Morinehtar & Romestamo also known as the Blue Wizards are supporting characters mentioned in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth series. They are some of Maia and members of the Istari sent by the Valar to aid the free people of Middle-Earth.
History[]
The Blue Wizards are only mentioned in Tolkien's Lord of the Rings series and never seen. Morinehtar & Romestamo are members of the five wizards sent to help the free people of Middle-Earth. However Morinehtar & Romestamo arrived in Middle-Earth much sooner then the other three the Blue Wizards arrived in Middle-Earth during the second age while the other three arrived in the third age.
After arriving in the land of Middle-Earth it is mentioned that Gandalf, Radagast and Saruman remained in the west of Middle-Earth helping the free people who lived there. While the Blue Wizards went the east in search of the dark lord Sauron. It is mentioned that during their time in the east the two of them started cults teaching the men of the east how to use magic. It is also mentioned that these cults and teachings last for a long time even after the fall of Sauron.
While on their mission to find Sauron the two wizards manged turn a few men of the east against the dark lord with their teachings making Sauron's forest weaker. Despite being sent to help the free people Middle-Earth it is mentioned that Gandalf was the only one successful in his mission when it came to defeating Sauron and aiding the free people of Middle-Earth he was also the only one who returned to the land of Valar.
In adaptations[]
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy[]
In The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Gandalf is asked by Bilbo Baggins about the names of the blue wizards and replies "...I've quite forgotten their names." This is because the names "Alatar" and "Pallando" do not appear in The Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit books, and therefore the films did not have the rights to use them.
Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy[]
The Blue Wizards are never mentioned in The Lord of the Rings films, and are only referenced indirectly by Saruman, who mentions "the rods of the five wizards" in the extended edition of the third film.
Video games[]
In the game Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, a Weathered Azurite Figurine can be found in the north-western part of the Sea of Núrnen. In the game their names are not said, but the description of the artifact implies the two wizards are Alatar and Pallando. In the memory of this artifact is said:
"See, there were two of them, and they both came in from the road with a hard look in their eyes, as if they'd traveled too far and seen too much. They were Wizards, true, both of 'em caked in dust, and when one's talk he'd stop to think and there'd be the other to finish right up, like they had one brain and two mouths. It was creepy for sure, but neither seemed to notice. I heard them say they were hunting the darkness. Darned if I know if they found it. But I guess those fellows can find trouble when they're looking for it."
