query: where were the other wizards in lord of the rings

pos: Wizard (Middle-earth) fears of flesh and blood. Therefore, in spite of their specific and unambiguous goal, the Wizards were capable of human feelings; Gandalf, for example, felt great affection for the Hobbits. They could also feel negative human emotions such as greed, jealousy, and lust for power. It is hinted in the essay in "Unfinished Tales" that the Blue Wizards may have fallen prey to these temptations, though information published in "The Peoples of Middle-earth" seems to contradict this version of their history. Although immortal, their physical bodies could be destroyed by violence – thus Gandalf truly died in the fight with

pos: Blue Wizards most names in Tolkien's works, these names are significant. Here, "Rómestámo" coming from the Quenya word "rómen", meaning "uprising, sunrise, east", incorporates not only his relation to the East of Middle-earth, but also his mission there to encourage uprising and rebellion against Sauron. Tolkien does not make it clear which alternative name belongs to which wizard, however. In "The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game", the Blue Wizards are instead named as "Naurandir" and "Sûlrandir". Games Workshop, which created the game, does not have rights to any books other than "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit", but

pos: Radagast characters introduced in 1954]] [[pl:Majar#Aiwendil]] Radagast Radagast the Brown is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is one of the Istari, also known as "Wizards", who were sent by the angelic Valar to aid the Elves and Men of Middle-earth in their struggle against the Dark Lord Sauron. Radagast appears in "The Lord of the Rings" and "[[ and "[[The Silmarillion]]". "Unfinished Tales" explains that Radagast, like the other Wizards, came from [[Valinor]] around the year 1000 of the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth and was one of the [[Maia (Middle-earth)|Maiar]]. His original name was Aiwendil,

pos: Radagast Radagast Radagast the Brown is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium. He is one of the Istari, also known as "Wizards", who were sent by the angelic Valar to aid the Elves and Men of Middle-earth in their struggle against the Dark Lord Sauron. Radagast appears in "The Lord of the Rings" and "[[ and "[[The Silmarillion]]". "Unfinished Tales" explains that Radagast, like the other Wizards, came from [[Valinor]] around the year 1000 of the [[Third Age]] of Middle-earth and was one of the [[Maia (Middle-earth)|Maiar]]. His original name was Aiwendil, meaning "bird-friend" in Tolkien's invented

pos: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) The Lord of the Rings is a 1978 animated high fantasy film directed by Ralph Bakshi. It is an adaptation of J. R. R. Tolkien's high fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings", comprising "The Fellowship of the Ring" and the first half of "The Two Towers". Set in Middle-earth, the film follows a group of hobbits, elves, men, dwarves, and wizards who form a fellowship. They embark on a quest to destroy the One Ring made by the Dark Lord Sauron, and ensure his destruction. Ralph Bakshi encountered Tolkien's writing early in

pos: The Lord of the Rings Online released, with new books added with each free content update. Tolkien's Middle-earth as represented in "The Lord of the Rings Online" implements magic in a different manner than other MMORPGs such as "World of Warcraft". There are only five "wizards" in the fictional world, none of which are player-controlled. Instead, there are active skills which require "power" (the equivalent of magic points). Some skills behave like magic (like healing or throwing a burning ember at an enemy), but are based on "lore". In addition, objects and artifacts are used to create effects similar to magic. As opposed to other role-playing

pos: The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth The Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-earth is a real-time strategy video game developed by EA Los Angeles for Microsoft Windows. It was released in December 6, 2004 and is based on Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, in turn based on J. R. R. Tolkien's original novel. The game uses short video clips from the movies and a number of the voice actors, including the hobbits and wizards. It uses the SAGE engine. The sequel, "", was released on March 2, 2006. The official game

pos: Middle-earth The most important wizards were Gandalf the Grey and Saruman the White. Gandalf remained true to his mission and proved crucial in the fight against Sauron. Saruman, however, became corrupted and sought to establish himself as a rival to Sauron for absolute power in Middle-earth. Other races involved in the struggle against evil were Dwarves, Ents and most famously Hobbits. The early stages of the conflict are chronicled in "The Silmarillion", while the final stages of the struggle to defeat Sauron are told in "The Hobbit" and in "The Lord of the Rings". Conflict over the possession and control of

pos: Blue Wizards Gandalf, just located in a different theatre beyond the borders of the map in "The Lord of the Rings". In the 2012 film "" Gandalf refers to "the two Blue Wizards", but then remarks that he has forgotten their names. According to Peter Jackson in the director's commentary to the extended edition the film makers lacked the rights to "Unfinished Tales", "The Silmarillion" and the "History of Middle-earth" series and as such they could not legally name them. In the 2014 game "", three artifacts describe the encounter of two wizards whose names couldn't be remembered travelling side by side

pos: Saruman of the Rings", first published in "The Return of the King", and in the posthumously published "The Silmarillion" (1977) and "Unfinished Tales" (1980). All were written in the mid-1950s. Saruman, like Gandalf and Radagast the Brown, is one of five 'wizards', known as the Istari, who begin to arrive in Middle-earth circa two thousand years before the beginning of "The Lord of the Rings". They are Maiar, envoys of the godlike Valar sent to challenge Sauron by inspiring the people of Middle-earth rather than by direct conflict. Tolkien regarded them as being somewhat like incarnate angels. Saruman initially travels in

pos: Blue Wizards Lord of the Rings". Consequently, little is known about them. It is not clear from which of Tolkien's invented languages the names Alatar and Pallando are derived. A possible translation from Quenya for "Alatar" is "after-comer" and could be a reference to his being selected as the second Wizard, after Curunír (Saruman). Alatar could also mean "Noble, great one". "Pallando" can be translated from Quenya as "far one" from "palan", meaning "far" or "distant". An alternate set of names in Quenya for both wizards is given in the 1996 "The Peoples of Middle-earth" as Morinehtar ("Darkness-slayer") and Rómestámo ("East-helper"). Like

pos: Glorfindel of "Glorfindel" was portrayed as a dark-haired elf-woman, played by Alma Ferovic. Glorfindel, as depicted by Jarl Benzon, appears on a trading card in The Lord of the Rings Trading Card Game, based on the Jackson films. Glorfindel is also playable in the older Middle-earth Collectible Card Game. Here he is one of the most powerful characters outside the circle of the Wizards and Haven-elves (Elrond, Galadriel and Círdan). He also is a playable hero unit in the real-time strategy game, "", also based on the Jackson films, where his hair is silver-blond (as opposed to his eponymous colour golden-blond)

