...the bodies of Men and sent forth from the Undying Lands of [[Valinor]] by the [[Valar]].
...d in mortal flesh, they were subject to the pains, fears, and weariness of the world, and could stray from their purpose.
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...h Arda was conceived. Each of the Maiar was associated with one or more of the greater Powers, serving and learning from them.
...y, and most go unnamed in the histories, but several played great parts in the fate of Middle-earth -- for good and for ill.
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...y journeyed into the far East and South and passed out of the knowledge of the West, so that little was recorded of their deeds.
== The order of Wizards ==
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| title = Radagast the Brown; one of the Istari
...d aside to the care of beasts and birds; did not return into the West with the others
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...Gods by Men, though they were not such, being the servants and stewards of the One.
...abored to heal the world's hurts and to defend the Children of Ilúvatar -- the Elves and Men -- against his corruption.
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| title = Gandalf the Grey, later Gandalf the White; Mithrandir, Olórin, Tharkûn, Stormcrow
| house = The Istari
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...= Saruman the White; Saruman of Many Colours; Curunír (Sharkey); Head of the White Council; Lord of Isengard
| house = The Istari
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<div class="am-h1">
The Archmaester's Archive</div>
<div class="am-tagline">An illuminated encyclopedia of
the great fantasy worlds</div>
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...greatest of the wizards in lore, desired the office, and to keep the peace the Council was set under his leadership.
...the wizards Saruman and Gandalf. Its purpose was to watch the movements of the Shadow and to take counsel on how best to resist it.
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...more directly, with extensive editorial notes explaining their context and the differences among drafts.
...ional detail on events and characters touched on more briefly elsewhere in the legendarium.
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