heren istarion

proper name. Order of Wizards

The Quenya name of the Order of Wizards to which Gandalf and Saruman belonged (UT/388). It is a compound of heren “order” and the genitive plural of Istar “Wizard”.

Elements

Word	Gloss
heren	“order, order, *association”
Istar	“Wizard, (lit.) One Who Knows”

Istar

wizard

Istar noun "Wizard", used of Gandalf, Saruman, Radagast etc. Pl. Istari is attested. Gen. pl. in the phrase Heren Istarion "Order of Wizards" (UT:388). "The istari are translated wizards because of the connexion of wizard with wise and so with witting and knowing" (Letters:207); by this translation Tolkien tries to reproduce the relationship between Quenya istar and ista- #1, 2.

heren

order

heren (1) noun "order"; Heren Istarion "Order of Wizards" (UT:388)

heren

noun. order, order, *association

Element in

• Q. Heren Istarion “Order of Wizards” ✧ UT/388

Variations

• Heren ✧ UT/388

sairon

wizard

sairon noun "wizard" (SAY); according to LT2:337 and GL:29, Sairon is also the Quenya (or Qenya) name of Dairon (Daeron).

curuvar

wizard

curuvar _("k")_noun "wizard" (LT1:269 but Gandalf, Saruman etc. were istari)