Gandalf, also known as Olorin, is a Maiar and served the most powerful Vala, Manwë, before joining the Fellowship of the Ring. He learned empathy from the Valar, particularly from Nienna, which made ...
The Hobbit occurs roughly 60 years before The Fellowship of the Ring. One dragon single-handedly ruining an entire kingdom is a power that surely would've factored into the War of the Ring. Unlike the ...