A learned Wizard reading occult lore
In Middle-Earth a Wizard (lit."a Person of great Wisdom") was a person skilled in magic or Lore. A Wizard could be a Magician or Sorcerer or a Wise,even a travelling Conjurer.
In the closer sense Wizard referred to the Heren Istarion who often used the guise of the travelling Wiseman, Councillor and Loremaster or Master of the Wild as covers for their true nature as powerful Maiarin Spirits.
Lesser Wizard could also refer to the Mirak of Near-Harad, Hearth-Wizards or Hedge Wizards and Hildinóle of the Eriadorians and the Wizards of Umbar.
"Wizards" of Renown[]
Lesser Istari and "Wizards"[]
- Alcarin
- Aramîr
- Aranna
- Athelwyn
- Avatan
- Calenglín
- Beredu (Presumed)
- Bilroy the Brown
- Briley the Scarlet
- Brunebeno
- Calenglin
- Camlan the Healer (Presumed)
- Carangûl
- Carûgal
- Drêxel
- Erdûr
- Galva (Apprentice)
- Greenfield
- Huva
- Istern
- Kare
- Marcatio the red Mage
- Maur
- Meriot (Presumed)
- Rána of Isengard (Apprentice)
- Rook
- Saerol
- Taladhan (Apprentice)
- Telede
- Tolodin (Presumed)
- Válëcarnë (Apprentice)
- Telede
- Yeltkin the Blue
- Yirokhsar the Blue
In Gaming[]
The 'Wizard is a playable profession in MERP and Rolemaster and an elite-order in LOTRRPG. MERP, MECCG, The Magazine Hall of fire and The Battle for Middle-earth all propose some lesser Istari and Wizard Characters as well.
Editorial Note: This entry contains speculative or fan-based material — such as fanon, fanfiction, or theory constructs — that may not be directly supported by canonical texts. Interpretations offered here are part of the NNCA’s speculative corpus and should not be mistaken for primary Tolkien sources.