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"Manwë summoned the Valar for a council at which it was resolved to send out three emissaries to Middle-earth and he asked who would go... Only two came forward; Curumo and Alatar... and Alatar took Pallando as a friend."

—Prior to the arrival of the Istari in the West

Alatar (Quenya; IPA: [ˈalatar] - "After-Comer"), also called Morinehtar (Quenya; [moriˈneçtar]) was a Maia and an immortal Istar wizard. He travelled to Middle-earth in the Second Age with Rómestámo (Pallando), and they became the Ithryn Luin, or "Blue Wizards".

They travelled to the east of Arda, to countries in far eastern Middle-earth such as Rhûn and Khand, where they were sent to stir up rebellions against those serving Sauron. In this, they were successful, and they later returned to Middle-earth in the Third Age and travelled East and South once again, but they never returned to the West after their journey with Saruman. It is possible that they became the founders of secret and magical cults, but their ultimate fate remains unknown.

Biography

Second Age

"Their task was to circumvent Sauron: to bring help to the few tribes of Men that had rebelled from Melkor-worship, to stir up rebellion... and after his first fall to search out his hiding and to cause dissension and disarray among the dark East... They must have had very great influence on the history of the Second Age and Third Age in weakening and disarraying the forces of the East... who both in the Second Age and Third Age otherwise have... outnumbered the West."

—J.R.R. Tolkien

File:Alatar.jpg

Alatar

Alatar was originally a Maia of Oromë the Huntsman named Morinehtar, and presumably lived in his forests on the continent of Aman, west of Middle-earth. The other servants of Oromë included Rómestámo (later Pallando), who was a friend of Morinehtar's, and whom he later chose to journey with him. At some point in the Second Age, around the forging of the Rings of Power, Mohrinehtar and Rómestámo were chosen to become the first of the Istari, and were sent to the East of Middle-earth to stir up rebellion against Sauron and assist the few tribes of Men who had refused to worship Morgoth in the First Age.^[1]

Third Age

"I think that they went as emissaries to distant regions, east and south, .... Missionaries to enemy occupied lands as it were. What success they had I do not know; but I fear that they failed, as Saruman did, though doubtless in different ways; and I suspect they were founders or beginners of secret cults and "magic" traditions that outlasted the fall of Sauron."

—J.R.R. Tolkien

During the Third Age, the Valar selected Morinehtar, renamed Alatar, meaning "after-comer", and Pallando to be two of the five Maiar to travel from the Undying Lands to Middle-earth and serve as Istari wizards. Alatar, Curumo (Saruman the White) and Olórin (Gandalf the Grey) were assigned the objective of encouraging the peoples of Middle-earth to oppose Sauron. However, two more joined the original three Wizards and they became five. Aiwendil (Radagast the Brown) was chosen by Yavanna to travel with Curumo, and Alatar took Pallando the Blue as a companion. Upon arrival in Middle-earth, Alatar and Pallando were dressed in robes of sea-blue. Due to this, they were called the Blue Wizards (or Ithryn Luin, in Sindarin). With Saruman, they travelled east in an attempt to help free the last Men of Númenor, who were now Haradrim and Easterlings. Later, Saruman came back to the west alone. However, Alatar and Pallando were never seen again, and their ultimate fates are unknown.^[2]^[3]

Character

When Alatar came to Middle-earth, he was clothed in flesh and had the appearance of a wizened old man, though he did not look as old as Gandalf. He and Pallando were dressed in robes of sea-blue, which was why they were named "the Blue Wizards".^[1] He had a white beard which was not as long as Gandalf's or Saruman's. He carried a staff, as did the other Wizards, which he could use to channel his magic.

Etymology

Alatar probably means "after-comer" (as he was one of the original two Maiar to be chosen to become Wizards and follow Sauron to Middle earth). J.R.R. Tolkien specifically stated that neither Alatar nor Pallando had a name in the West of Middle-earth, unlike the other three Wizards, who all had two names. Therefore, Tolkien probably intended "Alatar" to be more of a title or a description than a name. Later in his life, Tolkien wrote a note, suggesting that the names of the Blue Wizards were Morinehtar and Rómestámo. It is not clear whether these names were intended to replace the names Alatar and Pallando, or whether Morinehtar and Rómestámo were alternate names for the Blue Wizards, possibly those given to them by the peoples of Middle-earth.^[4]

Portrayal in adaptations

The Hobbit trilogy

When talking to Bilbo, Gandalf the Grey mentions the two Blue Wizards in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. When Bilbo asks how many Wizards there are, Gandalf states that there is him, Saruman, the two Blue Wizards (whose names he cannot remember), and Radagast the Brown. They are never mentioned in the Lord of the Rings films, only referenced by Saruman who mentions "the rods of the five wizards" in the extended edition of the third film.

