Each Istari had a different mission? - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Alfirin · 11-24-2012, 09:01 AM

Another point worth considering re:Radagast, the Last two wizards, the blue ones, were BOTH sent by Orome the Hunstman (or more accurately Orome picked Alatar, and them Alatar picked Pallando as a companion.) I wonder if Radagast "sub-mission" was in part to counterbalance the others. Since all of the wizards were to rely basically only on thier powers to convince, it was likey that, as each one DID have thier own "affinity", those affinities might leave thier mark on those people who the Ishtari convinced, whether intentionally or no. Those Saruman convinced might likey becone as pro-tech as he was, Those who grew close to Gandalf might become like Gandalf etc. So with the mission already containing Saruman, lover of machines and tech, and two of Orome's minions, who presumably love hunting as much as he does, Yavanna may have had serios concerns that, even if the Ishari were sucessful, Middle Earth would become a wasteland anyway, as men chopped down the forests to make bigger and bigger cities, and hunted the animals to extinction for the fun of it. In short Radagst may have been sent to play Lorax to "speak for the trees"

11-24-2012, 09:01 AM	#1
Alfirin Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 435	Another point worth considering re:Radagast, the Last two wizards, the blue ones, were BOTH sent by Orome the Hunstman (or more accurately Orome picked Alatar, and them Alatar picked Pallando as a companion.) I wonder if Radagast "sub-mission" was in part to counterbalance the others. Since all of the wizards were to rely basically only on thier powers to convince, it was likey that, as each one DID have thier own "affinity", those affinities might leave thier mark on those people who the Ishtari convinced, whether intentionally or no. Those Saruman convinced might likey becone as pro-tech as he was, Those who grew close to Gandalf might become like Gandalf etc. So with the mission already containing Saruman, lover of machines and tech, and two of Orome's minions, who presumably love hunting as much as he does, Yavanna may have had serios concerns that, even if the Ishari were sucessful, Middle Earth would become a wasteland anyway, as men chopped down the forests to make bigger and bigger cities, and hunted the animals to extinction for the fun of it. In short Radagst may have been sent to play Lorax to "speak for the trees"