Dates

Immortal; in Middle-earth c. III 1000 to 3 November III 3019 (approximately 2,000 years)

Race

Division

Order

Istari (Wizards)

Settlements

Established himself in Orthanc in III 2759; later briefly occupied Bag End

Pronunciation

koo'rooneerr (where 'rr' indicates that the final r should be pronounced)

Meaning

'Skilled one'¹

Other names

Curumo, Saruman, Sharkey

Titles

Man of Craft, Man of Skill, Of Many Colours, Ring-maker, The Ruler, The White, The White Hand, The White Messenger, The Wise

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Curunír

The Elvish form of Saruman’s name

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'Man of Skill', the Elvish name for the Wizard that Men called Saruman.

Notes

1	This is a broad translation based on the Elvish roots of the name. In his linguistic appendix to The Silmarillion, Christopher Tolkien suggests the more specific 'one of cunning devices'.

See also...

Blue Wizards, Curumo, Heren Istarion, ’Lân, Man of Craft, Man of Skill, Nan Curunír, Narya, Order of Wizards, Saruman, Valley of Saruman, White Messenger, Wizard’s Vale

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