pos: Saruman the number of the letter before the page number. Page numbers are for the editions given below, and will differ from other editions. Saruman Saruman the White is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". He is leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron, the main antagonist of the novel, but eventually he desires Sauron's power for himself and tries to take over Middle-earth by force. His schemes feature prominently in the second volume, "The Two Towers",

pos: Gandalf "Mithrandir". At times in "The Lord of the Rings", other characters address Gandalf by nicknames, usually disparaging: hence Stormcrow, Láthspell, and Grey Fool. "Láthspell" means 'Ill-news' in Old English. Tolkien discusses Gandalf in his essay on the Istari, which appears in the work "Unfinished Tales". He describes Gandalf as the last of the wizards to appear in Middle-earth, one who: "seemed the least, less tall than the others, and in looks more aged, grey-haired and grey-clad, and leaning on a staff". Yet the Elf Círdan who met him on arrival nevertheless considered him "the greatest spirit and the wisest" and

pos: The Lord of the Rings: War in the North so. As such, although Sauron's physical form was vanquished, his spirit, bound to the Ring, survived. Some time later, Isildur was attacked and killed by a band of orcs, and the Ring was lost in the river Anduin for over two thousand years. Meanwhile, during the Third Age, a still weakened Sauron covertly established a stronghold at Dol Guldur. In response to this undetermined evil, the Valar sent five Maiar to Middle-earth. Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate.

pos: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (video game) time later, Isildur was attacked and killed by a band of orcs, and the Ring was lost in the river Anduin for over two thousand years. Meanwhile, during the Third Age, a still weakened Sauron covertly established a stronghold at Dol Guldur. In response to this undetermined evil, the Valar sent five Maiar to Middle-earth. Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf, waiting for four hundred years before returning. Around the same time, the

pos: The Lord of the Rings: Aragorn's Quest physical form was vanquished, his spirit, bound to the Ring, survived. Some time later, Isildur was attacked and killed by a band of orcs, and the Ring was lost in the river Anduin for over two thousand years. Meanwhile, during the Third Age, a still weakened Sauron covertly established a stronghold at Dol Guldur. In response to this undetermined evil, the Valar sent five Maiar to Middle-earth. Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf,

pos: The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age beginning to succumb to its corruption, chose not to do so. As such, although Sauron's physical form was vanquished, his spirit, bound to the Ring, survived. Some time later, Isildur was attacked and killed by a band of orcs, and the Ring was lost in the river Anduin for over two thousand years. Meanwhile, during the Third Age, a still weakened Sauron covertly established a stronghold at Dol Guldur. In response to this undetermined evil, the Valar sent five Maiar to Middle-earth. Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power

pos: Middle-earth been two specifically Middle-earth based and licensed games. These are the Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game from Decipher Inc. and the Middle-earth Role Playing game (MERP) and Middle Earth the Wizards CCG from Iron Crown Enterprises. A "Middle-Earth Play-By-Mail" game was originally created in 1990 by Game Systems, Inc. under license by Tolkien Enterprises and is still produced. This play-by-email game was inducted into the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts & Design's Hall of Fame in 1997. Simulations Publications created three war games based on Tolkien's work. "War of the Ring" covered most of the events in "The Lord

pos: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) In response to this undetermined evil, the Valar sent five Maiar to Middle-earth. Taking the form of wizards, they were led by Saruman. Unsure of the origin of the evil power in Dol Guldur, the wizard Gandalf was sent to investigate. However, Sauron hid from Gandalf, waiting for four hundred years before returning. Around the same time, the One Ring was found by a Hobbit named Sméagol, who became utterly corrupted by it, living in the caves of the Misty Mountains, and physically transforming into a creature known as Gollum. For five hundred years, Gollum was consumed and corrupted by

pos: The Lord of the Rings (film series) games were released to supplement the film series. They include: "," Pinball, "", "", , "", "", "", "", "The Lord of the Rings Online", "", "", "", "Lego The Lord of the Rings", "Guardians of Middle-earth", "Lego The Hobbit (video game)", "", and "". The Lord of the Rings (film series) The Lord of the Rings is a film series consisting of three epic fantasy adventure films directed by Peter Jackson. They are based on the novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are subtitled "" (2001), "" (2002) and "" (2003). They

pos: The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion The Lord of the Rings: A Reader's Companion (2005) is a nonfiction book written by scholars Wayne G. Hammond and Christina Scull. It is an annotated reference to J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". Hammond and Scull proceed chapter-by-chapter from the original foreword through to the end of "The Lord of the Rings". Appendices, examining the evolution of the text, changes, inconsistencies, and errors, often using comments from Tolkien's own notes and letters. Other sections cover the numerous maps of Middle-earth, chronologies of the story and its writing, and

pos: Saruman Saruman Saruman the White is a fictional character and a major antagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings". He is leader of the Istari, wizards sent to Middle-earth in human form by the godlike Valar to challenge Sauron, the main antagonist of the novel, but eventually he desires Sauron's power for himself and tries to take over Middle-earth by force. His schemes feature prominently in the second volume, "The Two Towers", and at the end of the third volume, "The Return of the King". His earlier history is given briefly in the posthumously published

pos: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring have such issues. The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring is a 2003 real-time strategy game (RTS) developed by Liquid Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Games. Set in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth, it expands upon the events of the War of the Ring as told in his fantasy novel, "The Lord of the Rings". "War of the Ring" is unrelated to the films by Peter Jackson. The game is licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, as are other book-based (as opposed to film-based)

pos: The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring The Lord of the Rings: War of the Ring is a 2003 real-time strategy game (RTS) developed by Liquid Entertainment and published by Sierra Entertainment, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Games. Set in J. R. R. Tolkien’s fictional Middle-earth, it expands upon the events of the War of the Ring as told in his fantasy novel, "The Lord of the Rings". "War of the Ring" is unrelated to the films by Peter Jackson. The game is licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, as are other book-based (as opposed to film-based) Tolkien games such

neg: Magician (fantasy) the Rings" and Albus Dumbledore from "Harry Potter" are also featured as mentors, and Merlin remains prominent as both an educative force and mentor in modern works of Arthuriana. Other magicians, such as Saruman, from "The Lord of the Rings" or Lord Voldemort from "Harry Potter" can appear as hostile villains. Villainous sorcerers were so crucial to pulp fantasy that the genre in which they appeared was dubbed "sword and sorcery". Ursula K. Le Guin's "A Wizard of Earthsea" explored the question of how wizards learned their art, introducing to modern fantasy the role of the wizard as protagonist. This

