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[[File:Istari.jpg|thumb|250px|A depiction of all five of the Istari or Wizards]]

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The '''Istari''' ([[Quenya]] [[Tengwar]]: singular spelling: Istar), in the [[Undying Lands]], were [[Maia]] spirits, when they were sent to aid the [[Free Peoples of Middle-earth]] against the return and rise of [[Sauron]]. Most were given different names from before they had come and they arrived in different colours of clothing from each other, and they were called '''Wizards'''. Many of these wizards came to the northwestern regions of [[Middle-earth]]. The chiefs of those that came to Middle-earth were five in number. Although the only wizards explicitly named or mentioned in the books are the Istari, there are several allusions to there being many other, lesser wizards in Middle Earth, just as "magic rings" are treated as much more commonplace than the [[Rings of Power]], although none are actually seen.

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When the five istari came to Middle Earth sent by the Valar they where known as [[Heren Istarion]] or translated as '''Order of Wizards'''.

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==History==

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At about [[TA 1000]], [[Manwë]] summoned a council of the [[Valar]] to send three messengers to Middle-earth. Two Maiar came, [[Curumo]] (Curunir or Saruman) sent by [[Aulë]], and (Morinehtar) [[Alatar]], sent by [[Oromë]]. Manwë asked where [[Olórin]] was, and he came, after returning from a journey. Manwë asked Olórin (Gandalf) if he would go as the third messenger. Olórin said that he was too weak, and he was afraid of [[Sauron]]. Manwë said that that was all the more reason to go, and that he commanded Olórin to go as the third. Then [[Varda]] said "Not as the third." [[Yavanna]] begged Curumo to take (Radagast) [[Aiwendil]], and [[Alatar]] took (Rómestámo),[[Pallando| Pallando]] as a friend. They were forbidden to dominate the peoples of Middle-earth or to match Sauron's power with power. When Saruman, the greatest of the Wizards, disobeyed this injunction, he was cast from the order and banished from [[Valinor]]. At the end of the [[Third Age]] the Istari passed from sight, with the fall of Sauron their work was done. Gandalf passed over Sea with the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings. Of the other surviving Istari, Saruman was cut in the throat by Grima Wormtongue who was then slain by [[Hobbit]] arrows. Upon his death Saruman's spirit looked to the West, but was blown away. Saruman was banished from the order and Valinor anyway unless he had repented his acts which he never did before his death or before Frodo, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and Bilbo set out for the Grey Havens. Radagast may have chosen to go to the Grey Havens or chosen to stay in Middle-earth. His fate is unknown but as he was already immortal of the race of the [[Maia]] he would ultimately be forced to leave Middle-Earth. The Blue Wizards went east before the War of the Ring, and whether they played a part in the events of the war is unclear. According to Tolkien's letters they may have formed cults for magic worship and practice among the Easterlings.

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==Appearance==

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The Istari bore the forms of old Men, although they were vigorous and aged very slowly. They possessed great skill of body and mind; their powers were focused through their staffs. Each of the Istari had his own color and grade within the Order. [[Saruman]] the White was the eldest and [[Gandalf]] the Grey second. The other Istari were [[Radagast]] the Brown and several, unnamed, who dwelt far in the east.

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There are said to be at least five known Istari. They are called wizards by men.

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These five are named below;

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*'''Curumo''', the white wizard, was more commonly known as [[Saruman]]. He later claimed the title "Saruman of the Many Colours", after he was seduced by the evil power of Sauron.

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*'''Olórin''', the grey wizard, was more commonly known as [[Gandalf]]. However, after dying at the hands of a [[Balrog]], Gandalf was reborn as a white wizard.

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*'''Aiwendil''', the brown wizard, was more commonly known as [[Radagast]].

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*'''[[Alatar]] and [[Pallando]]''', the Blue Wizards, were not known by any other names. (''Note: Later in his life, Tolkien wrote a note, suggesting that the names of the Blue Wizards were Morinehtar and Rómestámo. It is not clear whether these names were intended to replace the names Alatar and Pallando, or whether Morinehtar and Rómestámo were alternate names for the Blue Wizards, possibly those given to them by the peoples of Middle-earth.'')

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Saruman was killed by [[Gríma]] following the [[Battle of Bywater]], and Gandalf returned to the [[Undying Lands]] in [[TA 3021]]. However, the fates of the three other [[Istari]] are relatively unknown. [[Alatar]] and [[Pallando]] disappeared in the east, while [[Radagast]] stayed in Middle-earth at least until [[TA 3018]].

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==Etymology==

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The [[Sindarin]] word for Istari was '''Ithryn''' (singular '''Ithron''').

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==Real World uses for the name Heren Istarion==

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It is also the name of the [http://www.herenistarion.org/ website] of the [[North East Tolkien Society]].

