Council of Gondor

  Important group of men from Gondor.  The Council of Gondor was the King's chief advisors.  It included the head of each city-state and was ruled by the Steward.  The Council, however, only once made a final decision, for the King usually did.  After King Ondoher was killed and left no heir, the council elected Earnil, husband of Ondoher's daughter Firiel, to be King.  The Council still went on when the rule of Gondor was passed to Stewards.  It then continued mightier then ever when Aragorn was crowned King.