
The Cleansing of Dol Guldur
The First White Council was formed in 1701 of the Second Age. Many of the same members on this council served into the Third Age against Sauron. The White Council was made up of the wisest in middle earth. Tolkien denotes this in the Return of the King--in the Appendices, and states that the wise were made up of the Istari and Chiefs of the Eldar. Though the exact number of wise isn't given--we can assume that those on the White Council were considered wise, wizards (Istari) or powerful lords of the Eldar.
Last meeting of the White Council was T.A. 2953.
There are only five known meetings of the White Council:
- S.A. 1701
- T.A. 2463
- T.A. 2851
- T.A. 2941
- T.A. 2953
Meetings[]
First White Council S.A. 1701[]
- Gil-Galad (Leader, slain in S.A. 3441)
- Galadriel
- Celeborn
- Celebrian
- Cirdan
- Elrond
- Glorfindel
- Erestor
- Gildor
- Aithes (Fingon's wife and Gil-Galad's mother, leaves after Gil-Galad is slain)
- Amdir (Killed in S.A. 3434)
- Amroth (Drowns in T.A. 1981, but was present at The Wise meeting in T.A. 1100)
- Oropher (Killed in S.A. 3434)
- Thranduil
- Helkama (Gwaith-i-Mirdain survivor)
Second White Council T.A. 2463[]
- Gandalf the Grey
- Galadriel
- Celeborn
- Cirdan
- Elrond
- Celebrian (leaves in T.A. 2510, replaced eventually by Lindir).
- Glorfindel
- Erestor
- Gildor
- Radagast the Brown
- Saruman the White (Leader)
- Morinehtar the Blue
- Rómestamo the Dark Blue
- Thranduil
- Helkama (Gwaith-i-Mirdain survivor)
Second meeting of the White Council T.A. 2851[]
- Gandalf the Grey
- Galadriel
- Celeborn
- Saruman the White (Leader)
- Elrond
- Cirdan
- Lindir
- Glorfindel
- Erestor
- Gildor
- Radagast the Brown
- Rómestamo the Dark Blue
- Morinehtar the Blue
- Helkama (Gwaith-i-Mirdain survivor)
- Thranduil
Third meeting of the White Council T.A. 2941[]
- Gandalf the Grey
- Galadriel
- Celeborn
- Saruman the White (Leader)
- Cirdan
- Elrond
- Lindir
- Glorfindel
- Erestor
- Gildor
- Radagast the Brown
- Rómestamo the Dark Blue
- Morinehtar the Blue
- Helkama (Gwaith-i-Mirdain survivor)
Last meeting of the White Council T.A. 2953[]
The final meeting of the White Council took place in 2953, after Sauron's open declaration of war in 2951. With the One Ring still missing, the council discussed its fate. Saruman once again claimed that the Ring had been lost in the Anduin River and would never be found.
- Gandalf the Grey
- Galadriel
- Saruman the White (Leader)
- Celeborn
- Elrond
- Cirdan
- Lindir
- Thranduil
- Glorfindel
- Erestor
- Gildor
- Radagast the Brown
- Helkama (Gwaith-i-Mirdain survivor)
Notes[]
It should be noted that the Assumed Members of the White Councils, were the members of the Wise, but they all didn't necessarily have to be present at every meeting.
Movie White Council (Plus Helpers)[]
The Movie's portrayal of the White Council is very limited with the only four members being Gandalf, Saruman, Elrond, and Galadriel--Radagast is merely a helper. We do not know who the White Council members were in the Second Age.