January 11, 2004

A Word to Jarrickon Half-elven...
Uruviel

I liked the article you wrote about Gandalf being the steward. However, I just wanted to mention that you should not have said that he was "the" caretaker and steward of middle earth because although that was a job Gandalf was created to do, he was not "the" only one.

The Valar created 5 Istari (wizards). The only ones known were Saruman the White, Gandalf the Grey and Radagast the Brown. The other two are unknown.

I just wanted to clarify that. YOu might have already known, but I didn't want people to go away thinking that Gandalf was the only creature sent by the Valar.