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Why did Tolkien choose to have Gandalf use a staff instead of a wand?

Why did Tolkien choose to have Gandalf use a staff instead of a wand?

Update: 2023-12-13

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Our final pre-holiday episode is finally out 🤪 What we wished we could have asked the Professor about is Gandalf’s staff! Was this an intentional choice or just Tolkien's imagination? And, in general, is Gandalf a completely imaginary character or is based on some kind of mythological mage? Tune in and discover all the secrets now 🧙🏻‍♂️

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Why did Tolkien choose to have Gandalf use a staff instead of a wand?

Why did Tolkien choose to have Gandalf use a staff instead of a wand?

Elias Dumke & Anastasiia Minenkova