Here’s a fun, nerdy fact about Lord of the Rings: In Old Norse, Gandalf translates to “staff elf.” J.R.R. Tolkien based the name of his wise, old wizard on the word Gandálfr, a combination of the ...

In Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings films, Gandalf's pipe was one of his most recognizable accessories, along with his wide-brimmed hat and wooden staff. Gandalf's habit of smoking pipe-weed was ...

The Season 2 finale of Prime Video's The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power explained that Gandalf's name stemmed from the phrase "Grand Elf," which the Stoors called the Stranger. This was not ...

Star Wars Rebels co-creator Dave Filoni has been talking about the similarities between Ahsoka Tano and The Lord of the Rings’ Gandalf since the animated show’s second season ended. He then had the ...