Five wizards were sent to Middle Earth to help fight Sauron, but only Gandalf got to go back home because of his actions ...

All 5 Wizards/Istari In Lord Of The Rings Explained. In Lord of the Rings, and all of Tolkien lore, there were five Wizards that came from Valinor to help the peoples of Middle-Earth defeat Sauron.

He only physically appeared in Middle-earth for around 2,000 to 3,000 years, taking on the identity of Gandalf the wizard. As such, Gandalf’s exact age is difficult to place.

From the moment his meteor crashed into Middle-earth we suspected Daniel Weyman’s Stranger might actually be a wizard. But not only did The Rings of Power not confirm his real identity until the ...

When we meet the Dark Wizard in the second episode of season 2, he seems to possess powers similar to those of the Stranger, making it likely that he is also an Istar, or at least was once known ...

Magic: The Gathering publisher Wizards of the Coast will print a one-of-one foil card for The One Ring when its Lord of the Rings crossover series launches later this summer. Players can also find ...

Gandalf was what the wizard was called in most human and hobbit languages in Northwestern Middle-earth, though in Gondor, the most elf-adjacent human nation in The Lord of the Rings, he was called ...

Wizards of the Coast Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth Reveals First Magic Cards. Recently, we got a good look at the first revealed cards from The Lord of the Rings‘ collaboration with ...

Morgoth’s lingering evil, combined with Sauron’s darkness, could have corrupted any wizard present on Middle-earth during the Second Age. Hinds could be playing one of the blue wizards Tolkien ...

On a lighter note, a cycle of full art basic lands will feature art from different sections of Middle-earth’s iconic map. Art Director Ovidio Cartagena tells me this was one of their very first ...

The season 1 finale revealed that the Stranger is not, in fact, the reincarnation of Sauron, but rather an Istar, or a Wizard sent to Middle-earth. There were five Istari sent to Middle-earth ...

Wizards of the Coast has released new details and previews of its upcoming Magic: The Gathering – The Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-Earth set, which will be released this summer as a full ...