Brian Earl Spilner said:
Timeline certainly matches up though. Good call!Quote:
Therefore Tolkien dramatically altered his conception of the two Wizards. They no longer arrived in Middle-earth along with Saruman, Gandalf, and Radagast in c. T.A. 1000. Instead they arrived much earlier, at roughly the same time as Glorfindel in c. S.A. 1600. Whilst Glorfindel was tasked with aiding Elrond with the war in Eriador, the Wizards were destined to journey to the East and South. Instead of mentioning that they drifted from their mission, Tolkien points out that they played a decisive role in the downfall of Sauron at the end of both the Second Age and the Third Age. They became known as Morinehtar and Rmestmo, Darkness-slayer and East-helper, and were successful in preventing the forces of the East and South from outnumbering those of the Free peoples in the West.
But given the lack of specific detail for those characters, I think they're basically a blank slate for them, which is kind of cool.
Glorfindel hasn't been confirmed for this show, right? I wonder if he might be coming in later seasons.
I've been involved with Fellowship of Fans from its very beginning and we've never heard anything about Glorfindel.
At first, we simply attributed it to having more insight and sources in the Numenorian sets, but eventually, the lack of evidence became too much to ignore.