neg: Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) Lord of the Rings is a set of miniatures published by Heritage Models. Heritage Models produced "Lord of the Rings" figures licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, including 25mm diorama sets, and 75mm Collector Personalities, Paint 'n' Play sets such as "Mines of Moria" and "Helm's Deep", a rule set for fantasy miniature gaming titled "Wizards and Heroes", and a separate "Lord of the Rings Painting Guide". William A. Barton reviewed Heritage's "Lord of the Rings" figures in "The Space Gamer" No. 34. Barton commented that "the models for the figures are those representations featured in

neg: Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) feel available." Lord of the Rings (Heritage Models) Lord of the Rings is a set of miniatures published by Heritage Models. Heritage Models produced "Lord of the Rings" figures licensed by Tolkien Enterprises, including 25mm diorama sets, and 75mm Collector Personalities, Paint 'n' Play sets such as "Mines of Moria" and "Helm's Deep", a rule set for fantasy miniature gaming titled "Wizards and Heroes", and a separate "Lord of the Rings Painting Guide". William A. Barton reviewed Heritage's "Lord of the Rings" figures in "The Space Gamer" No. 34. Barton commented that "the models for the figures are those representations

neg: Lord of the Rings (board game) the Fellowship feels in Middle Earth as they struggle against an overwhelming force, one far more powerful than any of the individuals opposing it. Their incredible strength comes from their unity, and Reiner Knizia's "Lord of the Rings" board game reflects that truth beautifully." Lord of the Rings (board game) Lord of the Rings is a board game based on the high fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. Published in 2000 by Kosmos in Germany, Wizards of the Coast in the U.S., and Parker Brothers in the U.K., the game is designed by Reiner

neg: Gandalf of the Rings". Even in "The Lord of the Rings", Gandalf was not tall; shorter, for example, than Elrond or the other wizards. Gandalf's role and importance was substantially increased in the conception of "The Lord of the Rings", and in a letter of 1954, Tolkien refers to Gandalf as an "angel incarnate". In the same letter Tolkien states he was given the form of an old man in order to limit his powers on Earth. Both in 1965 and 1971 Tolkien again refers to Gandalf as an angelic being. In a letter of 1946 Tolkien stated that he thought

neg: Middle-earth plants (As Merry points out, not even the Wizards had thought of that.) Popular Hobbit-grown varieties include Longbottom Leaf, Old Toby, and Southern Star; its cultivation became an established industry in the Southfarthing. The Wizard Gandalf learned to smoke pipe-weed from the Hobbits. On occasions he applied his magic powers to animate his smoke-rings and turn them into different colours. Gandalf's colored smoke-rings were portrayed in the 1978 animated film of "The Lord of the Rings"; other works of its director Ralph Bakshi feature both tobacco and cannabis smoke turning different colours. One palpable description of the weed's effects is given

neg: Lord of the Rings (board game) Lord of the Rings (board game) Lord of the Rings is a board game based on the high fantasy novel "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien. Published in 2000 by Kosmos in Germany, Wizards of the Coast in the U.S., and Parker Brothers in the U.K., the game is designed by Reiner Knizia and features artwork by illustrator John Howe. It won a Spiel des Jahres special award for "best use of literature in a game" and in 2004 it won the Games Magazine Games 100 Honor in the Family Strategy category. A slightly revised version

neg: Wizard (Middle-earth) this is the first time in his life that he has done so. The essay given in "Unfinished Tales" was originally begun in order to be included in the appendices of "The Lord of the Rings", but was not completed in time. A more explanatory passage on the nature of the wizards is found at the end of "The Silmarillion". In the Second Age, at least a thousand years before the Wizards described above, the Númenóreans referred to Sauron as "Zigûr", which means 'wizard' in their Adûnaic language. In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" film

neg: Blue Wizards was allowed to invent their own material to cover such areas. The only reference to the Blue Wizards in "The Lord of the Rings" is Saruman's accusation that Gandalf wants to take the staves of all five wizards for himself. However, other Tolkien writings have more to say. In "Unfinished Tales" the tale of the five's choosing is told: The tale ends with the statement that Curunír was obliged to take Aiwendil [Radagast] with him to please Yavanna, Aulë's wife, and that Alatar took Pallando as a friend. So Alatar was the second wizard to be chosen, at the suggestion

neg: The Lord of the Rings (1978 film) a guide. Mike Ploog (co-creator of Werewolf by Night) was one of numerous staff taking a role in animation on this film. Ploog also was involved in other Ralph Bakshi animations, notably "Wizards" and "Hey Good Lookin"'. The film score was composed by Leonard Rosenman. Bakshi wanted to include music by Led Zeppelin but producer Saul Zaentz insisted upon an orchestral score because he would not be able to release the band's music on his Fantasy Records label. Bakshi later stated that he hated Rosenman's score, which he found to be too cliché. In "Lord of the Rings: Popular Culture

neg: Jeffrey Steefel Lord of The Rings Online" launched in 2007 and proved to be wildly popular among gamers and fans of Tolkien's book, as Steefel and his team strove to keep the environment of the game as faithful to the author's original writings as possible. On January 12, 2017 Jeffrey joined Wizards of the Coast to lead the newly created Digital Games Studio, where he has been building a game development studio at Wizards of the Coast, currently in Open Beta with "", the studio's first game.. Jeffrey Steefel is married and a father of twins. He and his wife, former writer

neg: Themes of The Lord of the Rings particularly clear in Tolkien's treatment of the rural Shire and its race of simple, complacent hobbits, who ultimately go on to defeat an evil whose more obvious counterparts were great wizards, kings, and the aforementioned kingdoms of good. Likewise, though Tolkien's magic, immortal elves seem to act as an idealized version of a comparatively lowly humankind, their inability to accept change causes a "deep nostalgia for [an] edenic past", which in turn becomes their "great folly". Tolkien wrote about "The Lord of the Rings" and death in his "Letters": Throughout "The Silmarillion", death is referred to as the "gift (and

neg: Rings of Power of three remaining realms of the Eldar. Vilya was used by Elrond in Rivendell, Nenya by Galadriel in Lothlórien, and Narya by Círdan in Lindon. When the Istari, or wizards, arrived about , Círdan gave Narya to Gandalf, who bore it until the end of the Third Age. During the period of "The Lord of the Rings", the Three were borne by Elrond, Galadriel, and Gandalf; but until the end of the book their rings are not seen. Only Frodo, the bearer of the One, sees Galadriel's ring, and only when she draws his attention to it. At the end

neg: Wet Hot Demonic Summer Powell explained that it is difficult for the series to do "topical stuff" as it takes up to nine months to complete an episode, but they were aware of the fact that the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2" would premiere shortly after the episode was set to air. "So it would seem like we were hyper-topical, even though we had a good nine months advance notice", he said. Powell said that they included famous wizards from many other sources, including "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz". In an interview with Charles

