The Maiar, of all the characters in J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, are perhaps the most fascinating and least expanded upon. The Maiar exist throughout Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings—Gandalf the ...

The term "Maia" is singular, while "Maiar" refers to the plural group. The same goes for Vala and Valar. Gandalf, Saruman, and the other wizards of J.R.R. Tolkien's world are part of a species ...