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Gandalf Biography
Fictional Wizard
Gandalf is a leading figure in J.R.R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings. Gandalf is a good and powerful wizard, counselor to the hobbit Frodo and his allies, and rival to the evil wizard Saruman. Gandalf also appears in The Hobbit, the Tolkien story that preceded The Lord of the Rings. Gandalf was played by Ian McKellen in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, released from 2001-2003.
Extra credit: The name of Gandalf's faithful horse, Shadowfax, was adopted by a popular music group of the 1980s... He is also known by the Elvish name Mithrandir.
Gandalf stars with the heroic Aragorn in our loop on The Lord of the Rings.
Blog posts mentioning Gandalf:
Four Good Links
The Lord of the Rings Homepage
Good starting point, with book and movie news, a FAQ, links and more
TheOneRing.Net: Gandalf
Movie fans yak about the character and about Ian McKellen
Ian McKellen: Lord of the Rings
A special section on the film from the official site of the actor himself
The Encyclopedia of Arda
Ambitious project devoted to the works of J.R.R. Tolkien