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 ...

Gandalf (Ian McKellen) may undergo the most change in The Lord of the Rings, at least aesthetically, as he goes from being ...

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 ...

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 ...