For
those of you aren’t, it means Lord of the Rings Online. We have all been very
well accustomed to the epic fantasy series of novel written by J.R.R. Tolkein
which is named as Lord of the Rings. LotRo is a massive online multi-player
game based on J.R.R. Tolkein’s fantasy world developed by Turbine.Inc.
Meet
Gandalf
In
the world of the Lord of the Rings, Gandalf is one of the characters who is
showcased to be an elf with magical powers. His name literally translates to
‘Elf with the Wand’. Gandalf’s original name was supposed to be ‘Bladorthin’.
The
original name of Gandalf, ‘Bladorthin’ was not fully lost; it was later used by
Tolkein in the books to name an ancient king. If you’re a fan of Lord of the
Rings, these things shall not be alien to you.
History
Of The Bladorthin
In
the middle earth, Gandalf was also known as the Istari, one of the five
wizards. In the third century, the Istari were “angelic spirits” sent by the
Valar (almost like Gods) to support men and elves in the war against Sauron.
The appearance and emotions of men were given to these Istari, not only to
behave like a familiar face, but also have the ability to relate to them.
These
empathetic feelings were very important to the growth of Gandalf, as his love
for Hobbits play a major role in the story’s grand scheme. Saruman, Radagast,
Alatar and Pallando were the four other Istari sent to Middle Earth.
In
this way, many lore buffs get upset with the understanding of Turbine’s lore,
which allows the Lore master and the Rune keeper to exercise control, which
will possibly cross the line into the territory of Istari. Saruman soon became
head of The White Council after his large knowledge of Sauron and the Rings of
Power (after Gandalf rejected Galadriel’s initial recommendation for this
position).
It
was when Saruman was finally eaten up with the evil of Sauron and formed the
Orc-Kind armies that for many, many years plagued the free peoples. This
section is important to remember as it defines the everlasting struggle of
Gandalf with the thought of sacrificing his own and eventually, he remembers
his original refusal for Saruman to take the place of the White Council.
One
day after Thorin Oakenshield had been bumped in by Bree’s Parcing Pony, the two
talked about the very real possibility that the great Smaug dragon would
devastating land near the Misty Mountains, particularly the Rivendell Elve
Metropolis.
His
interests lie primarily in the recovery of the area’s lost Dwarven territories
and old, forgotten treasures of Erebor. Thorin agreed to help. Gandalf’s love
of hobbits led him to hire one careless Bilbo Baggins to rob the great dragon
of the treasure, which gave birth to the Erebor Quest – and finally to the
Hobbit.
After
this incident, Gandalf spent a great part of his time looking into the danger
of the revival of Sauron and the roots of the ring which Bilbo said was Gollum
‘current’. Gandalf still believed that the ring of Bilbo was the one True Ring,
since Gandalf possessed the fire ring Narya.
After
the true power of the Ring has been revealed to him once again, he finds
himself gathering and defeating a group of adventurers. Saruman had at one
stage tried an alliance with Sauron to win his old friend Gandalf. Gandalf was
arrested because he refused, but finally the Great Eagle Gwaihir was saved.
Perhaps
one of Gandalf’s most famous confrontations comes with his fight against
Balrog. Gandalf was drawn into the abyss at Khazaddum Bridge, just after
uttering one of his most famous lines, “Fly you fools!” though Gandalf and
Balrag did not die in fall, they finally killed both of them in the next
battle.
Fortunately,
by Galadriel, Gandalf had another chance, but he became much stronger this
time. Gandalf the Grey was no longer, as Gandalf the White was now called:
Saruman’s true successor. He continued to fight several major fighting against
Saruman and Sauron powers, and finally saw Sauron collapse once the ring in
Mount Doom was destroyed.
Gandalf
spent about 2000 years in Middle earth, with Frodo, Bilbo, Galadriel and
Elrond, and retired across the sea in the undying lands. After that time the
rest of the centre earth eventually discovered that he had a power ring.
Gandalf can be found in Lord of the Rings Online in Bilbo’s Room in Rivendell’s
last homely house.
Found
in the Elrond Library, previously he had been transported to the Mines of Moria
with Book 14 in preparation for the journey of the fellowship. Hope you enjoyed
the LotRo Lore.
Written
by – Khadija Kapasi
Edited
by – Keerthana Lakshmi
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