Gandalf Essays

  • Essay On Gandalf

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    Gandalf: Gandalf porte de nombreux noms et surnoms. Décrit comme le Pèlerin Gris ou le Cavalier Blanc, il est l'un des principaux antagonistes de Souron, le Seigneur Ténébreux de Gandalf est un magicien. Aragorn: Membre de la communaute, Aragorn est un ami de longue date de Gandalf ainsi que des Elfes de la Terre du Milieu Legolas: Fils de Thranduhil, le roi des Elfes de la Foren Noire, Legolas Vertefeuille se fait connaître lors du Conseil D’elrond en 3018 du Troisieme Age. Il fait ensuite

  • Self-sacrifice In Compelling Circumstances

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    by the readiness of self-sacrificing themselves for the betterment of others. In the movie Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring directed by Peter Jackson, the main character Frodo Baggins, his companions Marry and Pippin and a wise wizard Gandalf self-sacrificed their comfort, serenity and life in order to successfully complete their quest and to stop Sauron from crushing the Middle Earth. Sometimes individuals face compelling circumstances in their lives where they need to make life altering

  • Analysis On The Lord Of The Rings: Two Towers

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    armies from the north. They have never been defeated in battle, though their trials have at times been very great. At this point in their history, their most immediate enemy is the wizard Saruman. Saruman is a very powerful wizard, rivaled only by Gandalf and Sauron himself. He was once head of the Wizard's Council, for his greatest strength was in his ability to command men and beasts. Even now, he wields that ability with impressive results. His army is vast and powerful, and led completely by the

  • JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

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    JRR Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers The Lord of the Rings is set in Middle-earth, a fictional world created by Tolkien. Mystical creatures such as Hobbits, Orcs, trolls, ents, elves, wangs, wizards, dragons, dwarves and men inhabit middle-earth. Middle-earth is a magical world in which imagination rules, but it exists very much like "real" society, with political and economic problems and power struggles. Each of the races that inhabit this world have their own territories and are

  • Lord of The Rings Analysis

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    Frodo Baggins, who is much younger then he is. Amongst these possessions is the magical ring. Bilbo has second thoughts about giving Frodo the ring but is talked into doing so by his good friend Gandalf the Grey. Gandalf the Grey is one of a few powerful wizards that inhabit Middle-Earth. Gandalf fears that the ring that has been in Bilbo's possession for so long could be the “one ring,” The “one ring” is a ring of myth and has been lost to history. It was created by Sauron who was the most

  • Denethor’s, Pippin’s and Gandalf’s Conversations with Death

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    In book V of The Lord of the Rings, there are several characters that die, or come extremely close to dying. Three of these characters, Denethor II, Gandalf, and Peregrin Took (Pippin), as well as their choices and actions in response to their seemingly impending doom, will be the focal point of this essay. Pippin is a “teenaged” hobbit, and the youngest of the Company that set out from Rivendell. His moment comes during the attack on the Black Gate, the entrance to Mordor. Upon hearing the fate

  • Heroic Characters in The Lord of the Rings Saga

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    Throughout literary history, heroes are usually described as being good looking and tall. People who are categorized as heroes need to have a distinguished courage and heroes are often rewarded for their courageous and noble acts. A hero needs to be liked by the inhabitants of his or her country because he or she committed a heroic act such saving a child who has fallen into a well. In many books, the character with all of the heroic qualities is often the main character. Although some characters

  • Fellowship Of The Ring

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    The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring 1. I chose to read this book because I have always been a fan of the LOTR series and I loved reading the Hobbit, so I felt it was time to read the trilogy 2. The story is set all across Middle Earth which is the fictional realm of LOTR. The story begins in the Shire where Frodo sets off on his adventure. They then travel to Bree, Rivendale, through many forests, valleys, rivers, plains, to Moria / the Bridge of Khazad-Dum to Lorien and finally down

  • Theme Of Identity In The Hobbit

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    By the end of the story Bilbo has changed on his journey from innocence to experience. Even though Bilbo doesn’t realize it at first, with the help of Gandalf he sees he has changed. He has become brave and fearless. He has also learned the value of friendship and kindness through his new friends and their journey together which has now forever Bennett 6 changed Bilbo’s life and destiny. Something

  • How Does Bilbo Change In Bilbo

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    Within this chapter, Bilbo is confronted with a proposition from Gandalf to go on an adventure with him and the dwarfs. Bilbo was very skeptical about the idea of this dangerous trip, and he knew that this decision was going to take a lot of courage out of him. One thing led to another and Bilbo stubbornly ended up going

