Gandalf (disambiguation)
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- In Norse mythology, Gandalf is a dwarfish name referenced in the "Catalogue of Dwarfs" section of the poem Völuspá contained within the Elder Edda. The name means "cane-elf".
- Gandalf Alfgeirsson, king of Vingulmark, tried to compete with Harald Fairhair over the power over Norway.
- The Wizard Gandalf is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's universe, Middle-earth.
- Gandalf is also an airline company.
- For information about the 1997 trial of supporters of the Animal Liberation Front and editors of the magazine Green Anarchist, see GANDALF trial.
- Gandalf was also the name of a manufacturer of 'PACX' (Private Automatic Computer Exchange) switches for asynchronous computer terminals.
- A variation on the name is Gundulf or Gundulph, consecrated as Bishop of Rochester in 1077 and founder of Rochester Cathedral in 1080.
- Gandalf the Mad is the name of a Viking king in the Thorgal comic series.