Doesn't HAVE to be, he's a Maiar, one of five spirits sent to Middle Earth to aid against Sauron.

By Tolkien's account Gandalf (Olórin) doesn't arrive until the Third Age. This could be one of the Blue Wizards who do arrive at this time..

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Olórin, Maia of Manwë, Mithrandir, Incánus, Tharkûn or Greyhame.

Lady Galadriel, Alatáriel or Ñaltariel ("maiden crowned with a garland of bright radiance"), Artanis ("Noble Woman") of the House of Finarfin, Lady of Light, of the Wood and of the Galadhrim, and Mistress of Magic.

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“In later days, he was friend of all the Children of Ilúvatar, and took pity on their sorrows; and those who listened to him awoke from despair and put away imaginations of darkness.”

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Tengo muchos nombres, Mithrandir entre los elfos, Tharkún para los enanos; Olórin era en mi juventud en el Oeste que nadie recuerda, Incánus en el Sur, Gandalf en el Norte; al Este nunca voy.

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For Day 12: Magic, I drew Gandal- I mean Olórin!

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Like corrupted Nienna, Olórin took his motto of 'death is only the beginning of a new journey' quite a bit further than most people.... So yeah, necromancer Gandalf is now a thing ☠️

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Gandalf the Grey. Old Greybeard, The Grey Pilgrim, Stormcrow, Olórin, Mithrandir, Incánus, Tharkûn, Greyhame, Láthspell, the Wandering Wizard.

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Olórin/young Gandalf straight vibin’ in Valinor

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Tengo muchos nombres, Mithrandir entre los elfos, Tharkún para los enanos; Olórin era en mi juventud en el Oeste que nadie recuerda, Incánus en el Sur, Gandalf en el Norte; al Este nunca voy.

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U. Tolkien.
Gandalf en sus 3 formas conocidas:
Su forma original como Maia llamada Olórin,
Como una forma de Elfo cuando estaba entre ellos en Valinor
Forma en la Tierra Media como Gandalf o "Mithrandir". (Arte de Sepide Donne)

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“But of Olórin that tale does not speak; for though he loved the Elves, he walked among them unseen, or in form as one of them, and they did not know whence came the fair visions or the promptings of wisdom that he put into their hearts.” — The Silmarillion

Artwork by Mahrfra

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“Wisest of the Maiar was Olórin. He too dwelt in Lórien, but his ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned pity and patience.” — The Silmarillion

Artwork by Egorit

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Tu leur montres pas mon magnifique Gnome aussi !

C’est Gand-Half, une moitié de l’incroyable « Olórin » (de son vrai nom) ce qui reste tout de même énorme !

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