Blue Wizards
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History
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In a letter, Tolkien says that these two wizards went into the East, and likely failed their mission, perhaps having 
Added by Darth MantusThey are said to have arrived not in the Third Age, but in the Second, around the year SA 1600, the time of the Forging of the One Ring. Their mission though is still to the east, to weaken the forces of Sauron. And it is here said that the Wizards far from failed; rather, they had a pivotal role in the victories of the West at the end of both the Second and the Third Ages. Glorfindel was likely also, Tolkien mentioned later, a shipmate of the Wizards, for he reappears in history about that time.
Etymology
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Like most names in Tolkien's works, the names of the Blue Wizards are significant. The name Romestamo means East-helper, coming from the Quenya word romen, meaning uprising, sunrise, east. Here, Rómestámo incorporates not only his relation to the East of Middle-earth, but also his mission there: to encourage uprising and rebellion against Sauron. Similarly, Pallando may include the Quenyan palan meaning far: while Ala- is a stem meaning "spread", and Tar, Taure is a forest-name meaning dark woods.
Accordingly the Valinorean names may equate "Far-seer" (Pallando) and "Wide-forest" or "Forest-spreader" (Alatar), with reference perhaps to their unique provinces, Pallando over foresight and Alatar over trees, as Aiwendil (Radagast) was over beasts. While Morinehtar also includes the "tar" element, the translation Tolkien gives in the late note is "Darkness-slayer".
Appearances
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In The Lord of the Rings trilogy, they are never mentioned by name, only referenced with "the rods of the five wizards" by Saruman in the third film.
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, when Bilbo asks Gandalf if there are any other wizards, Gandalf states there are "five of us": himself, Radagast, Saruman, and the two Blue Wizards, but he has "quite forgotten their names."
See also
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| Ainur of Arda | |
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| Ainulindalë (Music of the Ainur) | |
| Lords of the Valar: | Manwë | Aulë | Oromë | Irmo (Lórien) | Námo (Mandos) | Tulkas | Ulmo |
| Queens of the Valar (The Valier): | Varda | Yavanna | Vána | Estë | Vairë | Nessa | Nienna |
| Lord of the Valar (The Enemy): | Morgoth (a.k.a. Melkor) |
| Maiar: | Eönwë | Ilmarë | Ossë | Uinen | Salmar | Melian | Arien | Tilion | Curumo (Saruman) | Olórin (Gandalf) | Aiwendil (Radagast) | Alatar (Morinehtar) | Pallando (Rómestámo) |
| Maiar (Enemies): | Sauron | Gothmog | Durin's Bane | Ungoliant | Curumo (Saruman) |
References
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- Unfinished Tales: The Istari pg. 393
- The Letters of J. R. R. Tolkien