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The Istari
J. R. R. Tolkien · 1980short story
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Explains the origin of the five Wizards -- Maiar spirits sent from Valinor in human form to aid the free peoples against Sauron -- and traces what became of each, from Gandalf and Saruman to the two Blue Wizards who vanished east.
Summary by Loreful, from public sources
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- contained in Unfinished Tales of Númenor and Middle-Earthcollection