Finally, there's Alatar and Pallando, the blue wizards who travel into the eastern parts of Middle-earth. Rhûn, as it happens, lies in the eastern part of Middle-earth. Tolkien writers almost ...

As Helm and Hera battled Wulf and the Dunlendings at the soon-to-be-named Helm's Deep, Alatar and Pallando — two of Middle-earth's most enigmatic figures — were confirmed active during this ...