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Gandalf didn't die of old age, he died fighting the Moloch of the Shinuyama in the Cave Castle they had taken from Agartha in an eralier war. Their patrols had caught the sneaking force, who had counted on Shinuyama not buying much PD. Thankfully it was Aragorn the Bard who hauled the rest of the Fellowship around, and not Gandalf the Arch Druid. I think the Moloch died of dominion loss and not in the fight, btw. Gandalf himself died while retreating into enemy dominion. He was soon called back, however, and summoned Fangorn the Ivy King. Things really got rolling after that.