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Tour 1: The People of Middle-Earth

Saruman

They looked up, astonished, for they had heard no sound of his coming; and they saw a figure standing at the rail, looking down upon them: an old man, swathed in a great cloak, the colour of which was not easy to tell, for it changed if they moved their eyes or if he stirred. His face was long, with a high forehead, he had deep darkling eyes, hard to fathom, though the look that they now bore was grave and benevolent, and a little weary. His hair and beard were white, but strands of black still showed about his lips and ears." --TTT, "The Voice of Saruman"


Isengard, by Igor Kordej
detail of Saruman,
by Inger Edelfeldt
Saruman, by John Howe
(from his website)
John Howe states that he based his sketch of Saruman (above, right) on fellow LotR artist Alan Lee.

image from a Houghton-Mifflin
book cover		 The movie Saruman is played by classic bad guy Christopher Lee.


An image from theonering.net
spy photo from theonering.net

Saruman is Overtaken, by
Ted Nasmith		 On the sixth day since their parting from the King they journeyed through a wood climbing down from the hills at the feet of the Misty Mountains that now marched on their right hand. As they came out again into the open country at sundown they overtook an old man leaning on a staff, and he was clothed in rags of grey or dirty white, and at his heels went another beggar, slouching and whining.
     'Well, Saruman!' said Gandalf. 'Where are you going?'
     'What is that to you?' he answered. 'Will you still order my goings, and are you not content with my ruin?' --RotK, "Many Partings"


For more on Saruman, visit the Orthanc page
Full-size versions of these pictures are on display at Rolozo Tolkien, the official LotR movie site, and theonering.net.