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'''King of Eagles''' was a title given to [[Thorondor]], the gigantic and noble eagle of the [[First Age]], whose talons wounded the face of [[Morgoth]] himself. [[Thorondor]] dwelt among the peaks of the [[Crissaegrim]], guarding [[Turgon]]'s Hidden City of [[Gondolin]] from the forces of Morgoth until that city's Fall, and he came to the aid of the [[Elves]] many times during the First Age.  
The '''King of [[Eagles]]''' was a title held by [[Thorondor]],<ref>{{GA|149}}</ref><ref>{{CH|Names}}, entry '''Thorondor''', p. 311</ref><ref>{{S|13}}</ref><ref>{{S|18}}</ref> the greatest of the Eagles of [[Manwë]].


In [[The Hobbit]], we meet a character who carries the title 'Lord of Eagles', a title that was also borne by Thorondor in the [[Elder Days]]. Whether the title of 'King of Eagles' was also passed down through the Ages like this cannot be known - in [[Tolkien]]'s other writings, it is only ever used of Thorondor himself.
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Latest revision as of 11:48, 28 November 2023

The King of Eagles was a title held by Thorondor,[1][2][3][4] the greatest of the Eagles of Manwë.

References

  1. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "The Grey Annals": §149
  2. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Children of Húrin, "List of Names", entry Thorondor, p. 311
  3. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
  4. ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
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