How did Gandalf survive his fall?

There they fought until at last Gandalf threw down his enemy, and the Balrog broke the mountain-side as it fell. Then darkness took Gandalf, and he passed away. Gandalf’s body lay on the peak for nineteen days, until he was resurrected by Eru and sent back to Middle-earth alive to complete his task.

How was Gandalf resurrected?

Rather than being released as a spirit as normal, he was plucked out of the universe by God (Eru) then returned to life in his body and given extra power, as a reward for his self sacrifice and in recognition that the power was necessary to rally the free peoples against Sauron.

Why does Gandalf have no memory of Moria?

Moria was huge, a giant underground city. Gandalf had passed through from east to west, and there was more than one passage. Gandalf just hadn’t been to that particular part of it, so he was a bit out of his reckoning.

How did Gandalf kill the Balrog of Moria?

The Balrog of Moria probably could not have been killed by a simple fall from a mountainside, but that is just a guess based on an earlier passage where Gandalf describes his faceless encounter with a powerful foe at the entrance to one of the doors to the Chamber of Mazarbul: Suddenly at the top of the stair there was a stab of white light.

How did Gandalf return to Middle-earth after his death?

In addition, his comrade Saruman had betrayed his order. And so, he was sent back to Middle-earth as Gandalf the White by Eru, the highest power in the Middle-earth universe. He returned 19 days after his death, and then he lay in a trance. 3 days later, the eagle found Gandalf.

How did Gimli know about the doors to Moria?

Gimli was born in the Blue Mountains. He had never been to Moria before. Moria was a legend to him, which is why he was so anxious to see it in person, but he knew nothing about the doors. The doors were hidden until Gandalf revealed the ithildin outlines.

Why is Gandalf in a white room?

In the first two chapters of “The Silmarillion” (a very insightful read) it explains that Gandalf and his kind were created by the God in the Lord of The Rings universe known as “Iluvatar” to help build and govern the Earth. The white room we see Gandalf in, might be the void.