Talk:Gandalf
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Born again or resurrected?I know Tolkien wasn`t writing allegory,but given he was Roman Catholic don`t you think there are conscious or unconscious similarities between him and Christ? andyc
PS.By the way RESPECT to all you Tolkien scholars.No offence intended.
- Well, he was a Maia, so his fea was immortal. He was just given a new hroa. He couldn't really die in a human sense (human fea leaves Arda until the end of times). Ausir 08:25, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)
- Reincarnated and enhanced. Gandalf the White was not the same as Gandalf the Grey: he had become more powerful, and more wise. He was directly reincarnated by Eru Ilúvatar, after the plan of the Valar had failed with Gandalf's death, Saruman's betrayal and the failure of Radagast and the Ithryn Luin. Had Gandalf not been brought back by Ilúvatar, he would have had to return to Valinor and there slowly recover from his hurts before he could become Olorin the Maia again. But Eru Ilúvatar seems to have elevated Gandalf almost to the status of Sauron or other great Maiar: compare the relatively simple Grey Pilgrim with the millitary commander Gandalf the White in Minas Tirith. — Jor (Talk) 15:10, 27 Mar 2004 (UTC)