  • Gandalf the Mischiefmonger

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    Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, he states that Gandalf is seen almost as an “Odinic Wanderer”, comparing him to Odin the Allfather (Carpenter, C. Tolkien, J.R.R. Tolkien). Rather than Odin, though, another almost-unlikely god could fit the part of Gandalf’s basis, and that would be the trickster god, Loki, son of Laufey and Farbauti. Loki, without a doubt, would be an obvious one to bend the truth or outright lie to anyone that he speaks to, but would Gandalf be as obvious as well? There are countless

  • Stewardship In The Return Of The King

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    Bible ESV, Titus1-7). The influence of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Roman Catholic faith is evident in “The Return of the King” through the descriptions and roles of the stewards. Gandalf, Faramir, and Denethor are the three main characters that Tolkien uses to describe stewardship and the effects of different leadership characteristics. While Gandalf and Faramir emanate the values of good stewardship through altruism and wisdom, Denethor contrasts them through his lust for power and inability to resist the temptation

  • Movie Review: The Lord Of The Ring

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    of The Ring, Peter Jackson) to Mt. Doom and destroying it so the the main antagonist of the movie Sauron can’t get a hold of the ring and take over. Frodo in The Fellowship of the ring has tried to give the ring away three different times first to Gandalf the Grey, Second time to Galadriel, and a third to Aragorn, because he didn’t want to hold the burden of carrying the ring, because he is feeling the ring growing stronger in power and his mental strength is weak and not as strong as those three

  • The Lord of the Rings Film Techniques

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    Darkness, if given strength, has the potential to destroy the world. In a battle between good and evil, the inhabitants of Middle Earth discover how vulnerable their world actually is. One ring holds the fate of the world; its existence threatens the life of all living creatures. If Darkness recaptures its creation, the world as the citizens of Middle Earth know it will cease to exist. One individual, Frodo Baggins, holds the fate of the world in his hands as he fights to destroy the ring. Throughout

  • Corruption In Tolkien's The Lord Of The Rings

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    addictive. The ring’s promise of power is a promise of lies, the ring only wants to trick the wearer into doing Sauron’s evil bidding. The hobbits make great ring-bearers because they are happy with their simple lives and it is worth noting that Gandalf, a Christ-like figure, rejects the ring because it would cause him to waver from his mission to help the people of the world stand against

  • Bilbo Mission

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    Angus. Bilbo decided to go with gandalf to undertake a mission, Farah Ahmedi, and Angus. Many people accomplish missions and are amazed or they give up or die. But they all have one common thing, to reach their goals. The Hobbit, Bilbo went with Gandalf. He was brave because he was part Turk. He wanted to find out if their was any Turk still left in him, He realized his strength, he was kind even though they came to his house without asking and tore up his house. Gandalf saw something in Bilbo and no

  • Bilbo Baggins (The Hobbit) and Meggie Folcharts (Inkheart) Journey to Maturity

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    “Home” is not just a place or thing; it represents where you feel the most safe and secure, where you feel accepted or feel a part of a community, and where you overall feel you belong. However, home can also be the thing that shelters you from the outside world, leaving you unprepared to deal with situations and dangers outside your knowledge. Often in children’s stories, the character must leave their place of security and go on a journey. This is because to grow as a person you must leave what

  • Examples Of Aragorn Being An Epic Hero

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    companions as well. Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimli later make it to Edoras, a city ruled by Théoden in Rohan. It is here where a mighty task is given to Aragorn. Since Théoden wants his people to be safe, he decides to take them to Helms Deep for safety. Gandalf, before his departure to search for the riders of Rohan, tells Aragorn that "We will need you before the end, Aragorn. The people of Rohan will need you." (The Fellowship of the Ring [video recording]). Aragorn acknowledges this knowing that he has

  • The Protagonist’s Quest in The Hobbit and The Last Unicorn

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    there is no reason to leave home unless you have to. As his experiences with the dwarves get him into dangerous situations, he discovers his Tookish side and uncovers his hidden love for adventure. In the first couple of pages in the book, Bilbo asks Gandalf if he is sure that he will come ... ... middle of paper ... ...onment that is his house. As for the Unicorn, she knows nothing more than the comfort of her forest at the start of the novel. She lives an innocent creature, not even knowing how

  • lord of the rings, fellowship of the ring

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    it from Gollum years ago. One day the old wizard Gandalf comes to the Shire, and he tells Frodo of an evil named Sauron who wants to capture the Ring for himself. In ages long past Sauron stole the Ring from the Elves, to protect him from the Powers of Good; but the Ring was stolen from him by a creature named Gollum, and then stolen from Gollum by Bilbo, who finally gives it freely to Frodo. "Sauron has been searching for the Ring for years," Gandalf tells Frodo, "and now he has sent his nine Black