Great Eagle
The Great Eagle | |
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Eagle | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Lord of the Eagles |
Titles | King of All Birds |
Location | Eagle's Eyrie |
Affiliation | Manwë |
Language | Westron |
Notable for | saving Thorin and Company |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
The Great Eagle was the Lord of the Eagles in the Third Age and perhaps a descendant of Thorondor.[source?]
He resided in the eyrie of the Misty Mountains with 15 chieftains, and remembered helping Dwarves in his service.
Once he suffered from a poisoned wound, and was healed by Gandalf and thenceforth they became friends.
During the Quest of Erebor, they saved Thorin and Company as they flew from the Goblin-town and brought them to the eyrie;[1] later they played a crucial role in the Battle of Five Armies (T.A. 2941).[2] After this he became King of All Birds and wore a golden crown.[3]
Background
It is often thought that the Great Eagle is the same individual as Gwaihir. Among several points which separate the two, the Great Eagle is mentioned to wear a crown after The Hobbit but no crown is mentioned with Gwaihir in The Lord of the Rings.
References
Named Eagles | |
Thorondor · Gwaihir · Landroval · Meneldor |