Gandalf - geat or a joke of a wizard? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Aiwendil · 10-22-2010, 08:16 AM

I don't see Gandalf's powers, even restricted as they were by his mandate, as all that weak. Shooting fire doesn't sound too shabby to me. He was greatly outnumbered by the wolves and goblins, and had 13 Dwarves and 1 Hobbit to protect besides himself.

But to answer the question as literally posed by the thread title - no, he was not a Geat, though I don't doubt he could have taken on Grendel just as well as Beowulf!

10-22-2010, 08:16 AM	#4
Aiwendil Late Istar Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,224	I don't see Gandalf's powers, even restricted as they were by his mandate, as all that weak. Shooting fire doesn't sound too shabby to me. He was greatly outnumbered by the wolves and goblins, and had 13 Dwarves and 1 Hobbit to protect besides himself. But to answer the question as literally posed by the thread title - no, he was not a Geat, though I don't doubt he could have taken on Grendel just as well as Beowulf! Last edited by Aiwendil; 10-22-2010 at 08:18 AM. Reason: It appears to be a law of nature that in making fun of a misspelling, one will inevitably misspell something oneself.