Middle-earth

Character

Radagast

Also known as Radagast the Brown, Aiwendil

A Wizard devoted to beasts and birds, who served as a watcher of the wilds rather than a power in councils.

Tolkien’s textsSupported by the narratives published in Tolkien’s lifetime.
Race & kind
Wizards & the Istari
Allegiance
Isengard
Gender
Male
Radagast

Overview

Radagast the Brown is the third of the Istari named in the lore. He is an authority on plants and animals and, in The Lord of the Rings, carries Gandalf’s message to Orthanc.

WizardsMaiarIsengard

In adaptation

Adaptation note

  • The Hobbit films enlarge his role considerably, giving him a sled and a mission at Dol Guldur.

Sources

  • The Lord of the Rings · 1954–55

    Three volumes: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King.

  • Unfinished Tales · 1980

    Expanded and alternative accounts of the First, Second and Third Ages.

  • The Hobbit film trilogy (Peter Jackson) · 2012–14

    An adaptation, not a Tolkien novel. Invented characters include Tauriel and Alfrid.

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