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| notablefor=helping rescue [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] | |||
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| parentage=Unknown; descendant of [[Thorondor]] | |||
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'''Landroval''' was one of the [[Eagles]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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After the Ring was destroyed, Landroval, Gwaihir and [[Meneldor]], flew into [[Mordor]] to retrieve [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] from the ruins of [[Mount Doom]].<ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref> | After the Ring was destroyed, Landroval, Gwaihir and [[Meneldor]], flew into [[Mordor]] to retrieve [[Frodo Baggins|Frodo]] and [[Samwise Gamgee|Sam]] from the ruins of [[Mount Doom]].<ref>{{RK|Cormallen}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | |||
''Landroval'' is a [[Sindarin]] name meaning "broad winged", containing the element ''[[rov-|roval]]'' ("wing").<ref>{{PE|17}}, pp. 63, 101</ref> | |||
==Genealogy== | ==Genealogy== | ||
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'' | [[File:The Lord of the Rings Online - Landroval.jpg|left|thumb|Landroval in ''The Lord of the Rings Online'']] | ||
'''2007: ''[[The Lord of the Rings Online]]'':''' | |||
:Landroval and his brothers appear at several points throughout the game. The player first meet him and [[Meneldor]] in the Wailing Hills south of [[Lothlorien]] where they help the Eagles deal with an infestastion of spiders. After their participation in the [[Battle of the Morannon]], the player meets the Eagles once again then they reach the [[Carrock]]. The player later encounters Landroval once again the Wells of [[Anduin]]. | |||
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Revision as of 16:19, 6 June 2020
| Landroval | |
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| "Landroval" by Pamela Shanteau | |
| Biographical Information | |
| Affiliation | Manwë |
| Notable for | helping rescue Beren and Lúthien |
| Family | |
| Parentage | Unknown; descendant of Thorondor |
| Siblings | Gwaihir |
| Physical Description | |
| Gender | Male |
| Gallery | Images of Landroval |
Landroval was one of the Eagles.
History
A descendant of Thorondor, it is said that Landroval was his vassal in the First Age and with his brother Gwaihir helped him rescue Beren and Lúthien from Angband.[1]
During the War of the Ring he stayed out of the war for most of the conflict, but he followed his brother to the Battle of the Morannon, where he and his vassals helped turn the tide.
After the Ring was destroyed, Landroval, Gwaihir and Meneldor, flew into Mordor to retrieve Frodo and Sam from the ruins of Mount Doom.[2]
Etymology
Landroval is a Sindarin name meaning "broad winged", containing the element roval ("wing").[3]
Genealogy
| Thorondor | |||||||||||||||||||
| Father of Landroval | |||||||||||||||||||
| Gwaihir | LANDROVAL | ||||||||||||||||||
Portrayal in adaptations
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
- Landroval and his brothers appear at several points throughout the game. The player first meet him and Meneldor in the Wailing Hills south of Lothlorien where they help the Eagles deal with an infestastion of spiders. After their participation in the Battle of the Morannon, the player meets the Eagles once again then they reach the Carrock. The player later encounters Landroval once again the Wells of Anduin.
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals" p. 68
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, "Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings", in Parma Eldalamberon XVII (edited by Christopher Gilson), pp. 63, 101
| Named Eagles | |
| Thorondor · Gwaihir · Landroval · Meneldor | |
