He is tall, rather imposing in his well-maintained form.His clothing is simple but not without finery. At least in that regard as he was not blinded by feelings of superiority, and having real consideration for his followers, being fully willing to rely on allies. He was convicted and imprisoned in the topmost cell of Nurmengard, where he spent the rest of his life until his murder by Voldemort. General Wikidot.com documentation and help section. Even in conditions when he felt fear, Grindelwald could still display a remarkable amount of calmness, as he confidently and calmly tried to recruit Credence in his phenomenally dangerous Obscurial form. Grindelwald was charming, brilliant and enthusiastic as a young wizard. In 1945, at the height of his power, his former friend Dumbledore confronted him due to the cries of the public and defeated him in what became known as a legendary duel. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Although arrogant, Grindelwald, being such an intelligent and, albeit perversely, wise man, fully recognized that although he was most likely the most powerful wizard of the time, the only possible contender being Dumbledore, he would not be able to win against the world on his own and henceforth he relied just as much on his strategical and charismatic leadership skills, raising an entire army in his revolution and creating carefully-woven plans for success in his goals often as well as being able to see and use the emotions of others to get them to join him. View and manage file attachments for this page. He spared Gregrovitch after having beaten him and mastered the Elder Wand, let Tina Goldstein live despite her hinderence to his plans, offered some of the Aurors who invaded his rally a chance to join him or die and briefly stopped his attempt at Newt and Theseus's lives while offering Leta a chance to join him. Nach seinem Verweis von der Schule beschloss er, eine zeitlang seine Großtante zu besuchen. Prior to Dumbledore's ownership of it, the Elder Wand was famously in the possession of Gellert Grindelwald. Once they found Modesty, Grindelwald cruelly rejected Credence, as he had no further use of him. Add To Cart. 110k 41 41 gold badges 628 628 silver badges 684 684 bronze badges. View wiki source for this page without editing. Gellert Grindelwald’s Wand - Fantastic Beasts. Community content is available under Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat.
Grindelwald Wand An authentic recreation. Grindelwald showed no fear during this confrontation, saying he welcomed death. As an adult, Grindelwald was a terrifyingly powerful and accomplished sorcerer of near unrivaled skill, and was feared by much of the wizarding world during his reign of terror in the Global Wizarding War and was considered to be one of the most powerful and dangerous dark wizards of all time. Albus Dumbledore hesitated to confront Grindelwald, despite the belief held by many, including quite possibly both men themselves, that he was the only wizard skillful enough to stop his former friend. "And there was an argument... and I pulled out my wand, and he pulled out his." This core makes it even more special a wand to wield successfully, as only someone who has accepted "death" can even see a Thestral hair, very few wizards can possess the Elder Wand. He likely obtained it prior to starting his education at the Durmstrang Institute, and used it throughout his school career, and beyond. Although he was dismissive of Ariana, apparently he never extended this to the point he considered her to be a heavy burden who he would do anything to get rid of, as he accepted to bring her with him and Albus and when she died, he appeared to feel remorse and shock enough that he chose to flee rather than try to turn Albus to his side again, though Aberforth believed it had more to do with Grindelwald already having a track record back in his own country and didn't want Ariana set to his account as well. Grindelwald was an outstandingly talented wizard beginning in his youth while still a student at Durmstrang, where he excelled in various fields of magic, and according to Rita Skeeter, showed himself to be precociously brilliant as Dumbledore. An enraged Voldemort then ended Grindelwald's life with the Killing Curse. Gellert wanted (together with his friend) to acquire all three and wield the power of Master of Death. He was highly intelligent, magically talented, idealistic, as well as ambitious to the point of ruthlessness, with a vicious temper: for example, when Aberforth Dumbledore challenged his and Albus's plans and tried to convince his brother to abandon them, Grindelwald "lost control" and used the Cruciatus Curse on Aberforth. Grindelwald was also fully capable of applying this to individual persons as he could easily tell the most prominent emotions and desires of individuals to use to his advantage: He effortlessly exploited Credence Barebone by appealing to the boy in a way nobody else tried to and offering to accept the boy into his ranks and later on successfully turned him to his side by promising him knowledge and purpose, even overpowering the boy's friendship with Nagini, as well as effortlessly persuading the peaceful, kind, and compassionate Queenie Goldstein to join his cause by promising to abolish such laws as Rappaport's Law, thus promising to bring Queenie and others a newfound freedom to love whomever they please, taking advantage of the latter's desperation to be with Jacob to the point even Jacob himself was unable to persuade Queenie to not join him. $130.00. Keenly interested in history, lore, and the powerful mystique of magical artifacts, Grindelwald became fascinated with the Deathly Hallows, to the point of appropriating their runic symbol as his own personal emblem and engraving it on the walls of Durmstrang prior to his departure. Click here to toggle editing of individual sections of the page (if possible). In 1998, 53 years after his defeat, Grindelwald was slain in his prison cell by Lord Voldemort, who was searching for the Elder Wand as part of his plan to seize control of the Wizarding World.