Translations

Foreign Language	Translated name
Amharic	ዓላታር
Arabic	إلاتار
Armenian	Ալատար
Belarusian Cyrillic	Алатар
Bengali	আলাতার
Bulgarian Cyrillic	Алатар
Georgian	ალათარი
Greek	Άλαταρ
Gujarati	આલતર
Hebrew	אלאתאר
Hindi	आलतर
Japanese	アルタール
Kannada	ಆಲತರ
Kazakh	Алатар (Cyrillic) Alatar (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic	Алатар
Macedonian Cyrillic	Алатар
Marathi	आलतर
Mongolian Cyrillic	Алатар
Nepalese	आलतर
Pashto	الاتار ?
Persian	الاتار
Punjabi	ਆਲਤਰ
Russian	Алатар
Sanskrit	आलतर्
Serbian	Алатар (Cyrillic) Alatar (Latin)
Sinhalese	ආලතර්
Tajik Cyrillic	Алатар
Tamil	ஆலதர்
Thai	อะละทาร์
Ukrainian Cyrillic	Алатар
Uzbek	Алатар (Cyrillic) Alatar (Latin)
Yiddish	אַלאַטאַר

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Unfinished Tales, Part Four, chapter II: "The Istari" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Unfinished" defined multiple times with different content
↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter X: "The Voice of Saruman"
↑ The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"
↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XIII: "Last Writings"

[Unfinished-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Unfinished Tales, Part Four, chapter II: "The Istari" Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Unfinished" defined multiple times with different content

[2] The Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, Book Three, Chapter X: "The Voice of Saruman"

[3] The Lord of the Rings, Appendix B: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"

[4] The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XII: The Peoples of Middle-earth, XIII: "Last Writings"

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Ainur of Arda
Valar
Kings	Manwë (Súlimo) • Ulmo (Ulubôz) • Aulë (Návatar) • Oromë (Aldaron) • Námo (Mandos) • Irmo (Lórien) • Tulkas (Astaldo)
Queens	Varda (Elentári) • Yavanna (Kementári) • Nienna • Estë • Vairë • Vána • Nessa
Enemies	Melkor (Morgoth)
Maiar
Valinor	Eönwë • Ilmarë • Ossë • Uinen • Salmar • Melian • Arien • Tilion • Curumo (Saruman) • Olórin (Gandalf) • Aiwendil (Radagast) • Alatar (Morinehtar) • Pallando (Rómestámo)
Enemies	Sauron (Mairon) • Gothmog • Durin's Bane • Ungoliant • Shelob • Curumo (Saruman)

