Are there other wizards besides Gandalf?

The Valar sent a total of 5 Istari, or wizards, to Middle-Earth to aid the Free Peoples against the return of Sauron. The other two wizards, called the Blue Wizards because they were dressed in blue clothing, were named Alatar and Pallando.

What happened to the other 3 wizards in LotR?

At the end of the Third Age, the Wizards passed from sight because with the fall of Sauron their work was done. Gandalf passed over the Sea with the Last Riding of the Keepers of the Rings. Radagast remained in Middle-earth, tending to the wilderness.

Why are there only 5 wizards in Lord of the Rings?

There are only five wizards in Lord of the Rings because there only ever were five wizards. The Istari are actually of the Maiar, special spirits that came to aid the Valar (fourteen of the Ainur sent to Arda) in the creation of the world. The Ainur are basically the angels of Tolkien’s Universe.

Are there other wizards in LotR?

Integral to the story of LotR are two opposing wizards and former friends Gandalf the Grey and Saruman the White. They were part of a group of Maiar spirits sent to Middle-earth in the bodies of old men in order to aid and protect the free peoples. The other named wizard in the books is Radagast the Brown.

Why is Radagast not in Lord of the Rings?

In the movie, Radagast fades out of the story between The Hobbit and The Fellowship of the Ring, simply because they hadn’t added him to their ensemble when the first trilogy came out. In the books, Radagast is actually sent by Saruman to get Gandalf to come to Isengard so that Saruman can trap him.

Why didn’t Gandalf know Bilbo had the Ring?

Gandalf didn’t begin to suspect it was the One Ring until he saw that Bilbo both wasn’t noticeably aging even after years and decades and was obviously obsessed with the Ring as if by magical compulsion. He knew for sure only once the Ring was tested in the hearth at Bagend revealing the writing on it.