neg: Canterbury, New Zealand were formerly known as the "Canterbury Crusaders". In provincial rugby Canterbury is represented by three unions; Canterbury, Mid Canterbury and South Canterbury. For historical reasons players from Kaikoura District still play for the Marlborough Rugby Union which is part of the Tasman Provincial team (Nelson/Marlborough Unions combined). The Canterbury Wizards are Canterbury's cricket team in New Zealand's State Championship. Other sporting teams include the Mainland Tactix (netball), Canterbury United FC (football) and Canterbury Rams (basketball). Canterbury was the location used in the filming "The Lord of the Rings" for the fictional city of Edoras, Rohan, on Mount Sunday, as well

neg: Ralph Bakshi on the project. Bakshi financed the film's completion himself from the director's fees for other projects such as "Wizards", "The Lord of the Rings" and "American Pop". The live-action sequences of "<nowiki>Hey Good Lookin'</nowiki>" were gradually replaced by animation; among the eliminated live-action sequences was one featuring the glam punk band New York Dolls. Singer Dan Hicks worked on the initial musical score, but the final version was scored by John Madara. "<nowiki>Hey Good Lookin'</nowiki>" opened in New York City on October 1, 1982, and was released in Los Angeles in January 1983. The film's release was limited, and went

neg: Legend of the Five Rings five 'eras' when it comes to the L5R Story Lead/Team. The previous lead was Rich Wulf, assisted by Shawn Carman. Wulf's works include Way of the Wolf, Bells of the Dead, Rokugan, and many other Legend of the Five Rings products. Large contributions to the Legend of the Five Rings series were also made by Ree Soesbee, who was lead writer of Legend of the Five Rings prior to Rich Wulf, and John Wick before her who along with the founding members of Five Rings Publishing Group created the world. While the property was controlled by Wizards of the Coast,

neg: Legend of the Five Rings 1999, Legend of the Five Rings changed hands once more when Wizards was purchased by toy-making giant Hasbro (however, "Wizards" continued operations under their original name). The previous licenses were still in effect, so changes to the games and the development teams as a result were unnoticeable. Wizards of the Coast re-released Oriental Adventures (a long out-of-print AD&D supplement), changing the setting from the original Kara-Tur to Rokugan, and updating the supplement to the d20 rules. Several of the following sourcebooks provided dual (d20 & d10/R&K) rulesets. In late 2000, however, speculation about the future of Legend of the Five

neg: Jeffrey Steefel and actress Carissa Channing-Steefel, reside in Burien, Washington. Jeffrey Steefel Jeffrey Steefel is an executive and creator of video games and a former actor. He attended University of California, Davis where he earned a degree in drama. Since 2015, Jeffrey has been building a game development studio at Wizards of the Coast, currently in Open Beta with "", the studio's first game. Prior to WOTC, Jeffrey served as Executive Producer at Turbine, Inc. from 2004-2015, including leading the creation and launch of "The Lord of the Rings Online." As a young adult in the 1980s, Jeffrey Steefel left his native

neg: Jeffrey Steefel Jeffrey Steefel Jeffrey Steefel is an executive and creator of video games and a former actor. He attended University of California, Davis where he earned a degree in drama. Since 2015, Jeffrey has been building a game development studio at Wizards of the Coast, currently in Open Beta with "", the studio's first game. Prior to WOTC, Jeffrey served as Executive Producer at Turbine, Inc. from 2004-2015, including leading the creation and launch of "The Lord of the Rings Online." As a young adult in the 1980s, Jeffrey Steefel left his native California for New York City to pursue an

neg: Fantasy film employ quasi-medieval settings, wizards, magical creatures and other elements commonly associated with fantasy stories. High Fantasy films tend to feature a more richly developed fantasy world, and may also be more character-oriented or thematically complex. Often, they feature a hero of humble origins and a clear distinction between good and evil set against each other in an epic struggle. Many scholars cite J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" novel as the prototypical modern example of High Fantasy in literature, and the recent Peter Jackson film adaptation of the books is a good example of the High Fantasy

neg: 1970s in film action. Director Ralph Bakshi released the first animated full-length feature specifically oriented towards adults ("Fritz the Cat") then moved on to two other features that dealt with the mafia and other ethnic-related urban issues. Both "Heavy Traffic" and "Coonskin" would prove that this kind of material could be handled effectively in the animation genre. Bakshi would later produce fantasy oriented films ("Wizards" and "The Lord of the Rings") before the decade ended. Inaugurated by the 1969 release of Andy Warhol "Blue Movie", the phenomenon of adult erotic films being publicly discussed by celebrities (like Johnny Carson and Bob Hope), and

neg: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game However, due to the licensing agreements between New Line Cinema and Games Workshop, pieces of models for the "Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game" are not allowed to be combined with other model lines for official tournaments or conversion awards. The same is true for pieces from other manufacturers. , the rules for the "Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game" are in their fourth edition. The first three editions of the rulebooks were released with "The Lord of the Rings" films, but Games Workshop used the magazine "White Dwarf" and various supplements to "go beyond what is presented

neg: Rokugan the metaphysical realm in which the world is placed, serves as a proper name for the world. Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) published Legend of the Five Rings (L5R) collectible card game in 1995. Rokugan surfaced as its background setting, where several clans and factions vie for domination over the empire. In 1997, Legend of the Five Rings Roleplaying Game was released. While transitioning from Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition to Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition, Wizards of the Coast acquired its rights. Wizards opted to let Alderac Entertainment Group continue publishing second-edition material for the "Legend of the Five

neg: Brothers Hildebrandt of Disney feature films such as "Snow White", "Pinnochio" and "Fantasia". They were also influenced by the artwork in comic books and science fiction books, notably the work of Norman Rockwell and Maxfield Parrish. The brothers are best known for their popular "The Lord of the Rings" calendar illustrations, illustrating comics for Marvel Comics and DC Comics, original oil paintings for a limited edition of Terry Brooks's "The Sword of Shannara", and their "" and "Harry Potter" illustrations for Wizards of the Coast. In 1977 the brothers were approached by 20th Century Fox to produce poster art for the British

neg: Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons) Wizard (Dungeons & Dragons) The wizard is one of the standard character class in the "Dungeons & Dragons" fantasy role-playing game. A wizard uses arcane magic, and is considered less effective in melee combat than other classes. The Magic-User class was inspired by the spell-casting magicians common in folklore and modern fantasy literature, particularly as portrayed in Jack Vance's "The Dying Earth" short stories, and John Bellairs's novel "The Face in the Frost". Gandalf and Saruman from Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" and Merlin of King Arthur fame also influenced this class. Wizards memorize their spells, then forget them

