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==History== | ==History== | ||
Spirits in the shapes of hawks and eagles were the servants of [[Manwë|Manwë Súlimo]], continually flying over [[Middle-earth]] to gather information for their master.<ref>{{S|1}}</ref> Above many flocks of ''[[crebain]]'', [[Aragorn]] noticed hawks, flying high in the sky, during the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{HM|FR}}, "[[The Ring goes South]]"</ref> | |||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== |
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Hawks were the swiftest birds of prey, smaller than Eagles, but just as sharp-eyed.
History
Spirits in the shapes of hawks and eagles were the servants of Manwë Súlimo, continually flying over Middle-earth to gather information for their master.[1] Above many flocks of crebain, Aragorn noticed hawks, flying high in the sky, during the War of the Ring.[2]
Etymology
Christopher Tolkien noted that one of two possible readings for the unintelligible entry PHI in The Etymologies could be "hawk" (the other being "haste").[3] Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne argue that "hawk" is the more likely reading, especially given the onomatopoeic suitability of the form of the base to the cry of a hawk, and the possible relation to the root PHILIK, "small bird".[4] The Quenya word for "hawk" would then be fion, plural fiondi.[3]
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References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Beginning of Days"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring goes South"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies", Root PHI
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies — Part Two" (edited by Carl F. Hostetter and Patrick H. Wynne), in Vinyar Tengwar, Number 46, July 2004, p. 9