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'''Hawks''' were swift birds of prey, smaller than [[Eagles]], but just as sharp-eyed. Though the Eagles were the best known of [[Manwë]]'s messengers, we're also told that there were hawks among the ranks of his servants, watching [[Middle-earth]] and bringing back news to their noble master on [[Taniquetil]]. Other forces also used them as servants, and far above the crebain that spied for [[Saruman]] in the [[War of the Ring]], [[Aragorn]] reported that he had seen hawks hovering, watching the lands far below.
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'''Hawks''' were the swiftest birds of prey, smaller than [[Eagles]], but just as sharp-eyed.  
  
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==History==
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Hawks were the servants of [[Manwë|Manwë Súlimo]], flying in his halls together with Eagles.<ref>{{HM|S}}, "[[Of the Beginning of Days]]"</ref> They would continually fly over [[Middle-earth]] to gather information for their master. 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>
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==Etymology==
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[[Christopher Tolkien]] noted that one of two possible readings for the unintelligible entry [[PHI]] in ''[[The Etymologies]]'' could be "hawk" (the other being "haste").<ref name="Etym">{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", [[root]] [[PHI]]</ref> [[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".<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], [[Carl F. Hostetter]], [[Patrick H. Wynne]] (eds.), "Addenda and Corrigenda to the ''Etymologies''", published in [[Vinyar Tengwar 46]], pages 3-34, esp. 9</ref> The [[Quenya]] word for "hawk" would then be ''[[fion]]'', plural ''[[fiondi]]''.<ref name="Etym"/>
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==External links==
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*{{WP|Hawk}}
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Revision as of 11:59, 10 April 2009

Hawks were the swiftest birds of prey, smaller than Eagles, but just as sharp-eyed.

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History

Hawks were the servants of Manwë Súlimo, flying in his halls together with Eagles.[1] They would continually fly over Middle-earth to gather information for their master. 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

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Of the Beginning of Days"
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Fellowship of the Ring, "The Ring goes South"
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Lost Road and Other Writings, "The Etymologies", root PHI
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Carl F. Hostetter, Patrick H. Wynne (eds.), "Addenda and Corrigenda to the Etymologies", published in Vinyar Tengwar 46, pages 3-34, esp. 9
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