neg: Wizards of the Coast addition to "Dungeons & Dragons", "Magic: The Gathering", and "Pokémon", Wizards has produced numerous other games, including board, card, miniature, and role-playing games. They also publish novels based on games such as "Dungeons & Dragons", "Magic: The Gathering" and "Legend of the Five Rings". Wizards of the Coast Wizards of the Coast LLC (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes, and formerly an operator of retail stores for games. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, the company popularized the collectible card game genre with ""

neg: Hey Good Lookin' (film) despite the fact that "<nowiki>Hey Good Lookin'</nowiki>" did not contain any political content. The studio also felt that the film was "unreleasable" because of its combination of live-action and animation, but would not spend further money on the project. Bakshi financed the film's completion himself out of the director's fees for other projects he headed from 1976 until 1982, such as: "Wizards", "The Lord of the Rings", and "American Pop". Warner Bros. president Frank Wells told film trades that "<nowiki>Hey Good Lookin'</nowiki>" needed to be "fine-tuned", claiming that Bakshi needed to revamp the dialogue and reshoot some scenes because they

neg: Translations of The Lord of the Rings Translations of The Lord of the Rings "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien, written originally in English, has since been translated, with varying degrees of success, into dozens of other languages. Tolkien, an expert in Germanic philology, scrutinized those that were under preparation during his lifetime, and had comments that reflect both the translation process and his work. To aid translators, and because he was unhappy with some choices made by early translators such as Åke Ohlmarks, Tolkien wrote his Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings in 1967 (released publicly in 1975

neg: Queen Berúthiel seas. Eventually, Falastur separated from her and sent her into exile, at which point she returned to her original home. It may well have been her continual intrigues that led Falastur to expel her. Her name was removed from the Books of the Kings (but not from the memory of Men), and Falastur had her sent out to sea in a ship with her cats: The cats of Queen Berúthiel were mentioned by Tolkien in a 1956 letter as only one of the two references (besides the names of the Blue Wizards) in the whole "Lord of the Rings" that

neg: Rotoscoping with it were adaptations of folk tales or poems—for example, "The Night Before Christmas" or "The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish". Only during the early 1960s, after the "Khrushchev Thaw", did animators start to explore very different aesthetics. The makers of the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine" used rotoscoping in the "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" sequence. Director Martin Scorsese used rotoscoping to remove a large chunk of cocaine hanging from Neil Young's nose in his rock documentary "The Last Waltz". Ralph Bakshi used rotoscoping extensively for his animated features "Wizards" (1977), "The Lord of the Rings" (1978), "American

neg: Collectible card game Group, Inc., creators of the "Legend of the Five Rings" CCG, "Star Trek: The Next Generation" collectible dice game, and the soon to be released "Dune" CCG, on June 26. Wizards also acquired Andon Unlimited which by association gave them control over the Origins Convention. By September, Wizards was awarded a patent for its "Trading Card Game." Later in October, Wizards announced that it would seek royalty payments from other CCG companies. Allegedly, only Harper Prism announced its intention to pay these royalties for its game "Imajica". Other CCGs acknowledged the patent on their packaging. 1997 saw a slow down

neg: Music of The Lord of the Rings film series pool" as well as what are outright effects like horn calls) are even featured on the album. Some of it, like Aragorn's coronation chant, even appears in the Lord of the Rings Symphony. Furthermore, many of the musical sound effects like horn-calls were made to complement the score while other pieces shared a more coincidental connection to the score, such as the stepwise melody of "The Edge of Night" (evoking the Shire music) and its open-fifth opening figure, evoking Gondor, where it is sung in the film. Others like the diegetic 5/4-time drum-beats were outright inspired by the score. Within

neg: Doug Adams (music journalist) Doug Adams (music journalist) Doug Adams is a musician, author, lecturer, and educator. He is the author of "The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films", a book about the music in "The Lord of the Rings" films. Adams previously worked for Film Score Monthly where, among other articles, he wrote extensive analyses of the themes used in John Williams' Star Wars film scores. After graduate school in 2001, Adams was selected by Howard Shore to observe and document his work on "The Lord of the Rings" films. Adams spent just under ten years writing the book, "The Music

neg: John D. Rateliff anniversary of "The Lord of the Rings", and has published "The History of The Hobbit" (HarperCollins, 2007), an edition of the original manuscript draft of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" with extensive commentary. Having written his dissertation on Lord Dunsany, he likes to describe his degree as "a Ph.D. in fantasy." Rateliff worked for TSR, Inc., Wizards of the Coast, and Hasbro for a number of years, contributing to a large number of products of the Dungeons and Dragons line. In addition he worked as freelancer for Decipher Inc., Green Ronin, White Wolf, Guardians of Order, and Chaosium on a number

neg: Jewish culture and the Seven Dwarfs"; Friz Freleng, "Looney Tunes"; Ralph Bakshi, "Fritz the Cat, , Wizards, The Lord of the Rings, Heavy Traffic, Coonskin, Hey Good Lookin', Fire and Ice", and "Cool World"; Alex Hirsch, creator of "Gravity Falls"; Dave Fleischer and Lou Fleischer, founders of "Fleischer Studios"; Max Fleischer, animation of "Betty Boop", "Popeye" and "Superman". Several companies producing animation were founded by Jews, such as "DreamWorks", which its products include "Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda" and "The Prince of Egypt"; "Warner Bros.", which its animation division is known for cartoons such as "Looney Tunes, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky

neg: Manikarnika Tank struck upon the earth on the Kapila Kunda, where from the ear-rings were recovered. Parvati offered the ear-rings to Lord Kapilesvara. Hence another name of Kapilesvara is Kapila-muni and the kunda or tank where from the ear-rings were recovered was known as Manikarnesvara kunda or tank. Every day Lord Kapilesvara is given ritual bath with the waters of Manikarnika tank. Hence the tank is held in high esteem The tank is surrounded by paddy fields in all sides except the northern side which is covered by the southern compound wall of the Kapilesvara temple. On the northern embankment there are

neg: Battle Games in Middle-earth than the publishers had anticipated, and the deadline was extended several times. Having completed the series of magazines relating to the films, it then went on to explore the rest of the "Lord of the Rings" universe, includes miniatures that were featured in "The Lord of the Rings" book but not the films. The last issue was Pack 91, featuring Sharkey from the Scouring of the Shire. Each pack came with a free "Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game" miniature, including some exclusive to the publication at the time. Exclusive miniatures were much sought after in countries where the

