Who sent Gandalf back, whered he get the Lothlorien cloak, and why is he white instead of grey?
athene-5 explains: “Gandalf is a Maiar, a lesser divine being who can “wear” a body if it chooses. Maiar are the servants of the Valar, the highest divine being of Middle Earth, similar to archangels. This is from Silmarillion. “After the fight with the Balrog, his spirit fled the battered body for a while, but was sent back to it by the Valar so that he could complete his task. He lay on the mountain top and was found there by Gwaihir the Lord of the Eagles who took him to Lothlorien where he was nursed back to health by Galadriel and Celeborn. In Lothlorien, he was eventually healed and in council with Galadriel, Celeborn, and others (Elrond, Glorfindel?) he was appointed the head of his order to replace the treasonous Saruman, and assumed the White robes and name of Gandalf the White. “This is in The Two Towers, chap. “The White Rider.
