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Gandalf (other)
Gandalf is a fictional wizard in J. R. R. Tolkien's book ''The Lord of the Rings''. Gandalf may also refer to: In business and technology * Gandalf Airlines, an airline company * Gandalf Technologies, a modem and PACX manufacturer * Gandalf, a chess engine, named after the Tolkien character In music * Gandalf (Finnish band), an early 1990s metal group * Gandalf (musician), Austrian New Age musician * Gandalf (American band), formerly Rahgoos, an influential late 1960s psychedelic rock group In Norse mythology and folklore * Gandalf (mythology), a dwarf in Norse mythology * Gandalf Alfgeirsson, the legendary king of Vingulmark In popular culture * Gandalf the Mad, a Viking king in the ''Thorgal'' comic series * Gandalf, used to describe lead character Saito, a character in the anime ''The Familiar of Zero'' Other * GANDALF trial, the 1997 UK trial of the editors of Green Anarchist magazine See also * Gandolf *Gundulf Gundulf and its variants (Gondulf, Gundulph, Kundolf, Gondul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf
Gandalf is a protagonist in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. He is a Wizards (Middle-earth), wizard, one of the ''Istari'' order, and the leader of the Fellowship of the Ring (characters), Fellowship of the Ring. Tolkien took the name "Gandalf" from the Old Norse Dvergatal, "Catalogue of Dwarves" (''Dvergatal'') in the ''Völuspá''. As a wizard and the bearer of one of the Three Rings, Gandalf has great power, but works mostly by encouraging and persuading. He sets out as Gandalf the Grey, possessing great knowledge and travelling continually. Gandalf is focused on the mission to counter the Dark Lord Sauron by destroying the One Ring. He is associated with fire; his ring of power is Narya, the Ring of Fire. As such, he delights in fireworks to entertain the hobbits of the Shire, while in great need he uses fire as a weapon. As one of the Maiar, he is an immortal spirit from Valinor, but his physical body can be killed. In ''The Hobbit' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf Airlines
Gandalf Airlines was a regional airline based at Orio al Serio Airport near Milan, Italy, which was operational from 1998 to 2004. The airline operated a fleet of aircraft in both jet and turboprop versions to a number of European destinations: , , , |
Gandalf Technologies
Gandalf Technologies, or simply Gandalf, was a Canadian data communications company based in Ottawa. It was best known for modems and terminal adapters that allowed computer terminals to connect to host computers through a single interface. Gandalf also pioneered a radio-based mobile data terminal that was popular for many years in taxi dispatch systems. The rapid rise of TCP/IP relegated many of Gandalf's products to niche status, and the company went bankrupt in 1997; its assets were acquired by Mitel. History Gandalf was founded by Desmond Cunningham and Colin Patterson in 1971, and started business from the lobby of the Skyline Hotel, which is now the Crowne Plaza Hotel, on Albert Street in Ottawa. The company's first products were industrial-looking half-bridges for remote terminals which were supported by large terminal multiplexers on the "computer end". Gandalf referred to these systems as a " PACX", in analogy to the telephony PABX which provided similar services in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chess Engine
In computer chess, a chess engine is a computer program that analyzes chess or chess variant positions, and generates a move or list of moves that it regards as strongest. A chess engine is usually a back end with a command-line interface with no graphics or windowing. Engines are usually used with a front end, a windowed graphical user interface such as Chessbase or WinBoard that the user can interact with via a keyboard, mouse or touchscreen. This allows the user to play against multiple engines without learning a new user interface for each, and allows different engines to play against each other. Many chess engines are now available for mobile phones and tablets, making them even more accessible. History The meaning of the term "chess engine" has evolved over time. In 1986, Linda and Tony Scherzer entered their program Bebe into the 4th World Computer Chess Championship, running it on "Chess Engine," their brand name for the chess computer hardware made, and markete ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf (Finnish Band)
Gandalf was a Finnish melodic death metal band who incorporated elements of traditional hard rock into their sound. Formed in 1993 by drummer (then guitarist) Nalle Österman (later in Shaman, Korpiklaani and Lullacry), guitarist Timo Nyberg and vocalist Jari Hurskainen, with session drummer Mika "Gas Lipstick" Karppinen, who later achieved fame playing with the band HIM. The name Gandalf came from when the founding fans of the band used to refer to Gandalf's guitarist as the guitar wizard, Gandalf (from ''The Lord of the Rings''). Since then, the band decided to call their band Gandalf. Gandalf released both of their albums through Wicked World Records, a subsidiary of Earache Records. Discography *''Deadly Fairytales'' (1999) *''Rock Hell'' (2001) References External linksGandalfat Earache Records Earache Records is a British independent record label, music publisher and management company founded by Digby Pearson in 1985, based in Nottingham, England, with offices in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf (musician)
Gandalf (born Heinz Strobl, born 1952) is an Austrian new-age composer. He plays a wide variety of instruments, including guitar, keyboard, synthesizers and sitars. He includes electronic sounds in his music. He released his first album ''Journey to an Imaginary Land'' on 17 March 1981, and his second, ''Visions'', almost one year later on 16 March 1982. He has become one of Austria's most accomplished international musicians. Discography Studio albums *1981 - ''Journey to an Imaginary Land'' *1982 - ''Visions'' *1983 - ''To Another Horizon'' *1983 - ''More Than Just a Seagull'' *1984 - ''Magic Theatre'' *1985 - ''Tale from a Long Forgotten Kingdom'' *1987 - ''The Universal Play'' *1987 - ''From Source to Sea'' *1989 - ''Invisible Power'' *1990 - ''Labyrinth (Soundtrack)'' *1990 - ''Symphonic Landscapes'' *1992 - ''Gallery of Dreams'' (feat. Steve Hackett) *1992 - ''The Stones of Wisdom'' *1994 - ''To Our Children's Children'' *1994 - ''Colours of the Earth'' *1995 - ''Echoes fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf (American Band)