neg: Ngila Dickson Ngila Dickson Ngila Dickson, ONZM (born 1958) is a costume designer from New Zealand. Her most notable work is in "" and "", both of which were filmed in New Zealand, as well as her years of work on "". She and Richard Taylor won the Academy Award for Best Costume Design for the "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" (2004). Other Academy Award nominations were for "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2002) and "The Last Samurai" (2004). She received British Film and Television Award nominations for "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship

neg: Collectible card game production when it was sold to Alderac in 2001. As seen in 2000, the years 2001 and 2002 continued on with the CCG market being less likely to take chances on new and original intellectual properties, but instead it would invest in CCGs that were based off existing franchises. Cartoons, movies, television, and books influenced the creation of such CCGs as "Harry Potter", "The Lord of the Rings", "A Game of Thrones", "Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Yu-Gi-Oh!" and two "Star Wars" CCGs: "Jedi Knights" and a rebooted "Star Wars" TCG, by Decipher and Wizards of the Coast. They followed the

neg: Rokugan Rings Roleplaying Game" system. They were simultaneously working on a d20 campaign setting book for the world of Rokugan; in October 2001, Wizards finally produced the setting book they had had in process for over a year: James Wyatt's "Oriental Adventures" (2001), which offered new d20 rules for Oriental realms, some of them specific to the world of Rokugan. After that, all of the "Legend of the Five Rings" rights went back to AEG, who immediately began supplementing Wizards' "Oriental Adventures" with the "Rokugan Oriental Adventures Campaign Setting" (2001), which came out just two months after "Oriental Adventures", in December

neg: Translations of The Lord of the Rings 2 September 1973, the Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Italian, Danish, German and French translations had been published completely, and the Japanese and Finnish ones in part. The Russian translations are a special case because many unpublished and unauthorized translations circulated in the 1970s and 1980s Soviet Union, which were gradually published from the 1990s. Translations of The Lord of the Rings "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien, written originally in English, has since been translated, with varying degrees of success, into dozens of other languages. Tolkien, an expert in Germanic philology, scrutinized those that were under preparation

neg: The Lord of the Rings: Conquest the "Lord of the Rings" license that would have "Tolkien break dancing in his grave". Other reviews were even more critical of the game, Games Radar stating that "The Lord of the Rings: Conquest" lacked even "one redeeming quality". A common complaint were graphics being well below modern standards, Games Radar likening the troll and Ent models to "claymation diarrhea" and IGN stating that "friend and foe alike blend into one messy brown blur". Most reviews cited poor characterization and plot, most often in regards to Wormtongue's participation in the battle of Isengard. Another common source of annoyance was the

neg: Chain mail very small budget). Films more dedicated to costume accuracy often use ABS plastic rings, for the lower cost and weight. Such ABS mail coats were made for "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy, in addition to many metal coats. The metal coats are used rarely because of their weight, except in close-up filming where the appearance of ABS rings is distinguishable. A large scale example of the ABS mail used in the "Lord of the Rings" can be seen in the entrance to the Royal Armouries museum in Leeds in the form of a large curtain bearing the logo

neg: Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (Bo Hansson album) certified gold in the UK and Australia. It was also moderately successful in America, where it reached number 154 on the "Billboard" Top LPs & Tapes chart. "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings" remains the only release by Hansson to have reached the UK and US charts and as a result, it is by far his best known and most successful album. Prior to the recording of "Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings", Bo Hansson had worked as one half of the duo Hansson & Karlsson. The duo were relatively well known in their native Sweden and between

neg: The Annals of the Chosen related to these "ler". However, unlike priests, wizards don't negotiate. They control these "ler" by binding them to talismans. Barokan is ruled by a powerful wizard called the Wizard Lord. A group of wizards called the Council of Immortals select the Wizard Lord, who then reigns until death or he chooses to resign. The source of the Wizard Lord's power is a collection of talismans, given to him by the Council of Immortals, that make him much more powerful than the other wizards. The Wizard Lord is responsible for dealing with any wizard that goes rogue and attacks the general

neg: Gandalf the other ring-bearers at the end of the Third Age that he, and not Círdan, was the holder of the third of the Elven-rings. Gandalf's relationship with Saruman, the head of their Order, was strained. The Wizards were commanded to aid Men, Elves, and Dwarves, but only through counsel; it was forbidden to use force to dominate them – an injunction that Saruman increasingly disregarded. In "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" (in "The Silmarillion") and "The Istari" (in "Unfinished Tales"), Tolkien fleshes out the background and the history briefly tabulated by date in Appendix B of

neg: The Lord of the Rings been adapted for radio four times. In 1955 and 1956, the BBC broadcast "The Lord of the Rings", a 13-part radio adaptation of the story. In the 1960s radio station WBAI produced a short radio adaptation. A 1979 dramatization of "The Lord of the Rings" was broadcast in the United States and subsequently issued on tape and CD. In 1981, the BBC broadcast "The Lord of the Rings", a new dramatization in 26 half-hour instalments. This dramatization of "The Lord of the Rings" has subsequently been made available on both tape and CD both by the BBC and other publishers.

neg: Glorfindel form, he is dressed in armour and named as 'Glorfindel, Lord of the West' (a possible reference to his elf lordship). The other is Glorfindel clad in robes (alluding to his description in "The Fellowship of the Ring") A version of Glorfindel also recently appeared in the Lego Lord of the Rings video game, where he is available as part of a purchasable DLC add-on. Glorfindel is featured as a hero in two versions in the Lord of the Rings Living Card Game by Fantasy Flight Games. In the film "The Martian", NASA Director Teddy Sanders asks to be called

neg: Five Rings Publishing Group role-playing game business, Luke Peterschmidt was brought on staff full-time and took over management of many of the games FRPG had produced, and most of the rest of the team had moved on to other opportunities both within and outside of Wizards of the Coast. Five Rings Publishing Group The Five Rings Publishing Group (FRPG) was formed as a spin-out of Alderac Entertainment Group and ISOMEDIA. In 1996, Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG) and ISOMEDIA divested themselves of their joint operating venture, and created Five Rings Publishing Group. Using the joint venture the two companies had co-created the "Legend of the

neg: The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game production of The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game and all supplements. In the 1980s, Games Workshop produced a range of miniatures for "The Lord of the Rings", using original character designs based on fantasy art popular of the time. This was the first range of "Lord of the Rings" miniatures that Citadel created, taking over from Grenadier Miniatures in 1985, before the license passed to Mithril Miniatures around 1987. The earliest releases were semi-solid base, having a small solid base; later releases were slot based. The current "Lord of the Rings" range stems from Games Workshop's rights to

