Why not Mithrandir?
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Because, like Gandalf, Mithrandir is a name given to him by the folks on Middle-Earth. Olorin was his name in Valinor.
Why can’t he just be “Bob”?
Isn't he in Middle Earth?
Or did I miss the part that he is using his Valinor name initially?
Bear McCreary has posted that the second season soundtrack release will follow the pattern of the first season, with a single album with thematic extracts from the entire season going up digitally and on streaming ahead of the season release on August 23rd, (with pre-orders for CDs and vinyl opening on that date, for those of us with mutually-incompatible perspectives on how to get the highest-quality music on a physical artifact), along with episode-specific albums with the full scores releasing alongside each episode.
Also, a preview single, "The Last Ballad of Damrod" will release this Thursday. (FB Source Link, IG Source Link)
Yeah, people need to call him something, it may as well be "Stick-Elf." Assuming, of course, he acquires his trademark stick at some point.
Also, a preview single, "The Last Ballad of Damrod" will release this Thursday. (FB Source Link, IG Source Link)
Yeah, people need to call him something, it may as well be "Stick-Elf." Assuming, of course, he acquires his trademark stick at some point.
Counting down!
EW.com has posted three new articles including a big digital cover story.
And another article about the new things we've never seen before that the season will explore. I have to admit, I'm a little surprised Tolkien never went into detail about the dwarves' rings, he seemed to get deep into everything else. Some of the stuff in this is repeated from the cover story, but it does have a few different bits of information, so it's still worth reading.
This one is mostly just the pictures from the cover story, but there are a few different pictures, quotes, and bits of info that aren't in the cover story.
And another article about the new things we've never seen before that the season will explore. I have to admit, I'm a little surprised Tolkien never went into detail about the dwarves' rings, he seemed to get deep into everything else. Some of the stuff in this is repeated from the cover story, but it does have a few different bits of information, so it's still worth reading.
This one is mostly just the pictures from the cover story, but there are a few different pictures, quotes, and bits of info that aren't in the cover story.
Tolkien didn't go deep into any of the rings besides The One and the elven rings, because it didn't really matter to his mythology. The Rings the dwarfs were given (which weren't made specially for them, the Dwarf and Men rings were all made together and are only mentioned separately because some were given to one race and the rest to another) are unable to turn Dwarves into wraiths or bend them to Sauron's will like they can with men, and they generally help the dwarves become very wealthy.
That wealth tends to bring out the greediness in their wearers, although unlike what the producer of the show leads you to believe its not clear if the ring when worn by a dwarf makes the dwarves greedier or if the greed is just a consequence of gaining all the richs that the ring enbles the dwarven owner to get. Regardless that greed tended to lead the dwarf ring bearers into trouble, like dragons coming to steal their treasure, and that disrupts the dwarves as a people in ways helpful to Sauron, even if its not what he intended the rings to do. Thats why several of the rings were destroyed by dragon fire, and I think Sauron only has four of the rings originally given to dwarfs by the third age, with the others having been destroyed or totally losy.
Personally I don't like the idea of the ring having specific effects on the dwarfs, it really seems like its not supposed to be a direct mental influence on them at all, but apparently even the slight wiggly room of "it might be the ring or just the greed of rich people that screws with the dwarfs" is apparently enough for the show to have the ring apparently influence the dwarven king.
That wealth tends to bring out the greediness in their wearers, although unlike what the producer of the show leads you to believe its not clear if the ring when worn by a dwarf makes the dwarves greedier or if the greed is just a consequence of gaining all the richs that the ring enbles the dwarven owner to get. Regardless that greed tended to lead the dwarf ring bearers into trouble, like dragons coming to steal their treasure, and that disrupts the dwarves as a people in ways helpful to Sauron, even if its not what he intended the rings to do. Thats why several of the rings were destroyed by dragon fire, and I think Sauron only has four of the rings originally given to dwarfs by the third age, with the others having been destroyed or totally losy.
Personally I don't like the idea of the ring having specific effects on the dwarfs, it really seems like its not supposed to be a direct mental influence on them at all, but apparently even the slight wiggly room of "it might be the ring or just the greed of rich people that screws with the dwarfs" is apparently enough for the show to have the ring apparently influence the dwarven king.
One aspect of Tolkien is that he never went deep if it was relevant to the full story. As he noted, his stories are written primarily about "men" which is part of the reason why we get more men characters as the story progresses, rather than just Hobbits. The Dwarves were not always the primary focus, save for as viewed through the lens of the Hobbits, so he didn't unpack much of it. He likened some of their traditions to Jewish, with a private language and personal name known only to family members, as well as their creation story.
But, the rings were never a major factor in the primary stories told.
EW.com continues their run of Rings of Power with a new article about the Stoors.
I liked what they did with the Harfoots last season, so I look forward to seeing what the Stoors are like.
I liked what they did with the Harfoots last season, so I look forward to seeing what the Stoors are like.
New trailer!
Ents and Balrogs...and Barrow-wights?! Oh my!
Ents and Balrogs...and Barrow-wights?! Oh my!
Possible Saruman appearance?
Yeah, I also wondered if that was suppose to be him. Canonically, it shouldn't be but since The Stranger is all but certainly Gandalf, I don't think they're following the Age introductions...
I'm going to grab my appendices tonight and see what timelines are actually known. And given that even Tolkien wasn't firm on their appearance, changing his mind about the Blue Wizards from failures to successes, I'm not overly worried about that timeline.
There's still the outside chance that these are the Blue Wizards.
I'm right there with you. I've been begging and pleading for the Blue Wizards from the get go!
Yes, but you'll also annoy the purists since Tolkien changed his mind on their mission and success
Speaking as a former purist, I'm good with that.
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