What was Gandalf doing during the second age?

But while this may excite Lord of the Rings movie fans, those who know their Tolkien will remember that Gandalf wasn’t in Middle Earth during the Second Age. The wizards Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast and the Blue Wizards travelled to assist Middle Earth against Sauron in his rise to power.

Were there any wizards in the second age?

The Blue Wizards, Alatar aka Morinehtar (Darkness Slayer) and Pallando aka Rómestámo (East Helper), were according to Tolkien important unseen players in both The Second and The Third Ages as they helped to stir up rebellions against Sauron in the dark East.

Is Gandalf the same age as Sauron?

Gandalf walked in Middle-earth for approximately 2,019 years, un-aging and appearing as a grey-bearded human of about 60 years old or so. He was around long before Middle-earth was created and before the Years of the Lamps. He, Saruman, and Sauron are approximately the same age – give or take.

Is morgoth second age?

The Second Age was the time-period of Arda that began after the climactic banishment of Morgoth into the Void by the Lords of the West (the Valar).

Was Morgoth in the Second Age?

What is Dol Guldur in the Hobbit?

Dol Guldur (IPA: [ˈdɔl ˈɡʊldur]) (Sindarin: “Hill of Sorcery”) was Sauron’s stronghold in Mirkwood in the fictional world of J. R. R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, before he moves to Barad-dûr in Mordor. It is first mentioned (as “the dungeons of the Necromancer”) in The Hobbit.

Why was Gandalf so afraid of the Balrog?

So when Gandalf heard that a Balrog still lurks in the depth of Moria, of course he would be afraid. A Balrog is a terror of the First Age. And something that was a threat in the First Age would be an unstoppable terror in the Third.

Who were the balrogs of Morgoth?

So keeping that in mind, we remember that the Balrogs were the Captains of Morgoth during the wars of the First Age. It took all the might of Ecthelion, Lord of the Fountain and one of the greatest captains of Gondolin and elvendom to defeat Gothmog, lord of the Balrogs, and he took him with him to his death.

What is the name of Gandalf’s other name?

Olórin, the Grey Wizard, was more commonly known as Gandalf. However, after dying at the hands of a Balrog, Durin’s Bane, Gandalf was reborn as the new White Wizard. Aiwendil, the Brown Wizard, was more commonly known as Radagast.

How did Gandalf become the Dark Lord?

Olórin, or Gandalf, walked among the peoples of Middle-earth in an uncertain form for many years before being sent on the errand of the Valar as one of the Istari . Like the Valar, however, this power could be lost when abused. Following the dark trails blazed by Melkor, Sauron took upon the form of – and remained – the Dark Lord in the Second Age.