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Gandalf (Norse mythology)
Gandalf is a Dvergr (Norse dwarf) in Norse mythology, appearing in the poem Völuspá in the Poetic Edda. The name derives from the Old Norse words gandr (wand) and álfr (elf), thus a protective spirit who wields a magical wand.
In his fictional writings, J. R. R. Tolkien named his wizard Gandalf after the Dvergr.
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