[Olorin]

I'm a fan of a lot of different fantasy series, but the first one was of course Lord of the Rings. I tried to use Gandalf for an alias at different sites, but as you can imagine, it was normally taken. So I decided to use Gandalf's real name (see sig).

Gandalf is also mentioned in the Silmarillion in "Of the Maiar":

"Wisest of the Maiar was Olorin. He too dwelt in Lorien, but his ways took him often to the house of Nienna, and of her he learned pity and patience.
"Of Melian much is told in the Quenta Silmarillion. But of Olorin the tale does not speak; for though he loved the Elves, he walked among them unseen, or in form as one of them, and they did not know whence came the fair visions or the promptings of wisdom that he put into their hearts. In later days he was the friend of all the Children of Illuvatar, and took pity on their sorrows; and those who listened to him awoke from despair and put away the imaginations of darkness."