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+| death = Immortal
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+| weapon = [[Wizard Staff]]
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+{{Quote|Manwë summoned the Valar for a council at which it was resolved to send out three emissaries to Middle-earth and he asked who would go... Only two came forward; Curumo and Alatar... and Alatar took Pallando as a friend.|Prior to the arrival of the [[Istari]] in the West}}
+'''Alatar''' ([[Quenya]]; [[IPA charts|IPA]]: {{IPA|[ˈalatar]}} - "After-Comer"), also called '''Morinehtar '''(Quenya; {{IPA|[moriˈneçtar]}}) was a [[Maia]] and an immortal [[Istar]] wizard. He travelled to Middle-earth in the [[Second Age]] with [[Pallando|Rómestámo]] (Pallando), and they became the [[Ithryn Luin]], or "[[Blue Wizards]]".
+They travelled to the east of [[Arda]], to countries in far eastern Middle-earth such as [[Rhûn]] and [[Khand]], where they were sent to stir up rebellions against those serving [[Sauron]]. In this, they were successful, and they later returned to Middle-earth in the [[Third Age]] and travelled East and South once again, but they never returned to the West after their journey with [[Saruman]]. It is possible that they became the founders of secret and magical cults, but their ultimate fate remains unknown.
-{{Quote|[[Manwë]] summoned the [[Valar]] for a council at which it was resolved to send out three emissaries to [[Middle-earth]] and he asked who would go... Only two came forward; [[Curumo]] and Alatar... and Alatar took [[Pallando]] as a friend.|Prior to the arrival of the [[Istari]] in the West.}}
+== Biography ==
-'''Alatar''' ([[Quenya]]; [[IPA charts|IPA]]: {{IPA|[ˈalatar]}} - "After-Comer), also called '''Morinehtar '''(Quenya; {{IPA|[moriˈneçtar]}}) was an [[Ainur|Ainu]] and an immortal [[Istar]] wizard. He travelled to Middle-earth in the [[Second Age]] with [[Pallando|Rómestámo]] (Pallando), and they became the [[Ithryn Luin]], or "[[Blue Wizards]]". They travelled to the east of [[Arda]], to countries in far eastern Middle-earth such as [[Rhûn]] and [[Khand]], where they were sent to stir up rebellions against those serving [[Sauron]]. In this, they were successful, and they later returned to Middle-earth in the [[Third Age]] and travelled East and South once again, but they never returned to the West after their journey with [[Saruman]]. It is possible that they became the founders of secret and magical cults, but their ultimate fate remains unknown.
+=== Second Age ===
+{{Quote|Their task was to circumvent Sauron: to bring help to the few tribes of Men that had rebelled from Melkor-worship, to stir up rebellion... and after his first fall to search out his hiding and to cause dissension and disarray among the dark East... They must have had very great influence on the history of the Second Age and Third Age in weakening and disarraying the forces of the East... who both in the Second Age and Third Age otherwise have... outnumbered the West.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]}}
+[[File:Alatar.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Alatar]]
+Alatar was originally a [[Maiar|Maia]] of [[Oromë]] the Huntsman named '''Morinehtar''', and presumably lived in his forests on the continent of [[Aman]], west of [[Middle-earth]]. The other servants of Oromë included [[Rómestámo]] (later Pallando), who was a friend of Morinehtar's, and whom he later chose to journey with him. At some point in the [[Second Age]], around the forging of the [[Rings of Power]], Mohrinehtar and Rómestámo were chosen to become the first of the [[Istari]], and were sent to the East of [[Middle-earth]] to stir up rebellion against [[Sauron]] and assist the few tribes of [[Men]] who had refused to worship [[Morgoth]] in the [[First Age]].<ref name="Unfinished">''[[Unfinished Tales]]'', Part Four, chapter II: "[[The Istari]]"</ref>
-[[File:Alatar.jpg|thumb|200px|Alatar]]
+{{Clear}}
-==Biography==
-===Second Age===
+=== Third Age ===
+{{Quote|I think that they went as emissaries to distant regions, east and south, .... Missionaries to enemy occupied lands as it were. What success they had I do not know; but I fear that they failed, as Saruman did, though doubtless in different ways; and I suspect they were founders or beginners of secret cults and "magic" traditions that outlasted the fall of Sauron.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]]}}
