Aruman <span>the White, of Many Colours, The White Wizard, Head of the White Council, Lord of Isengard, Sharkey, The Boss </span><span>also</span><span> was a </span>Wizard<span>, or </span>Istar<span>, who lived in </span>Middle-earth<span> during the </span>Third Age<span>. Originally, he was the chief of the wizards and of the </span>White Council<span> that opposed </span>Sauron<span>. His extensive studies of dark magic, however, eventually led him to desire the </span>One Ring<span> for himself. Thinking he could ally himself with Sauron and then betray him, Saruman allied </span>Isengard<span> with </span>Mordor<span> in the </span>War of the Ring<span>, in which he was defeated.</span>
