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After the Ring was destroyed, Landroval, Gwaihir and [[Meneldor]], flew into [[Mordor]] to retrieve [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] from the ruins of [[Mount Doom]].<ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref> | After the Ring was destroyed, Landroval, Gwaihir and [[Meneldor]], flew into [[Mordor]] to retrieve [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] from the ruins of [[Mount Doom]].<ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref> | ||
==Genealogy== | |||
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{{familytree| | |FAT| | |FAT=Father of Landroval}} | |||
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{{familytree|GWA| |LAN| | |GWA=[[Gwaihir]]|LAN='''LANDROVAL'''}} | |||
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
''Landroval'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "broad winged", containing the element ''roval'' ("wing").<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 63, 101</ref> | ''Landroval'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "broad winged", containing the element ''roval'' ("wing").<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 63, 101</ref> | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 22 January 2012
| Landroval | |
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| Maia | |
| File:Landroval.jpg | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Other names | none |
| Death | Immortal |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Landroval |
Landroval was one of the Eagles.
History
Landroval was the brother of Gwaihir, the Lord of the Eagles, during the War of the Ring. Though he stayed out of the war for most of the conflict, he followed his brother to the Battle of the Morannon, where he and his vassals helped turn the tide.
After the Ring was destroyed, Landroval, Gwaihir and Meneldor, flew into Mordor to retrieve Frodo and Sam from the ruins of Mount Doom.[1]
Genealogy
| Thorondor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Father of Landroval | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gwaihir | LANDROVAL | ||||||||||||||||||
Etymology
Landroval is a Sindarin name meaning "broad winged", containing the element roval ("wing").[2]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 63, 101
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