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The White
The colour of the chief of the Istari
Title apparently used to denote the head of the Wizards in Middle-earth, originally borne by Saruman, but taken up instead by Gandalf after his return.
The two White Wizards aside, the title of 'the White' was also used for various other people, places and things across the history of Arda:
Aredhel |
Aredhel the White was the sister of Turgon, who settled with him in Gondolin and later became the mother of Maeglin. She was titled in Elvish as Ar-Feiniel the 'White Lady' from her pale skin and the white and silver clothing she habitually wore. |
Celebdil |
One of the three Mountains of Moria, on which the fabled Durin's Tower stood before its destruction in the Battle of the Peak. Each of the three Mountains of Moria had its own colour, and this snow-capped mountain (called the Silvertine by Men and Zirakzigil by Dwarves) was known as Celebdil the White (the other two peaks being Caradhras the Redhorn and Fanuidhol the Grey). |
Elwing |
The daughter of Dior and thus a descendant of Thingol of Doriath, Elwing wedded Eärendil the Mariner. While her husband was sailing the Great Sea, Elwing's home at the Mouths of Sirion was attacked by the Sons of Fëanor, who were seeking the Silmaril that was held there. Elwing cast herself into the Sea with the Jewel, but was transformed into a white bird by Ulmo, and so brought the Silmaril to Eärendil. Her taking of the form of a white bird perhaps lies behind her otherwise unexplained title of Elwing the White. |
Telperion |
The Two Trees of Valinor shone with Light of different colours. Telperion, the elder tree, cast a silver-white Light across the land of Valinor, and was thus known as Telperion the White. The younger of the Trees, Laurelin, shone with a Light of a golden colour, and was known as the Golden Tree. Both Trees stood for millennia in the land of the Valar, but after their destruction, the last flower of Telperion the White was raised into the heavens by the Valar, to shine down on the world as the Moon. |
See also...
Aragorn Elessar, Battle of the Hornburg, Battle of the Peak, Company of the Ring, Dark Lord, Gandalf, Heren Istarion, Lân, Legolas Greenleaf, Lotho Sackville-Baggins, Man of Skill, Many Colours, Orcs of the White Hand, Saruman, The One, [See the full list...]Treebeards Hill, White Messenger, White Rider, White Ship, Wizards
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