Shadowfax

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Shadowfax was a mighty horse of Rohan, the chief of the Mearas, tamed by Gandalf and reluctantly granted as a gift to him by King Théoden of Rohan. Shadowfax is thought to have passed West over the Sea with his master.

Shadowfax had extraordinary speed and stamina. He was able to run from Edoras to Minas Tirith almost without stopping, and his ground speed rivalled the flying speed of the fell beasts of the Nazgûl.

Shadowfax also possessed extraordinary courage. He was said to be the only horse in the world capable of standing before the Lord of the Nazgûl instead of fleeing, although this remark presumably excludes the mounts specially trained for the Black Riders in Mordor.