Most Maiar dwell with the Valar in Valinor, on the western continent of Aman.

Osse is an interesting example of someone who wastempted down a dark path but ultimately chose to seek forgiveness.

Eonwe’s brief time in Middle-earth sees himdemonstrate many of the best qualities of a leader.

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Two, called either Alatar and Pallando or Morinehtar and Romestamo, arrived wearing sea-blue cloaks.

The fate of the Blue Wizards remains one of thebiggest mysteries in Tolkien’s work.

Aiwendil arrived in the form of an old man clad in earth-brown robesand was later called Radagast.

Gothmog, Lord of the Balrogs, battles Finrod

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Saruman’s fall to darkness is one of Tolkien’sbest representations of the corrupting nature of power.

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The Dark Lord Sauron, wearing the One Ring, reaches menacingly towards the camera in the prologue of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

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