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03-12-2003, 01:43 PM

I was readin some online essays on the Istari and the outcome of the Blue Wizards and i thought i would bring a thought to the forum. little recap: the istari were the 5 wiazrds sent to middle earth to contest sauron and guide the peoples of middle earth. these wizrds were saruman gandalf radagast and the two blue wizards alatar and pallando. we know of the first three but there is much speculation on who the 2 blue wizards were and wat became of them. all we know for sue is that they were sent to the east and did not return.

here is my thought. according to the book "that hideous strength" by CS Lewis, the wizard merlin came from across the sea from the west that was lost, and knew about fallen numenor (spelled numinor). Lewis responded to readers who asked about Numinor by telling them that they would have to wait for his friend Professor Tolkiens writing to find out more about it. could it be that one of the blue wizards was Merlin. a few things to thinkabout: 1) merlin has always been linked with the color blue, 2)he was a flawed character in the arthurian legends, possibly stemming from a flawed past (tolkien points to the possiblilty that the blue wizards may have fallen away) 3)his part in arthurs life may hav been somewhat of a penance 4)Avalon and Valinor both are islands to the west which can only be reached by permission, and also sound alike, 5)arthur was taken to avalon to receive healing and perhaps Merlin was finally permitted back to the lost west.

just a thought or another theory. any thoughts?

03-12-2003, 01:43 PM	#1
Eregal Guest Posts: n/a	Blue Wizards I was readin some online essays on the Istari and the outcome of the Blue Wizards and i thought i would bring a thought to the forum. little recap: the istari were the 5 wiazrds sent to middle earth to contest sauron and guide the peoples of middle earth. these wizrds were saruman gandalf radagast and the two blue wizards alatar and pallando. we know of the first three but there is much speculation on who the 2 blue wizards were and wat became of them. all we know for sue is that they were sent to the east and did not return. here is my thought. according to the book "that hideous strength" by CS Lewis, the wizard merlin came from across the sea from the west that was lost, and knew about fallen numenor (spelled numinor). Lewis responded to readers who asked about Numinor by telling them that they would have to wait for his friend Professor Tolkiens writing to find out more about it. could it be that one of the blue wizards was Merlin. a few things to thinkabout: 1) merlin has always been linked with the color blue, 2)he was a flawed character in the arthurian legends, possibly stemming from a flawed past (tolkien points to the possiblilty that the blue wizards may have fallen away) 3)his part in arthurs life may hav been somewhat of a penance 4)Avalon and Valinor both are islands to the west which can only be reached by permission, and also sound alike, 5)arthur was taken to avalon to receive healing and perhaps Merlin was finally permitted back to the lost west. just a thought or another theory. any thoughts?