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==External link==

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*[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Istari Istari] at Tolkien Gateway

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[[Category:Quenya words]]

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[[Category:Ainur]]

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[[Category:Maiar]]

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+#REDIRECT [[Wizards]]
-[[File:Istari.jpg|thumb|250px|A depiction of all five of the Istari or Wizards]]
-The '''Istari''' ([[Quenya]] [[Tengwar]]: singular spelling: Istar), in the [[Undying Lands]], were [[Maia]] spirits, when they were sent to aid the [[Free Peoples of Middle-earth]] against the return and rise of [[Sauron]]. Most were given different names from before they had come and they arrived in different colours of clothing from each other, and they were called '''Wizards'''. Many of these wizards came to the northwestern regions of [[Middle-earth]]. The chiefs of those that came to Middle-earth were five in number. Although the only wizards explicitly named or mentioned in the books are the Istari, there are several allusions to there being many other, lesser wizards in Middle Earth, just as "magic rings" are treated as much more commonplace than the [[Rings of Power]], although none are actually seen.
-When the five istari came to Middle Earth sent by the Valar they where known as [[Heren Istarion]] or translated as '''Order of Wizards'''.
-==History==
-At about [[TA 1000]], [[Manwë]] summoned a council of the [[Valar]] to send three messengers to Middle-earth. Two Maiar came, [[Curumo]] (Curunir or Saruman) sent by [[Aulë]], and (Morinehtar) [[Alatar]], sent by [[Oromë]]. Manwë asked where [[Olórin]] was, and he came, after returning from a journey. Manwë asked Olórin (Gandalf) if he would go as the third messenger. Olórin said that he was too weak, and he was afraid of [[Sauron]]. Manwë said that that was all the more reason to go, and that he commanded Olórin to go as the third. Then [[Varda]] said "Not as the third." [[Yavanna]] begged Curumo to take (Radagast) [[Aiwendil]], and [[Alatar]] took (Rómestámo),[[Pallando| Pallando]] as a friend. They were forbidden to dominate the peoples of Middle-earth or to match Sauron's power with power. When Saruman, the greatest of the Wizards, disobeyed this injunction, he was cast from the order and banished from [[Valinor]]. At the end of the [[Third Age]] the Istari passed from sight, with the fall of Sauron their work was done. Gandalf passed over Sea with the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings. Of the other surviving Istari, Saruman was cut in the throat by Grima Wormtongue who was then slain by [[Hobbit]] arrows. Upon his death Saruman's spirit looked to the West, but was blown away. Saruman was banished from the order and Valinor anyway unless he had repented his acts which he never did before his death or before Frodo, Gandalf, Elrond, Galadriel, and Bilbo set out for the Grey Havens. Radagast may have chosen to go to the Grey Havens or chosen to stay in Middle-earth. His fate is unknown but as he was already immortal of the race of the [[Maia]] he would ultimately be forced to leave Middle-Earth. The Blue Wizards went east before the War of the Ring, and whether they played a part in the events of the war is unclear. According to Tolkien's letters they may have formed cults for magic worship and practice among the Easterlings.
-==Appearance==
-The Istari bore the forms of old Men, although they were vigorous and aged very slowly. They possessed great skill of body and mind; their powers were focused through their staffs. Each of the Istari had his own color and grade within the Order. [[Saruman]] the White was the eldest and [[Gandalf]] the Grey second. The other Istari were [[Radagast]] the Brown and several, unnamed, who dwelt far in the east.
-There are said to be at least five known Istari. They are called wizards by men.
-These five are named below;
-*'''Curumo''', the white wizard, was more commonly known as [[Saruman]]. He later claimed the title "Saruman of the Many Colours", after he was seduced by the evil power of Sauron.
-*'''Olórin''', the grey wizard, was more commonly known as [[Gandalf]]. However, after dying at the hands of a [[Balrog]], Gandalf was reborn as a white wizard.
-*'''Aiwendil''', the brown wizard, was more commonly known as [[Radagast]].
-*'''[[Alatar]] and [[Pallando]]''', the Blue Wizards, were not known by any other names. (''Note: Later in his life, Tolkien wrote a note, suggesting that the names of the Blue Wizards were Morinehtar and Rómestámo. It is not clear whether these names were intended to replace the names Alatar and Pallando, or whether Morinehtar and Rómestámo were alternate names for the Blue Wizards, possibly those given to them by the peoples of Middle-earth.'')
-Saruman was killed by [[Gríma]] following the [[Battle of Bywater]], and Gandalf returned to the [[Undying Lands]] in [[TA 3021]]. However, the fates of the three other [[Istari]] are relatively unknown. [[Alatar]] and [[Pallando]] disappeared in the east, while [[Radagast]] stayed in Middle-earth at least until [[TA 3018]].
-==Etymology==
-The [[Sindarin]] word for Istari was '''Ithryn''' (singular '''Ithron''').
-==Real World uses for the name Heren Istarion==
-It is also the name of the [http://www.herenistarion.org/ website] of the [[North East Tolkien Society]].
-==External link==
-*[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Istari Istari] at Tolkien Gateway
-[[Category:Quenya words]]
-[[Category:Ainur]]
-[[Category:Maiar]]
-[[Category:Istari| ]]