Gandalf were an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1965 in New York City.Gandalf ''AllMusic'' Originally called the Rahgoos, the group consisted of guitarist Peter Sando, bassist Bob Muller, keyboardist Frank Hubach and drummer Davy Bauer. They signed a recording contract with Capitol Records in 1967. Producers Koppelman & Rubin were not happy with the band's name, and suggested that it should be changed to the Knockrockers."Lost Bands #2 - Gandalf - Interview With Peter Sando" Music-Drop Magazine. However Peter Sando commented that they "hated that and bantered about various names". Despite being against the band's will, and losing local fan recognition, Davy suggested the name "Gandalf and The Wizards", which ended up stick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf (mythology)
Gandalf ( non, Gandálfr ) is a Dvergr (Norse dwarf) in Norse mythology, appearing in the so-called 'Tally of the Dwarves' within the poem Völuspá from the Poetic Edda, as well as in the Prose Edda. The name derives from the Old Norse words ''gandr'' (magic staff) and ''álfr'' (elf), thus a protective spirit who wields a magical wand. The name was also used for a Norse king in the ''Heimskringla''. In his fictional writings, J. R. R. Tolkien eventually named his wizard Gandalf after the Dvergr, but initially used the name for the head of the dwarf party (ultimately to be called Thorin Oakenshield Thorin Oakenshield (Thorin II) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 novel ''The Hobbit''. Thorin is the leader of List of The Hobbit characters#Thorin's company, the Company of Dwarf (Middle-earth), Dwarves who aim to reclaim the ...).J. D. Rateliff, ''Mr Baggins Pt I'' (2007) p. 15 See also References Norse dwarves Tutelary deities {{norse-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gandalf Alfgeirsson
Gandalf Alfgeirsson (Old Norse: ''Gandálf Álfgeirsson'') was a legendary king of the petty kingdom Alfheim, in south-eastern Norway and south-western Sweden He is portrayed in Snorri Sturluson's saga ''Heimskringla''. Heimskringla relates that Gandalf was given the kingdom of Alfheim by his father Alfgeir. A Gandalf, normally taken to be the same, fought with Halfdan the Black for overlordship of what would become Norway under Halfdan the Black's son Harald Fairhair. They reached an temporary agreement to share Vingulmork between them. In a later episode, apparently after Gandalf's death, his three sons, Hysing, Helsing, and Hake, attempted to ambush Halfdan the Black at night but he escaped into the forest. After raising an army, he returned and defeated the brothers, killing Hysing and Helsing. Hake fled from the country and Halfdan became king of all of Vingulmórk (possibly all of old Alfheim). The stories of Gandalf and his sons was found in a place historically called Álf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorgal
''Thorgal'' is a fantasy adventure Franco-Belgian comics series by Belgian writer Jean Van Hamme and Polish graphic artist Grzegorz Rosiński. Debuting in 1977, it has incorporated elements of Norse mythology, the legend of Atlantis as well as science fiction and horror. In 2002, it was adapted as an adventure video game, '' Thorgal: Curse of Atlantis'', by Cryo Interactive Entertainment. Development The comic first appeared in serial form in ''Tintin'' magazine in 1977, with the story '' La Magicienne Trahie''. Originally a stand-alone 30-page project, its early success encouraged turning it into a longer series. It has subsequently been published in hardcover volumes by Le Lombard from 1980 on. Translations have appeared in English, Dutch, German, Polish, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Tamil, Norwegian and Greek. Covers for all albums are drawn by Rosiński, even for the spin-off albums which sometimes are drawn by other artists. Reception and significance ''Thorgal'' is c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Familiar Of Zero
is a Japanese fantasy light novel series written by Noboru Yamaguchi, with illustrations by Eiji Usatsuka. Media Factory published 20 volumes between June 2004 and February 2011. The series was left unfinished due to the author's death in 2013, but was later concluded in two volumes released in February 2016 and February 2017 with a different author, making use of notes left behind by Yamaguchi. The story features several characters from the second year class of a magic academy in a fictional magical world with the main characters being the inept mage Louise and her familiar from Earth, Saito Hiraga. Between 2006 and 2012, the series was adapted by J.C.Staff into four anime television series and an additional original video animation episode. The first anime series was licensed by Geneon Entertainment in English, but the license expired in 2011. Sentai Filmworks has since re-licensed and re-released the first series and released the other three series in North Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GANDALF Trial
GANDALF was an acronym ('' Green Anarchist'' and '' ALF'') for the 1997 trial in the UK of the editors of ''Green Anarchist'' magazine, as well as two prominent British supporters of the Animal Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front Supporters Group (ALF SG), on charges of conspiracy to incite criminal damage. Beginning in 1995, the Hampshire police under "Operation Washington" began a series of at least 56 raids, which resulted in the August–November 1997 trial in Portsmouth of ''Green Anarchist'' editors Steven Booth, Saxon Burchnall-Wood, Noel Molland, and Paul Rogers, as well as the ALF UK press officer Robin Webb Robin Webb (born c. 1945) is an English animal rights activist. He is a former member of the ruling council of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), and former director of Animal Aid. A British court ruled in 2006 ... and ALF SG newsletter editor Simon Russell. The defendants organized the GANDALF defence campaign. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
