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Gandalf, in this setting, is thus a representation in English (anglicised from Old Norse) of the name the Dwarves of Erebor had given to Olórin in the language they used "externally" in their daily affairs, while Tharkûn is the (untranslated) name, presumably of the same meaning, that the Dwarves gave him in their native Khuzdul language.
Gandalf (Old Norse: Gandálfr [ˈɡɑndˌɑːlvz̠]) is a Dvergr (Norse dwarf) in Norse mythology, appearing in the so-called 'Tally of the Dwarves' within the poem Völuspá from the Poetic Edda, [1] as well as in the Prose Edda.
J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings has been translated, with varying degrees of success, many times since its publication in 1954–55. Known translations are listed here; the exact number is hard to determine, for example because the European and Brazilian dialects of Portuguese are sometimes counted separately, as are the Nynorsk and Bokmål forms of Norwegian, and the ...
Gandalf, said to mean 'Staff-man'. Gundabad: Mount Gundabad. Tumunzahar 'Hollowbold' (Nogrod). Ibun: A Petty-Dwarf, possibly an 'inner name'. Udushinbar: Earlier name of Bundushathûr. Kibil-nâla: The name of the Silverlode. Uruktharbun: Earlier name of Khazad-dûm or Azanulbizar, meaning unknown. Khazad-dûm: Dwarf-mansion, Dwarrowdelf ...
Gandulf or Gandolf (Latin Gandolphus, French Gandolphe, Italian Gandolfo) is a masculine given name of Germanic origin, common in the Middle Ages. The roots of the name are gand (literally "wand" or "magic wand", by extension "sorcery") and wolf ("wolf"). [1] Gandulf of Piacenza (10th century), Italian count; Gandulf (11th century), bishop of ...
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday demanded that BRICS member countries commit to not creating a new currency or supporting another currency that would replace the United States dollar ...
Gandalf the Grey is a protagonist in The Hobbit, where he assists Bilbo Baggins on his quest, and in The Lord of the Rings, where he is the leader of the Company of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Norse "Catalogue of Dwarves" ( Dvergatal ) in the Völuspá ; its meaning in that language is "staff-elf". [ 6 ] [
Ian McKellen sent “Lord of the Rings” fans into a tizzy earlier this year when he teased that the upcoming movie, “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum,” would actually be two films.