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Elladan and Elrohir · 01-23-2007, 02:46 PM

Wow, I can just picture him doing that. Scary.

Actually, although it does say that in Unfinished Tales, I don't think Tolkien was set on there being more than five wizards. He gives an account of how the Valar came to send the Istari to Middle-earth, and in that account it is clear that there are five and only five. For myself, I think it makes a lot more sense for there to have only been five (after all, their purpose was to battle Sauron, and only one out of the five we know of did that successfully).

Eomer of the Rohirrim · 01-25-2007, 08:30 AM

Did anyone else ever think that Radagast could have been deliberately inserted into the movie so a dark-skinned actor could play him? It would be rather like Talangar the Black in the South Park Lord of the Rings episode. Sort of an in-joke at the whiteness of the cast.

01-23-2007, 02:46 PM	#1
Elladan and Elrohir Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Halls of Mandos Posts: 332	Wow, I can just picture him doing that. Scary. Actually, although it does say that in Unfinished Tales, I don't think Tolkien was set on there being more than five wizards. He gives an account of how the Valar came to send the Istari to Middle-earth, and in that account it is clear that there are five and only five. For myself, I think it makes a lot more sense for there to have only been five (after all, their purpose was to battle Sauron, and only one out of the five we know of did that successfully). __________________ "If you're referring to the incident with the dragon, I was barely involved. All I did was give your uncle a little nudge out of the door." THE HOBBIT - IT'S COMING

01-25-2007, 08:30 AM	#2
Eomer of the Rohirrim Auspicious Wraith Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,859	Did anyone else ever think that Radagast could have been deliberately inserted into the movie so a dark-skinned actor could play him? It would be rather like Talangar the Black in the South Park Lord of the Rings episode. Sort of an in-joke at the whiteness of the cast. __________________ Los Ingobernables de Harlond