Gandalf's relationship with Saruman, the head of the Order, was strained.

This reinforced Gandalf's growing suspicion that Bilbo's ring was the One Ring.

As " punishment " for eavesdropping on Gandalf's conversation with Frodo regarding the One Ring, Sam was made Frodo's first companion on his journey to Rivendell.

In Unfinished Tales Tolkien writes that on the 20th of September in Gríma was captured by the Nazgûl in the fields of the Rohirrim, while on his way to Isengard to inform Saruman of Gandalf's arrival at Edoras.

Gandalf's escape from Orthanc was instead instigated by a moth that Gandalf used to convey a message to the Eagles.

Also, in the narrative, it says that Gandalf thought that Sauron was quite capable of bringing all of Middle-earth under his sway even without the One Ring, perhaps explaining at least in part Gandalf's opposition to throwing the One Ring into the Sea at the Council of Elrond.

Power of the order of Gandalf's was necessary to destroy them, and as Maiar, only their physical forms could be destroyed.

Gandalf's rebuke of Frodo for wishing death upon Gollum in The Fellowship of the Ring is obliquely attributed in The Silmarillion to Gandalf's having been a disciple of Nienna in Valinor ( Chapter 2, " Valaquenta "): " Wisest of the Maiar was Olórin ... is ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned pity and patience.

Rickard also highlights amongst the key early Fortean Times advocates and supporters: Ion Alexis Will, who discovered The News in 1974 and became a " constant of valuable clippings, books, postcards and entertaining letters "; Janet and Colin Bord, later authors of Mysterious Britain ( Janet also wrote for Flying Saucer Review and Lionel Beer's Spacelink, while it was Colin's Fortean article in Gandalf's Garden that is particularly cited by Rickard as bringing him / them to his attention ); Phil Ledger, a " peripatetic marine biologist ", and The News < nowiki >'</ nowiki > " first enthusiastic fan "; Ken Campbell, Fortean playwright ; John Michell ; Richard Adams and Dick Gwynn, who both helped with the evolving layout and typesetting of later issues ; Chris Squire, who helped organise the first subscription database ; Canadian " Mr. X "; Mike Dash and cartoonist Hunt Emerson.

Gandalf's Garden was also a shop / restaurant / meeting place at World's End, Chelsea.

Other publications followed, such as Friends ( later Frendz ), based in the Ladbroke Grove area of London, Ink, which was more overtly political, and Gandalf's Garden which espoused the mystic path.

The first remake attempt was Gandalf's ' Yserbius project ', which was in development in 1998.

Gandalf's solutions were decidedly " low tech "; users selected what computer they wanted to connect to by selecting a two-digit number on the front of the modem, often requiring a " phone book " if more than one host computer was being used.

Gandalf's only known wife was Gauthild Gyrithe Alfsdottir.

The idea was revived in 1969 by Mary Caine in an article in the magazine Gandalf's Garden ( number 4 ).

Gandalf's investigations revealed it to be the One Ring forged by the Dark Lord Sauron.

Butterbur appears in both Ralph Bakshi's animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings ( 1978 ) and Peter Jackson's film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ( 2001 ), but in both adaptations most of his scenes, including the references to Gandalf's letter, are cut.

The name Gandalf came from when the founding fans of the band used to refer to Gandalf's guitarist as the guitar wizard, Gandalf ( from The Lord of the Rings ).

* The songs " Majesty " and " Run For the Night ", as well as the titles of instrumentals " By the Gates of Moria " and " Gandalf's Rebirth ", are based on J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

The group takes its name from Gandalf's horse Shadowfax in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings.

He forgot to send that letter to Frodo, leaving the latter uncertain as to Gandalf's fate and causing him to start his journey much later than the letter indicated.

Tolkien took the names of twelve of the thirteen dwarves he used in The Hobbit ( and Gandalf's name as well ) from Völuspá.

* " The Quest of Erebor ", a story by Tolkien on Gandalf's dealings leading up to the quest

Gandalf's plan to distract Sauron from the Ring is successful: Mordor is almost empty as all the remaining Orcs have been summoned to defend the land against the assault of the army led by Gandalf and Aragorn.

Unlike most modems, Gandalf's devices were custom systems intended to connect only to another Gandalf modem, and were designed to extract the maximum performance possible.

Though it may exist in either literate or illiterate societies, it assumes a role of true cultural importance only in the latter.

He takes names in connection with his funerary role, such as He who is upon his mountain, which underscores his importance as a protector of the deceased and their tombs, and the title He who is in the place of embalming, associating him with the process of mummification.

The changing economic and social conditions of the 19th led to a division between neo-classical and social liberals who, while agreeing on the importance of individual liberty, differed on the role of the state.

Recent study of the determinants of aggregate economic growth have stressed the importance of fundamental economic institutions and the role of cognitive skills.

The importance of Epictetus ' Stoicism for Stockdale, its role in A Man in Full, and its significance in Gladiator ( 2000 film ) is discussed by William O. Stephens < ref >

Among these losses, 1, 918 of the deaths were from a single regiment of the French Foreign Legion, a fact that testifies to the importance of the Foreign Legion's role in the campaign.

Around this time the center of political and social importance in the Low Countries started to shift from Flanders ( Bruges – Ghent ) to Brabant ( Antwerp – Brussels ), although Ghent would continue to play an important role.

The wars ended the role of Ghent as a center of international importance.

Light infantry and missile troops took part in the battle, but their role was of a lower importance.

He also believed in the importance of volunteerism and the role of individuals in playing a role in American society and the economy.

Albania played a role in the Sino-Soviet split far outweighing either its size or its importance in the communist world.

This vigorous and exclusive instinct explains the historical phenomenon of an isolated group, small in numbers yet dominating a country inhabited by a majority of peoples of different races and conflicting aspirations, and playing a role in European affairs out of all proportions to its numerical importance or intellectual culture.

Experimental mathematics continues to grow in importance within mathematics, and computation and simulation are playing an increasing role in both the sciences and mathematics, weakening the objection that mathematics does not use the scientific method.

Relations with Portugal, the former colonial power, are complex and of some importance as Portuguese investors play a visible role in Mozambique's economy.

Among modernists there were disputes about the importance of the public, the relationship of art to audience, and the role of art in society.

# Plays the leading role on human rights issues and emphasizes the importance of human rights at the international and national levels ;

Wagner's theories re-examined the importance of tempo, dynamics, bowing of string instruments and the role of principals in the orchestra.

In the Middle Ages they played a role of secular importance in Western Europe, often acting as arbitrators between Christian monarchs, and averting several wars.

These dams, along with a series of headworks and barrages built by the British and expanded since independence, are of vital importance to the national economy and played an important role in calming the raging floodwaters of 1992, which devastated large areas in the northern highlands and the Punjab plains.

The importance of proteolytic degradation inside cells and the role of ubiquitin in proteolytic pathways was acknowledged in the award of the 2004 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Aaron Ciechanover, Avram Hershko and Irwin Rose.

Conventional moral considerations play no role in his analysis of political events while geographic and ethnographic aspects are omitted or, at best, of secondary importance.

The existence of a high-ranked and high-profiled university with so many students plays a great role the city's position and importance in general, as well as in creating an image of Toruń's streets and clubs filled with crowds of young people.

Environmental and health standards rose throughout the Victorian era ; improvements in nutrition may also have played a role, although the importance of this is debated.

General Washington acknowledged to de Grasse the importance of his role in the victory: " You will have observed that, whatever efforts are made by the land armies, the navy must have the casting vote in the present contest.