He is one of the few characters in The Lord of the Rings who is morally "grey" - being neither a genuine servant of evil nor an agent of good. Thinking he could gain it for himself or become Sauron's servant alone, Saruman allied Isengard with Mordor in the War of the Ring, in which he was defeated. His extensive studies of dark magic, however, eventually led him to desire the One Ring and lust for power. He was the Wizards' leader, and chief of the White Council that opposed Sauron. Saruman, also known as Saruman the White, was first of the order of Istari (Wizards), who came to Middle-earth as emissaries of the Valar in the Third Age. Gandalf, Elrond, and Galadriel, perhaps, now that his wickedness has been laid bare, but very few others." - Aragorn II Elessar, The Two Towers, " Flotsam and Jetsam" There are not many in Middle-earth that I should say were safe, if they were left alone to talk with him, even now when he has suffered a defeat. The wise he could persuade, and the smaller folk he could daunt. His knowledge was deep, his thought was subtle, and his hands marvelously skilled and he had a power over the minds of others. Jackson (video games) " Once he was as great as his fame made him.
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