+During the [[Third Age]], the [[Valar]] selected Morinehtar, renamed '''Alatar''', meaning "after-comer", and Pallando to be two of the five [[Maiar]] to travel from the [[Undying Lands]] to [[Middle-earth]] and serve as Istari wizards. Alatar, [[Curumo]] ([[Saruman|Saruman the White]]) and [[Olórin]] ([[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]]) were assigned the objective of encouraging the peoples of Middle-earth to oppose [[Sauron]]. However, two more joined the original three Wizards and they became five. [[Aiwendil]] ([[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]]) was chosen by [[Yavanna]] to travel with Curumo, and Alatar took [[Pallando|Pallando the Blue]] as a companion. Upon arrival in Middle-earth, Alatar and Pallando were dressed in robes of sea-blue. Due to this, they were called the [[Blue Wizards]] (or [[Ithryn Luin]], in [[Sindarin]]). With Saruman, they travelled east in an attempt to help free the last Men of Númenor, who were now [[Haradrim]] and [[Easterlings]]. Later, Saruman came back to the west alone. However, Alatar and Pallando were never seen again, and their ultimate fates are unknown.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers (novel)|The Two Towers]],'' Book Three, Chapter X: "[[The Voice of Saruman]]"</ref><ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', [[Appendix B]]: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"</ref>
+== Character ==
-{{Quote|Their task was to circumvent [[Sauron]]: to bring help to the few tribes of [[Men]] that had rebelled from [[Melkor]]-worship, to stir up rebellion... and after his first fall to search out his hiding and to cause dissension and disarray among the dark East... They must have had very great influence on the history of the [[Second Age]] and [[Third Age]] in weakening and disarraying the forces of the East... who both in the [[Second Age]] and [[Third Age]] otherwise have... outnumbered the West.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]].}}
+When Alatar came to [[Middle-earth]], he was clothed in flesh and had the appearance of a wizened old man, though he did not look as old as [[Gandalf]]. He and [[Pallando]] were dressed in robes of sea-blue, which was why they were named "the [[Blue Wizards]]".<ref name="Unfinished">''[[Unfinished Tales]],'' Part Four: II: "[[The Istari]]"</ref> He had a white beard which was not as long as Gandalf's or Saruman's. He carried a staff, as did the other [[Wizards]], which he could use to channel his magic.
-Morinhehtar was a [[Maiar|Maia]] of [[Oromë]], the huntsman, and presumably lived in his forests on the continent of [[Aman]], west of [[Middle-earth]]. The other servants of Oromë included [[Rómestámo]], who was a friend of Morinehtar's, and whom he would later choose to journey with him. At some point in the [[Second Age]], around the forging of the [[Rings of Power]], Mohrinehtar and Rómestámo were chosen to become the first of the [[Istari]], and were sent to the East of [[Middle-earth]] to stir up rebellion against [[Sauron]] and assist the few tribes of [[Men]] who had refused to worship [[Morgoth]] in the [[First Age]].<ref name=Unfinished>''[[Unfinished Tales]],'' Part Four: II: "[[The Istari]]"</ref>
-===Third Age===
+== Etymology ==
+'''''Alatar''''' probably means "after-comer" (as he was one of the original two Maiar to be chosen to become Wizards and follow Sauron to Middle earth). [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] specifically stated that neither Alatar nor Pallando had a name in the West of Middle-earth, unlike the other three Wizards, who all had two names. Therefore, Tolkien probably intended "Alatar" to be more of a title or a description than a name. Later in his life, Tolkien wrote a note, suggesting that the names of the Blue Wizards were ''Morinehtar'' and ''Rómestámo''. It is not clear whether these names were intended to replace the names ''Alatar'' and ''Pallando'', or whether ''Morinehtar'' and ''Rómestámo'' were alternate names for the Blue Wizards, possibly those given to them by the peoples of Middle-earth.<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]]'', Vol. XII: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]]'', XIII: "[[Last Writings]]"</ref>
-{{Quote|I think that they went as emissaries to distant regions, east and south, .... Missionaries to enemy occupied lands as it were. What success they had I do not know; but I fear that they failed, as Saruman did, though doubtless in different ways; and I suspect they were founders or beginners of secret cults and "magic" traditions that outlasted the fall of Sauron.|[[J.R.R. Tolkien]].}}
+== Portrayal in adaptations ==
