Middle-Earth Tours

Tour 1: The People of Middle-Earth

Wizards

Ian McKellen as Gandalf & Christopher Lee as Saruman, from theonering.net

Even as the first shadows were felt in Mirkwood there appeared in the west of Middle-earth the Istari, whom Men called the Wizards....[A]terwards it was said among the Elves that they were messengers sent by the Lords of the West to contest the power of Sauron, if he should rise again, and to move Elves and Men and all living things of good will to valiant deeds. In the likeness of Men they appeared, old but vigorous, and they changed little with the years, and aged but slowly, though great cares lay on them; great wisdom they had, and many powers of mind and hand. --Silmarillion, "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age"
Gandalf's page


detail of Gandalf,
by Alan Lee

Gandalf's page

 Wait a minute!' cried Gimli. 'There is another thing that I should like to know first. Was it you, Gandalf, or Saruman that we saw last night?'
   'You certainly did not see me," answered Gandalf. "Therefore I must guess that you saw Saruman. Evidently we look so much alike that your desire to make an incurable dent in my hat must be excused.' --TTT, "The White Rider"


Radagast the Brown,
image courtesy of Decipher
Saruman's page


detail of Saruman,
by Inger Edelfeldt

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