Pallando the Blue

Can anybody tell me anything about Pallando the Blue? Thanks in
advance!

Only info I have beyond that he arrived as one of the
5 Ishtari and went east with Alatar (not to return to
the west) is from ICE. I'll email it to you
individually as a few on this list will hammer
anything not expressely in the Tolkein books and have
a fit if anything is written otherwise. It's at home,
I'm at work, so gimme a few hrs.

JB

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Can anybody tell me anything about Pallando the
Blue? Thanks in
advance!

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Actually, Tolkien did leave notes on the Blue Wizards, as set down in Unfinished tales. Pallando and Alatar were both signified by the color blue. I beleive, but could be wrong, that Pallando was associated with the Vala Orome. Nonetheless, Pallando and Alatar ventured into the eastern regions of Middle-Earth, apparently with Saruman. However, they did not return with Saruman into the northwestern parts of Middle-Earth. Tolkien said he knew little of their fate, but suspected that they were at the origins of many of the cults and "pagan" religions that arose among mankind, especially in the east and south of the world. Tolkien also was of the opinion that the Blue Wizards' activities ultimately indicated the failure of their original mission to help the Elves and Mankind oppose Sauron. IMHO, however, Tolkien was a little biased on that point, suggesting that Radagast also failed, even though the Brown Wizard was sent specifically at the request of Yavanna to help protect the natural world. Perhaps the good professor was a little too Elvish/Numenorian-ish centered, and failed to recognize that the animals, plants and even humanity beyond the northwest of Middle-Earth had a right to protectors and advocates of their own.

Man, do I need a real life, or what....

Mark

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Only info I have beyond that he arrived as one of the
5 Ishtari and went east with Alatar (not to return to
the west) is from ICE. I'll email it to you
individually as a few on this list will hammer
anything not expressely in the Tolkein books and have
a fit if anything is written otherwise. It's at home,
I'm at work, so gimme a few hrs.

JB

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Can anybody tell me anything about Pallando the
Blue? Thanks in advance!

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Thanks, guys.

He's shown up in one of them games I'm in. Never heard of him in
MEPBM before. It'll be interesting to see what he does.

Jeff

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Actually, Tolkien did leave notes on the Blue Wizards, as set down

in

Unfinished tales. Pallando and Alatar were both signified by the

color

blue. I beleive, but could be wrong, that Pallando was associated

with the

Vala Orome. Nonetheless, Pallando and Alatar ventured into the

eastern

regions of Middle-Earth, apparently with Saruman. However, they

did not

return with Saruman into the northwestern parts of Middle-Earth.

Tolkien

said he knew little of their fate, but suspected that they were at

the

origins of many of the cults and "pagan" religions that arose among

mankind,

especially in the east and south of the world. Tolkien also was of

the

opinion that the Blue Wizards' activities ultimately indicated the

failure

of their original mission to help the Elves and Mankind oppose

Sauron.

IMHO, however, Tolkien was a little biased on that point,

suggesting that

Radagast also failed, even though the Brown Wizard was sent

specifically at

the request of Yavanna to help protect the natural world. Perhaps

the good

professor was a little too Elvish/Numenorian-ish centered, and

failed to

recognize that the animals, plants and even humanity beyond the

northwest of

Middle-Earth had a right to protectors and advocates of their own.

Man, do I need a real life, or what....

Mark

   John Briggs writes:

> Only info I have beyond that he arrived as one of the
> 5 Ishtari and went east with Alatar (not to return to
> the west) is from ICE. I'll email it to you
> individually as a few on this list will hammer
> anything not expressely in the Tolkein books and have
> a fit if anything is written otherwise. It's at home,
> I'm at work, so gimme a few hrs.
>
> JB
>
> --- jeff_wygal <morgai@h...> wrote:
>> Can anybody tell me anything about Pallando the
>> Blue? Thanks in
>> advance!
>>
>>
>
>
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