Saruman
| Saruman the White | |
|---|---|
| Tolkien character | |
 The White Hand of Saruman | |
| First appearance | The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) |
| Last appearance | Unfinished Tales (1980) |
| Information | |
| Race | Maia |
| Aliases | Curunír Curumo Sharkey Man of Skill White Messenger Head of the White Council Lord of Isengard |
Saruman, also called Saruman the White, later Saruman of Many Colours, is a villain in J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. He is the leader of the Istari, who are wizards sent to Middle-earth to stop Sauron. He later betrays the Istari and takes Sauron's side. His backstory is in The Silmarillion and Unfinished Tales. Saruman was played by Christopher Lee in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "CNN.com - Hey, what happened to Saruman? - Dec. 17, 2003". web.archive.org. 2004-11-30. Archived from the original on 2004-11-30. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ CNN, Jennifer Vineyard,Special to (2012-12-14). "Five things changed/expanded from the book for 'The Hobbit' films". CNN. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
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