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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet
Maybe it's just that Tolkien niggled too much. I wish Gandalf had stayed mysterious instead of having his backstory all laid out with all that Istari/Maiar stuff.
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In that case though, wouldn't Tolkien have run the risk of Gandalf being the "usual" storybook wizard?
To me, the information about
why he was there, his limitations, and sacrifices, are what makes him so endearing.