). However, despite their hairy feet and short stature, the show does not call them Hobbits, which is likely a deliberate decision to differentiate them from those creatures in The Lord of the Rings. Harfoots are, for all intents and purposes, a breed of Hobbit (the one that, by the time of The Lord of the Rings, has become the predominant breed of Hobbit). Nevertheless, this is one of the examples where The Rings of Power plays a little fast and loose with Tolkien’s lore.
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