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'''Gwaihir''' was 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]]. | '''Gwaihir''' was 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]]. | ||
In [[The Hobbit]], Gwaihir land some other Eagles to rescue [[Gandalf]], [[Bilbo]], [[Thorin Oakenshield]], and the rest of their [[Dwarf]] companions, from [[Orcs]] and [[Wargs]]. | |||
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Gwaihir was 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.
In The Hobbit, Gwaihir land some other Eagles to rescue Gandalf, Bilbo, Thorin Oakenshield, and the rest of their Dwarf companions, from Orcs and Wargs.
Etymology
Gwaihir comes from the Sindarin gwaew "wind" + hîr "lord". His name translated into English would be, therefor, "Windlord".
Gwaihir by Roger Thomasson.