neg: Lord of the Rings Adventure Game Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game" (2002) and "The One Ring Roleplaying Game" (2011), were published respectively by Decipher Inc. and Cubicle 7. Except for the original source material, the Decipher and Cubicle 7 games share no link to ICE's "Lord of the Rings Adventure Game" and use entirely different rules systems. Lord of the Rings Adventure Game Lord of the Rings Adventure Game is a role-playing game based on the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien (specifically "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit") under license from Tolkien Enterprises. Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) published the game until they lost the

neg: Risk: The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Edition the basic mechanics of any standard Risk game, you can more easily learn the rest of the particulars of any other special interest Risk games like the Lord of the Rings Trilogy edition or the Star Wars editions, 2210 AD, Transformers Risk, etc. Many fans were upset about the initial release of "Risk: The Lord of the Rings" because it did not include the regions (continents) of Gondor and Mordor. This was odd because unlike normal Risk, in this game certain players use "Forces of Evil" armies and others use "Forces of Good" armies: Gondor is the head "good" country

neg: Principal photography of The Lord of the Rings film series Principal photography of The Lord of the Rings film series Principal photography for "The Lord of the Rings" film trilogy was conducted concurrently in New Zealand for 438 days from October 11, 1999 through to December 22, 2000. Pick-up shoots were conducted annually from 2001 to 2003. The trilogy was shot at over 150 different locations, with seven different units shooting, as well as soundstages around Wellington and Queenstown. Peter Jackson directed the whole production, while other unit directors included Alun Bollinger, John Mahaffie, Geoff Murphy, Fran Walsh, Barrie Osborne, and Rick Porras. Jackson monitored these units with live satellite

neg: The Annals of the Chosen population. He also provides some public services like weather control. Since the Wizard Lord's talismans make him extremely powerful, a problem occurs if the Wizard Lord himself goes rogue. Even combined, the other wizards would have great difficulty in dealing with him. When a Wizard Lord goes rogue, he is referred to as a Dark Lord. When the first Dark Lord occurred, the surviving wizards created the Chosen to deal with the problem. The Chosen are just ordinary people who have taken an oath to deal with any Dark Lord that occurs. Although, the Council of Immortals may request that

neg: Lego The Lord of the Rings (video game) features talking minifigures. This makes it the second Lego game to feature actual dialogue, the third being "Lego City Undercover". However, the dialogue is taken directly from the films unlike the other two, which feature original vocals. Additional voices were provided by Eric Artell, Steven Blum, Cam Clarke, Chris Edgerly, Kieren Elliott, Gideon Emery, Crispin Freeman, Bob Joles, Tom Kane, Jennifer Taylor Lawrence, Yuri Lowenthal, Jim Meskimen, Nolan North, Liam O'Brien, Jon Olson, Jim Piddock, Eliza Schneider, Keith Szarabajka, Fred Tatasciore, Anna Vocino and Hynden Walch. "Lego The Lord of the Rings" complements the Lego "The Lord of the Rings"

neg: Music of The Lord of the Rings film series dialogue and sound effects) are projected while the music is performed live in sync with the films. It is conducted by Ludwig Wicki and Erik Eino Ochsner and was performed around the world, including Switzerland, Australia and the United States. The concerts, which consist of multiple movements, restore unused or alternate sections of the soundtrack (where other concerts of this kind for other films repeat the final film music) and even required Shore to edit several bars of the music, including a feature entr'acte suite. Sometimes they are performed as a cycle featuring the Lord of the Rings Symphony followed

neg: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (video game) released. Developed by Pocket Studios, the game was to be called "Lord of the Rings, Part I", and was to feature the full plot of "The Fellowship" and roughly half of "The Two Towers". This would be followed soon after by "Lord of the Rings, Part II", featuring the second half of "Two Towers" and all of "Return of the King". Vivendi revealed little about the games other than the fact that they were to be more RPG based than the Xbox "Fellowship" game, and would be played from an isometric three-quarter top-down view. In February 2002, Vivendi announced the

neg: Magic ring Lord society, is said to confer immortality. Apparently this is how Rassilon has remained alive. However, when the renegade Time Lord Borusa puts the ring on he is turned to stone, as were others before him. This was a trap by Rassilon for renegade Time Lords. Magic ring A magic ring is a ring, usually a finger ring, that has magical properties. It appears frequently in fantasy and fairy tales. Magic rings are found in the folklore of every country where rings are worn. Some magic rings can endow the wearer with a variety of abilities including invisibility and immortality.

neg: Rokugan Rokugan Rokugan is the fictional empire which is the main power in the Legend of the Five Rings setting, the basis for the "Legend of the Five Rings Collectible Card Game", "Legend of the Five Rings Role-Playing Game", the board game Art of War and the now out of print Clan War Miniatures game, all from Alderac Entertainment Group. It is similar to feudal Japan, though it also includes aspects of other Asian cultures, as well as magic and mythical beasts. The setting was used by Wizards of the Coast as the basis for their updated "Oriental Adventures" "Dungeons &

neg: Legend of the Five Rings (collectible card game) black or green, featured five interlocked rings and the words "Legend of the Five Rings". Starting with the release of "Pearl Edition" in 1999, the card fronts were changed to a simpler, cleaner look that allowed for more card text, as well as returning the visual focus of the card on the art, rather than the borders of the card. Following a legal issue with the International Olympic Committee, which has trademark-like rights in the United States to all designs featuring five interlocking rings, it was agreed that Wizards of the Coast would change the card back. This was done

neg: Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish Translation of The Lord of the Rings into Swedish The translations of "The Lord of the Rings" into Swedish have been the subject of controversy. Åke Ohlmarks (1911–1984) was a prolific translator, who during his career published Swedish versions of Shakespeare, Dante and the Qur'an. His translation of "The Lord of the Rings", however, was intensely disliked by author J. R. R. Tolkien, more so even than Shuchart's Dutch translation, as is evident from a 1957 letter to Rayner Unwin: Examples singled out by Tolkien in the same letter: Other dubious translations include "Vattnadal" "Water-dale" for "Rivendell", apparently by way

neg: Bar Wizards Hull. The Bar Wizards were part of Hellmann's Mayonnaise squeezy campaign in a television commercial and web campaign "Squeezy Skills" where they displayed other uses for their flair skills by making sandwiches using flair bartending. The Bar Wizards continue to event bartend, have also developed a mobile cocktail bar service. They also run Flair and Mixology training courses, where they train flair bartenders. As a reward for winning the task, on the first episode of the fifth series of the BBC One show "The Apprentice" the boys' team was treated to a cocktail made by 'The Bar Wizards'. They were

