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The Wizards of Middle-earth are a group of beings outwardly resembling Men but possessing much greater physical and mental power. They are also called the Istari (Quenya for "Wise Ones") by the Elves. The Sindarin word is Ithryn (sing. Ithron). They were sent by the Valar to assist the peoples of Middle-earth to contest Sauron - Wikipedia. Always use in conjunction with the [tolkiens-legendarium] tag

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Can the Istari really forget things?

I suggest that the minds (not just the bodies) of the Istari were affected by their incarnation. The longest writing on the Istari is the essay in Unfinished Tales. … Unfinished Tales Part 4, II: The Istari Another note describes a council of the Valar where it is decided to send the Istari to Middle Earth. "Who would go? …
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The roles of the Istari

They all had the same mission According to The Silmarillion, helping the resistance to Sauron was the mission of all the Istari. … Even as the first shadows were felt in Mirkwood there appeared in the west of Middle-earth the Istari, whom Men called the Wizards. …
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