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While Gandalf's staff in The Lord of the Rings is an important piece of his character, the magical item has a new meaning in The Rings of Power.
Gandalf is an ultra-powerful magical being in The Lord of the Rings, so why on Middle-earth would he need to use a staff? Here's what we know.
Here’s a fun, nerdy fact about Lord of the Rings: In Old Norse, Gandalf translates to “staff elf.” J.R.R. Tolkien based the name of his wise, old wizard on the word Gandálfr, a combination ...
The white staff wielded by Sir Ian McKellen’s hero wizard Gandalf in the Lord of the Rings trilogy has sold at auction for a whopping £245,000. The intricate staff had been tipped to fetch ...
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power gave the Stranger a name, but is that how it happened in Tolkien’s lore? And could the Dark Wizard be Saruman?
Beast Kingdom has a few San Diego Comic Con 2025 exclusives up their sleeves like a new Dynamic Action Heroes Lord of the ...
The Rings of Power season 2 has introduced Ciarán Hinds as a new dark wizard. Is this actually Saruman from The Lord of the Rings?
The Rings of Power's finale pointed to the Dark Wizard being Saruman, but the showrunners say that's unlikely. So is he really a Blue Wizard?
In Gandalf's showdown with the Witch-king – a scene only found in the extended editions – the sinister villain breaks Gandalf's magic staff.