alatar

In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Blue Wizards (or the Ithryn Luin in Sindarin) are two mysterious Maiar of the Vala Oromë sent to the East who are commonly called Alatar and Pallando. They are only hinted at in The Lord of the Rings, where Saruman states that there are five Wizards. However, other writings of Tolkien have more to say. In a writing found in Unfinished Tales of 1954 (p. 393), Tolkien writes: Manwë summoned the Valar for a council [ Maybe he had asked Eru for counsel ] at which it was resolved to send out three emissaries to Middle-Earth and he asked who would go. They would have to lose might and clothe themselves in flesh to win the trust of Elves and Men but this would also imperil them, diminish their wisdom and knowledge and bring upon them fear, the care and weariness of the flesh. Only two came forward; Curumo [ Saruman ] and Alatar. Curumo was chosen by Aulë among "his" Maiar and Alatar was send by Oromë. Manwë asked where Olórin [ Gandalf ] was and Olórin just returned from a journey and coming to the meeting asked what he wanted from him and Manwë told that he wished him to go as the third to Middle-Earth. Olórin answered that he meant himself to weak for such a task and that he feared Sauron. Then Manwë said that that was all the more reason why he should go and he commanded him to go as the third. There Varda broke in and said "Not as the third". and Curumo remembered that. The tale ends with the statement that Curumo was obliged to take Aiwendil [ Radagast ] with him to please Yavanna, Aulë`s wife and that Alatar took Pallando as a friend.
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