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The White CouncilRe: How come Saruman became head of the White Council & not Gandalf?Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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The White CouncilRe: How come Saruman became head of the White Council & not Gandalf?Tolkien and Inklings Discussion |
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Posted by Olorin on September 08, 1999 at 15:14:32 In Reply to: How come Saruman became head of the White Council & not Gandalf? posted by Paul on September 08, 1999 at 14:56:53:
: I've been lurking here for some months, and I have been reading answers to questions I'd never thought of concerning Tolkien's work, let alone more obvious debates such as the identity of Tom Bombadil : Anyway, back to my question - I seen to recall a passage from LOTR saying that Galadriel wanted Gandalf to be head of the White Council, and yet it Saruman that became the 'chairman' so to speak. How was this decided, By simple voting? Drawing lots? And if it was votes, who elected for whom! : Probably a stupid question - but I'm just curious. A question to add to the list: Who exactly was on the White Council. We know for certain that Gandalf, Saruman, Galdriel, and Elrond were. Presumably Celeborn, Cirdan, Radagast, and Glorfindel were also on the Council, but I'm not sure. In partial answer to the original question, I doubt that Gandalf would have "campaigned" for his election. Saruman probably pulled all the strings he could (don't forget his Voice), while Gandalf sat back and blew smoke-rings. Gandalf was also quick to point out his inferiority to Saruman.
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