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Tolkien’s inspiration for Gandalf is up for auction
A painting by German artist J. Madelener called Der Berggeist, the mountain spirit is up for auction by Sotherby’s in London on 12 July 2005. Said to be the inspiration for Gandalf, Tolkien had a postcard featuring a reproduction of this painting and he wrote on its paper cover ‘Origin of Gandalf’. This item is…
