"There's no such thing, really, as canon in Tolkien": A Lord of the Rings expert explains why *that* major reveal in The Rings of Power doesn't break Middle-earth canon

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Yep, the Stranger has indeed been Gandalf the Grey all along.

The Rings of Power is set during the Second Age, long before Gandalf is ‘supposed’ to arrive.

But, as one expert has explained, it’s really not that big of a deal.

“Tolkien’s ideas were ever evolving.”