-During the [[Third Age]], the [[Valar]] selected Mohrinehtar (Alatar) and Rómestámo (Pallando) to be two of the five [[Maiar]] to travel from the [[Undying Lands]] to [[Middle-earth]] and serve as Istari wizards. Alatar, [[Curumo]] ([[Saruman|Saruman the White]]) and [[Olórin]] ([[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]]) were assigned the objective of encouraging the peoples of Middle-earth to oppose [[Sauron]]. However, two more joined the original three Istari and they became five. [[Aiwendil]] ([[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]]) was chosen by [[Yavanna]] to travel with Curumo, and Alatar took [[Pallando|Pallando the Blue]] as a companion. Upon arrival in Middle-earth, Alatar and Pallando were dressed in robes of sea-blue. Due to this, they were called the [[Blue Wizards]] (or [[Ithryn Luin]], in [[Sindarin]]). With Saruman, they travelled east in an attempt to help free the last Men of Númenor, who were now [[Haradrim]] and [[Easterlings]]. Later, Saruman came back to the west alone. However, Alatar and Pallando were never seen again, and their ultimate fate, and whether or not they failed their mission, is unknown.<ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]], [[The Two Towers (novel)|The Two Towers]],'' Book Three, Chapter X: "[[The Voice of Saruman]]"</ref><ref>''[[The Lord of the Rings]],'' [[Appendix B]]: The Tale of Years (Chronology of the Westlands), "The Third Age"</ref>
+=== The Hobbit trilogy ===
+When talking to [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]] mentions the two Blue Wizards in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''. When Bilbo asks how many Wizards there are, Gandalf states that there is him, [[Saruman]], the two Blue Wizards (whose names he cannot remember), and [[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]]. They are never mentioned in the Lord of the Rings films, only referenced by Saruman who mentions "the rods of the five wizards" in the extended edition of the third film.
-==Physical Appearance==
+==Translations==
-When Alatar came to [[Middle-earth]], he was clothed in flesh and had the appearance of a wizened old man, though he did not look as old as [[Gandalf]]. He and [[Pallando]] were dressed in robes of sea-blue, which was why they were named "the [[Blue Wizards]]".<ref name=Unfinished>''[[Unfinished Tales]],'' Part Four: II: "[[The Istari]]"</ref> He had a white beard which was not as long as Gandalf's or Saruman's. He carried a staff, as did the other [[Istari]], which he could use to channel his magic.
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+| width="300" |'''Translated name'''
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+|إلاتار
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+|Armenian
+|Ալատար
+|-
+|Belarusian Cyrillic
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Bengali
+|আলাতার
+|-
+|Bulgarian Cyrillic
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Georgian
+|ალათარი
+|-
+|Greek
+|Άλαταρ
+|-
+|Gujarati
+|આલતર
+|-
+|Hebrew
+|אלאתאר
+|-
+|Hindi
+|आलतर
+|-
+|Japanese
+|アルタール
+|-
+|Kannada
+|ಆಲತರ
+|-
+|Kazakh
+|Алатар (Cyrillic) Alatar (Latin)
+|-
+|Kyrgyz Cyrillic
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Macedonian Cyrillic
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Marathi
+|आलतर
+|-
+|Mongolian Cyrillic
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Nepalese
+|आलतर
+|-
+|Pashto
+|الاتار ?
+|-
+|Persian
+|الاتار
+|-
+|Punjabi
+|ਆਲਤਰ
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+|Russian
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Sanskrit
+|आलतर्
+|-
+|Serbian
+|Алатар (Cyrillic) Alatar (Latin)
+|-
+|Sinhalese
+|ආලතර්
+|-
+|Tajik Cyrillic
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Tamil
+|ஆலதர்
+|-
+|Thai
+|อะละทาร์
+|-
+|Ukrainian Cyrillic
+|Алатар
+|-
+|Uzbek
+|Алатар (Cyrillic) Alatar (Latin)
+|-
+|Yiddish
+|אַלאַטאַר
+|}
+</div>
-==Names==
+{{Clear}}
-Alatar probably means "after-comer" (as he was the last of the original three Maiar to be chosen to become Istari). J.R.R. Tolkien specifically stated that neither Alatar nor Pallando had a name in the West of Middle-earth, unlike the other three Istari (who all had two names). Therefore, Tolkien probably intended "Alatar" to be more of a title or a description than a name. Later in his life, Tolkien wrote a note, suggesting that the names of the Blue Wizards were Morinehtar and Rómestámo. It is not clear whether these names were intended to replace the names Alatar and Pallando, or whether Morinehtar and Rómestámo were alternate names for the Blue Wizards, possibly those given to them by the peoples of Middle-earth.<ref>''[[The History of Middle-earth]],'' Vol. 12: ''[[The Peoples of Middle-earth]],'' XIII: "Last Writings"</ref>
-==Portrayal in Adaptations==
-===The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey===
-When talking to [[Bilbo Baggins|Bilbo]], [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]] mentions the two Blue Wizards in ''[[The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey]]''. When Bilbo asks how many Wizards there are, Gandalf states that there is him, Saruman, the two Blue Wizards (whose names he cannot remember), and [[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]]. They and Radagast are never mentioned in the Lord of the Rings films, only referenced by Saruman who mentions "the rods of the five wizards" in the extended edition of the third film.
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