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==History==
==History==
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>
[[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.<ref>{{S|1}}</ref> Above many flocks of ''[[crebain]]'', [[Aragorn]] noticed hawks, flying high in the sky, during the [[War of the Ring]].<ref>{{FR|South}}</ref>


==Etymology==
==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").<ref name="Etym">{{HM|LR}}, "[[The Etymologies]]", [[Sundocarmë|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"/>
[[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">{{LR|Etymologies}}, [[Sundocarme|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>{{VT|46a}}, p. 9</ref> The [[Quenya]] word for "hawk" would then be ''fion'', plural ''fiondi''.<ref name="Etym"/>
 
In a linguistic manuscript dating from the 1930s, appears the [[Qenya]] gloss ''haro'' ("hawk").<ref>{{PE|21}}, p. 8</ref>


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Latest revision as of 12:22, 5 March 2021

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

History[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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]

In a linguistic manuscript dating from the 1930s, appears the Qenya gloss haro ("hawk").[5]

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