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08-18-2002, 11:19 AM | #1 | |
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The scoop on eagles
ok,,,i got some of questions concerning eagles
1. how did Thorondor die? 2. is Gwaihir Thorondor's son? 3. Are the eagles in the third age still under Manwe's command? 4. i've read somewhere that most of the eagles were'nt very nice,,,who were these eagles? basically,,,anything you know bout eagles let me know. Quote:
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08-18-2002, 01:44 PM | #2 | |
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How did Thorondor die?
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I don't think Gwaihir was Thorondor's son, but he was descended from him. I believe Manwe still had control of the eagles at the end of the Third Age, I see no reason why he shouldn't. I think he sent them to get Frodo and Sam from Mt. Doom at the end of RotK, but I have no evidence at the moment. As for eagles that weren't nice, I doubt this too. More that they were above the affairs of Middle Earth, and tended not to get involved unless it was truly necessary. Perhaps that gave this impression. [ August 18, 2002: Message edited by: *Varda* ]
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08-19-2002, 11:13 AM | #3 |
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I do not know if this information is correct, for I haven't got it from a reliable source.
But, I heard the Eagles were maiar under the control of Manwë, so that would mean that Thorondor didn't die. Can anyone acknowledge, or not, this info? greetings, lathspell
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08-19-2002, 02:45 PM | #4 |
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Well, i do beleive some were maia.
Reason being is, when Numenore was ready to invade valinor, great clouds shaped like eagles came and carried lightning bolts. But, it later goes onto say that there were tons and tons of eagles in the sky with mail on and everything, but i think these were normal eagles as opposed to the lightning carrying eagles that were maiar. [ August 19, 2002: Message edited by: Morgoth Bauglir ] |
11-10-2005, 09:13 AM | #5 |
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This is a really old thread, but I have a question related to this topic but it's not important enough to start a new thread. So I'll just add this question to the ones above:
Why didn't the eagles drop the ring in... No, kidding. I'm not going to bring that one up... No, my question is this: in the 8th day after the fellowship left Lothlorien, Aragorn spots something in the sky and thinks it's an eagle. Legolas confirms that it is an eagle, a giant hunting-eagle. This makes them both worried and the following night they get attacked by orcs and for the first time the winged nazguls appear. What is the eagle doing there, far from it's normal habitat in the misty mountains? And is it more than a coincidence that the Nazgul appear the following night? The eagles are supposed to be almost neutral. Almost neutral as in not helping the good side too much but definitely not helping the dark side. Not interfering at all if possible. Is it possible that this eagle wasn't "neutral" and came to warn the fellowship? Or could it be an evil eagle? Eagles are a symbol of Manwe and the good forces, so an eagle serving Sauron is quite unthinkable. But we now that he had other animals under control. Gandalf says something about many creatures serves him, both bird and beast. Is it possible to control noble beings like the eagles? Unfortunately I don't have a copy of the books in English here right now so I can't provide any quotes. Quotes in swedish wouldn't help much I'm afraid...
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11-10-2005, 09:57 AM | #6 |
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I don't think the eagles were maiar. (I have nothing to prove that, so maybe I shouldn't be saying that.) Or maybe Thorondor was, and so those who descended from him had a bit of maia-blood in their veins. Or probably not, because when speaking about the mightiest of maiar, Thorondor is never mentioned. So probably he is not a maia.
Gurthang, you have a good question. I don't think that the eagle was spying for Sauron; eagles are clearly portrayed to be against him. I don't either think that the eagle was to warn the fellowship; how would just flying over them warn them? (Well, Legolas and Aragorn got worried but...) It just came to my mind that Gandalf mentions the eagle and says it was Gwaihir.
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11-10-2005, 06:47 PM | #7 | |
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Question by Gothmog:
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Legolas spotted that same eagle just as he, Gimli and Aragorn were about to enter Rohan as they searched for Merry and Pippen. Later, when they met Gandalf again, Gandalf revealed that the eagle was Gwaihir the Windlord and that he had sent Gwaihir to watch the River.
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11-10-2005, 09:42 PM | #8 |
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What are the things that the Nazgul fly? I have looked in the text the only thing that I have found that refers to their name is Flying steed. They are not dragons because they would be pretty much extinct by the time of the War of the Ring. Are these "flying steeds" eagles in the service of Sauron?
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