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|image=[[File:FESK Gandolf.png|150px]]

|caption=Artwork of Gandolf from {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.

*[[Kinbois]] <small>(younger brother)</small>

{{Quote|Hah, relax!  Won’t be long, an’ I’ll be bringin’ Kinbois’s lot along for the fun. When I do, all Grannvale’s our oyster. Even Belhalla oughta be easy pickings with nuthin’ around to stop us!|Gandolf, to [[Gerrard]]}}

'''Gandolf''' (Japanese: {{hl|ガンドルフ|Gandorufu}} ''Gandolf'') was a belligerent prince of [[Verdane]], the eldest son of King [[Batu]], and the ruler of Marpha Castle in the country's south-east.

On his father's orders, in Grann 757 Gandolf led the Verdane army on a raid of neighboring [[Grannvale]], in an attempt to prevent Grannvale from invading Verdane first.  Gandolf's army beseiged and conquered [[Jungby]] Castle, with Gandolf personally almost killing [[Midayle]] to end the siege, then he abducted its stewardess Lady [[Adean]] to be a trophy wife, taking her back to Verdane and leaving the Grannvale raid in the hands of his subordinates, intending to return later with his brother [[Kinbois]] to pillage the country further.  Back at Marpha Castle, upon realizing that his brother [[Jamke]] had released Adean from her imprisonment in the castle, he deployed his army to retrieve her and [[Dew]] and to fight [[Sigurd]]'s impending invasion force.  He was defeated and slain in this battle.

Gandolf is the second boss of [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]], guarding Marpha Castle.  He also appears as the boss of the [[Birth of a Holy Knight|Prologue]] in its first turn, but he leaves the map at the start of the first turn's enemy phase after seizing [[Jungby]].

|portrait=[[File:Portrait gandolf fe04.png]]

==Personality and character==

Gandolf was a brutal man in every respect, viewing the invasion of Grannvale and the ransacking of its commoners as a fun activity. He was easily frustrated by things not going as he liked, such as when his army took so long to seize Jungby or when Jamke released Adean and Dew. He was particularly misogynistic in his treatment of [[Adean]], and by extension the rest of the women of Grannvale, planning to force her to marry him and talking about her as if she was little more than a mindless object when talking about her to [[Gerrard]].<ref>{{Cite|'''Gerrard:''' But, er, your lordship... Who’s that there dame ya have?<br>'''Gandolf:''' The spoils of war, m’boy! She’s comin’ back to Marpha to marry me. Whaddya say – a keeper, or a keeper?<br>'''Gerrard:''' I’ll say!  Just lookin’ at her’s makin’ me mouth water. Nice one, sir.<br>'''Gandolf:''' Back off, ya fool.  This one’s mine. You’ll get ya pick of all Grannvale once we’re done ‘ere. Keep it in ya pants a little longer, m’kay?|[[Gerrard]] and Gandolf|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref> Like his father and Kinbois, Gandolf was easily misled by [[Sandima]] and willingly did anything asked of him by the sorcerer.<ref>{{Cite|...Now I think about it, there’s been something amiss about everything ever since that wizard Sandima appeared.  My whole family is at his beck and call, and they just won’t hear a word against him.|[[Jamke]]|Genealogy of the Holy War}}</ref>

{{Quote|Kehehe... You!  Not bad for bein’ here all on yer lonesome, but I’ve had enough of yer strugglin’!|Gandolf, when attacking [[Midayle]] in a cutscene in [[Birth of a Holy Knight|the Prologue]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.}}

{{Quote|Oh, come on! First me own brother lets me wife go, and now this?! Damn me rotten luck!|Gandolf, in [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.}}

{{Quote|Ugh, REALLY? That knight from earlier?! The hell are you doin’ still breathin’?!|Gandolf, when fighting [[Midayle]] in [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.}}

{{Quote|An’ what’re ya supposed to be? You’ve got guts, ya brat, but not much else!|Gandolf, when fighting [[Azel]] in [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.}}

{{Quote|N-no... this... can’t... Guh...|Gandolf, in [[Lady of the Forest|Chapter 1]] of {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.}}

Gandolf was featured on one TCG card.

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|jap-name={{hover|ガンドルフ|Gandorufu}}

|jap-mean=Officially romanized as '''Gandolf''' in the {{TCG}} and as '''Gandlf''' on the Fire Emblem Museum website.  From ''[[wikipedia:Gandalf (mythology)|Gandalf]]'', a prominent dwarf in Norse mythology and the namesake of the more famous [[wikipedia:Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]] in [[wikipedia:Tolkien's legendarium|J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth canon]].

|eng-fan-mean=Used in the ''Genealogy of the Holy War'' [[fan translation]].

File:FESK Gandolf.png|Artwork of Gandolf from {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.

File:Portrait gandolf fe04.png|Gandolf's portrait in {{title|Genealogy of the Holy War}}.

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