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series, where the actor based his acclaimed performance on Tolkien himself. McKellen reprised the role in Jackson's 2012-2014 film series The Hobbit.

Names

Etymology

Tolkien derived the name Gandalf from Gandálfr, a dwarf in the Völuspá's Dvergatal, a list of dwarf-names. In Old Norse, the name means staff-elf. This is reflected in his name Tharkûn,

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