Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

TheLostPilgrim · 08-25-2013, 06:26 PM

A question:

Why is it treated almost as if Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White are two different entities? Both are 'cloaks' for the immortal spirit of Olorin...Yet they are treated very differently. I'm talking more in terms of the films, in that Gandalf the Grey seems very different from Gandalf the White...I haven't read the books in ages so I'm wondering, is the characterization the same, and if so, why?

And why is Gandalf unable to remember that he was called Gandalf when he first arrived back?

08-25-2013, 06:26 PM	#1
TheLostPilgrim Haunting Spirit Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 72	Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White A question: Why is it treated almost as if Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White are two different entities? Both are 'cloaks' for the immortal spirit of Olorin...Yet they are treated very differently. I'm talking more in terms of the films, in that Gandalf the Grey seems very different from Gandalf the White...I haven't read the books in ages so I'm wondering, is the characterization the same, and if so, why? And why is Gandalf unable to remember that he was called Gandalf when he first arrived back?