There are theories of him being one. But I do not believe he is. I think he is a spirit of Arda being the first thing created before everything in Arda besides the Valar of corse. He says that he is the oldes thing in Arda and, well it will take to long to explain but I will start a topic about Tom Bombidil some time.
That does make some sense. I still think that he is one of the Blue Wizards. I know that the blue wizards are obscure and presumably less powerful then the other Istari, but who knows what there "special power" could be.
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i heard he is not miar or valar but since tolkien was a christian he could have based it on god like tom is god goldberry mother nature he controls the trees he says he is the most ancient thing in arda he is not affected by any earthly thing and there are only two namethat are three lettered names in his books tom and sam but even sam is actually samwise you see conections here
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I think he was the first creation of the music of the Ainur. Because he says himself I was here befor the Dark lord came from the out side. Refering to Morgoth not Sauron.
-- Edited by Olorin on Saturday 3rd of July 2010 12:11:14 PM
The Flame of Anor. Tolkien Wiki failed to talk about the possibility of it being the flame imperishable.
In The Fellowship of the Ring, both the novel and the film, Gandalf claimed to be the wielder of the Flame of Anor. Many people think this means the Elvish Ring of Power he has (Narya, the Ring of Fire), but many also wonder why he would reveal this secret to such a powerful enemy. No one knows what he really meant by the Flame of Anor. Some believe it is possible he could be referring to Durin's Bane (a Balrog) as being the Flame of Anor, as the Balrog is said to light itself aflame at will. The Balrog, therefore, could be classified as a being of fire. This is highly unlikely though, since Gandalf also tells the Balrog 'The dark fire shall not avail you, flame of Udûn!' This suggests that it is most likely that the Flame of Anor refers to power inherent in Gandalf himself, possibly because of his status as a Maia. This, however, is only speculation, as the meaning has never been revealed. It is interesting to note that Minas Tirith was formerly known as Minas Anor, or "Tower of the Sun." This could suggest that the Flame of Anor is the light of the Sun - an ancient symbol of the one omnipotent being, Ilúvatar. As a Maia and a wizard charged with aiding the peoples of Middle Earth in the battle against evil, it's possible that Gandalf's powers are linked to the power of the sun and given by Ilúvatar himself. This seems supported by the fact that most of Gandalf's wizardly powers have something to do with blinding white light.
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