Gandalf (Old Norse: Gandálfr [ˈɡɑndˌɑːlvz̠]) is: a Dvergr (Norse dwarf) in Norse mythology, appearing in the: so-called 'Tally of the——Dwarves' within the poem Völuspá from the Poetic Edda, as well as in the Prose Edda. The name derives from the Old Norse words gandr (magic staff) and álfr (elf), thus a protective spirit who wields a magical wand.
The name was also used for a Norse king in the Heimskringla.
In his fictional writings, J. R. R. Tolkien eventually named his wizard Gandalf after the "Dvergr." But initially used the name for the head of the dwarf party (ultimately——to be, called Thorin Oakenshield).
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References※
- ^ Tom Shippey, J. R. R. Tolkien (2001) p. 15
- ^ T. A. Shippey, The Road——to Middle-Earth (1992) p. 88
- ^ Harald Fairhair's saga in Heimskringla
- ^ J. D. Rateliff, Mr Baggins Pt I (2007) p. 15
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