neg: Middle-earth phrases for even the smallest things. Nevertheless, the Ents could learn other races' languages and were able to communicate with others that way. Huorns were intermediate in form between Ents and trees: Ents that were "falling asleep" or trees that were becoming wildly active; they bore a deep antagonism toward orcs. By the time of "The Lord of the Rings" the Ents were a dwindling race, as the Entwives had left the Ents and disappeared. In "The Lord of the Rings", the Ents, led by Treebeard, the oldest Ent, were instrumental in defeating Saruman by destroying his fortress of Isengard,

neg: Gandalf Tom Stiver portrayed Gandalf in the early 2000s stage productions of "The Fellowship of the Ring", "The Two Towers" and "The Return of the King" for Clear Stage Cincinnati. Brent Carver portrayed Gandalf in the 2006 musical production "The Lord of the Rings", which opened in Toronto. Gandalf appears in "The Lego Movie" voiced by Todd Hanson. He is among the Master Builders that meet in Cloud Cuckoo Land. Vitruvius often mixes him up with Albus Dumbledore, much to the chagrin of the two wizards. Gandalf is also a playable character in "The Lego Movie Videogame": in story mode he

neg: Wizard (Middle-earth) rise again, while Gandalf and Radagast later took part in The Battle of the Five Armies. As in the novels, Saruman later joined forces with Sauron, though he retained his white robes and was not shown to be seeking the One Ring for his own use. He and Gandalf are the only wizards featured or mentioned in the Lord of the Rings films, and for the most part go through the same experiences as in the novels. However, as seen in the extended edition of "The Return of the King", Saruman is killed by Wormtongue atop Orthanc rather than in

neg: Magic: The Gathering on the scale of "Harry Potter" and "The Lord of the Rings"." Simon Kinberg was to serve as a producer for the project. In June 2014, Fox hired screenwriter Bryan Cogman to write the script for the film. As of 2017, no film has entered production. In February 2018, Wizards noted that between the years of 2008 and 2016 they had printed over 20 billion "Magic: the Gathering" cards. A 2004 article in "USA Today" suggested that playing "Magic" might help improve the social and mental skills of some of the players. The article interviewed players' parents who believe that

neg: Wizard (Middle-earth) are. Treebeard tells Merry and Pippin that the wizards appeared after the Great Ships came over the Sea (ca. , according to Appendix B, some 2,000 years before the time of "The Lord of the Rings"), but little else is revealed in the narrative. Riding with Pippin to Minas Tirith at the end of Book III, Gandalf ponders the ability of the "palantíri" to see into the past, and recalls events in Valinor from the Years of the Trees—though whether from his own memory is not clear. Later in Minas Tirith, Pippin wonders what Gandalf really is, and realizes that

neg: Wizard (Middle-earth) trilogies, three of the Istari are featured as characters: Saruman (portrayed by Christopher Lee), Gandalf (played by Ian McKellen), and Radagast (portrayed by Sylvester McCoy). Gandalf mentions the two Blue Wizards in "", but comments that he cannot recall their names; this is a reference to the fact that they went unnamed in both "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". In "The Hobbit" films, it is Radagast who first discovers the presence of the Necromancer at Dol Guldur, and alerts Gandalf who in turn informs the White Council, including Saruman. Gandalf is quick to deduce the Necromancer's true

neg: Gandalf of his appellations: hence Gandalf "the Grey", and Greyhame. "Mithrandir" is a name in Sindarin (another language invented by Tolkien), the translation of which gives rise to further names for Gandalf: the Grey Pilgrim and the Grey Wanderer. Midway through "The Lord of the Rings", Gandalf is promoted to the head of the order of Wizards, and is thus named Gandalf the White instead of Gandalf the Grey. This change in status (and clothing) also introduces yet another name for the wizard: the White Rider. However even after this transformation, characters who speak Elvish still refer to the wizard as

neg: Ralph Bakshi Bakshi Productions, in 1968. Through producer Steve Krantz, Bakshi made his debut feature film, "Fritz the Cat", released in 1972. It was the first animated film to receive an X rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and the most successful independent animated feature of all time. Over the next eleven years, Bakshi directed seven additional animated features. He is well known for such films as "Wizards" (1977), "The Lord of the Rings" (1978), "American Pop" (1981) and "Fire and Ice" (1983). In 1987, Bakshi returned to television work, producing the series "", which ran for two years. After

neg: The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep Deep is that it’s a story we all know, and it’s possible the concept could have been stronger if Turbine had included other battles from Middle Earth’s history for variety. All too quickly, the repetition grows tiring and the appeal wears thin, and that’s true of the questing content as well." - Gamefront. XGN rated "Helm's Deep" 70/100, and GameStar rated the expansion 67/100. The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep The Lord of the Rings Online: Helm's Deep is the fifth expansion for the MMORPG "The Lord of the Rings Online". It was released on November 20, 2013,

neg: Vaughn Bodē Vaughn Bodē Vaughn Bodē (; July 22, 1941 – July 18, 1975) was an American underground cartoonist and illustrator known for his character Cheech Wizard and his artwork depicting voluptuous women. A contemporary of Ralph Bakshi, Bodē has been credited as an influence on Bakshi's animated films "Wizards" and "The Lord of the Rings". Bodē has a huge following among graffiti artists, with his characters remaining a popular subject. Bodē was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame for comics artists in 2006. In 1963, at age 21, and while living in Utica, New York, Bodē self-published "Das

neg: Krull (film) Snider described "Krull" as a "film that dares you not to laugh at it," opining that "its plot reads like an oral report on "Lord of the Rings" given by a student who hasn't read the book." As Snider described one major problem in the film's writing: Many aspects of the plot such as magical abilities, wizards, lands and members of Krull's population are only mentioned by the characters but never elaborated, which was both praised and criticized in Watt-Evans' review of the film. He liked that it made the viewer have to solve mysteries on his own and gave

neg: Terry Pratchett horror genres, Pratchett later focused almost entirely on fantasy, and said: "It is easier to bend the universe around the story." In the acceptance speech for his Carnegie Medal he said: "Fantasy isn't just about wizards and silly wands. It's about seeing the world from new directions", pointing to J. K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels and J. R. R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings". In the same speech, he acknowledged benefits of these works for the genre. Pratchett believed he owed "a debt to the science fiction/fantasy genre which he grew up out of" and disliked the term "magical

neg: Palantír to despair. However, rather than being Elven technology, Gandalf refers to the palantír as a crystal ball—"the stuff of wizards". In Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings" films, the palantíri of Minas Ithil and Orthanc are included. As a consequence of eliminating the Battle of Bywater, Saruman is killed by Wormtongue much earlier (at the beginning of the extended edition of "") and the palantír of Orthanc is transferred to Gandalf by means of Pippin retrieving it from Saruman's corpse instead of Wormtongue throwing it from the tower window. Aragorn also reveals himself to Sauron after the Battle of