The Encyclopedia of Arda - Gwaihir (original) (raw)

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Dates Known to be extant between 18 September III 3018 and 25 March III 30191 Race Eagles Division Great Eagles Pronunciation gwy'heerr ('gwy' to rhyme with English 'eye'; 'rr' indicates that the final r should be pronounced) Meaning 'Wind lord' Titles The Windlord Indexes: Alphabetical: G Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 11 August 2002 Updates planned: 2 The Great Eagle known as the Windlord Years of the TreesFirst AgeISecond AgeIIThird AgeIIIFourth AgeIV ThorondorGwaihirLandroval The lord of the Eagles of Middle-earth at the time of the War of the Ring. He rescued Gandalf from the pinnacle of Orthanc, and from the peak of Zirakzigil, and he and his kind brought Frodo and Sam out of Mordor after the destruction of the One Ring. Notes 1 The dates shown here represent definite appearances of Gwaihir - doubtless he lived for some time before and after this period. See also... Battle of the Peak, Bird-tamer, Eagles of the Misty Mountains, Eagles of the North, Galadriel, Great Eagles, Landroval, Lord of Eagles, Meneldor, Pinnacle of Orthanc, Radagast, Saruman, Windlord Indexes: Alphabetical: G Animals and Plants About this entry: Updated 11 August 2002 Updates planned: 2 For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 1999, 2001-2002. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by myDISCprofile, the free online personality test.Take the FREE myDISCprofile personality test to discover your core personality and your ideal job.