{"id":6321,"date":"2024-12-31T08:41:39","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T08:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6321"},"modified":"2024-12-31T08:41:39","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T08:41:39","slug":"gandalf-gets-name-rings-power-surprisingly-faithful-tolkien","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssoccer.uk\/?p=6321","title":{"rendered":"How Gandalf Gets His Name In The Rings Of Power Is Surprisingly Faithful To Tolkien"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0finally opened season 2’s biggest mystery box, revealing the Stranger as Gandalf, creating a surprisingly Tolkienian origin story for Gandalf’s name.\u00a0The Rings of Power<\/em>\u00a0season 1 ending\u00a0revealed original character Halbrand as Sauron and, symmetrically, the season 2 finale revealed original character the Stranger as Gandalf. The Dark Wizard now takes up the mantle of primary mystery box going into season 3 – he is inevitably a big Tolkien character. But it will be hard to beat Gandalf’s big reveal.<\/p>\n

As the number one most-watched show on Amazon Prime Video in the week of its final episode, as well as the weeks of its first four,\u00a0The Rings of Power<\/em>\u00a0season 2\u00a0is proving the pull of classic Tolkien characters. The Stranger and Nori had a joyfully innocent storyline but finding out, beyond any doubt, that\u00a0the Stranger is actually literature’s greatest Wizard<\/strong>\u00a0changes everything. Being in the cinematic presence of Gandalf again triggers a flood of nostalgia, so the show’s attention to detail is a treat, with Gandalf’s naming a great example.<\/p>\n

In The Rings Of Power, Gandalf’s Name Comes From The Stoors’ “Grand-Elf”<\/h2>\n

The Stoors Indirectly Named Gandalf<\/h3>\n
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