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
Assumed Members of the 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)
Assumed Members of the 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)
Present Members of the 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
Present Members of the 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)
Present Members of the last meeting of the White Council T.A. 2953[]
- 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.