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Thorondor, the King of Eagles, was the greatest of the Eagles of Manwë. It is said that Thorondor had a wingspan of thirty fathoms. Thorondor was sent...

the Eagles, Thorondor, kept his eyries at the top of the Thangorodrim, the volcanoes above Angband, for a time. While he lived there, Thorondor helped Fingon...

the ground. However they were home to the great Eagles, and from here Thorondor, Lord of the Eagles, watched for spies in the vale of the River Sirion...

the descendants of Thorondor and the brother of Landroval. In the First Age, Gwaihir was the vassal of Thorondor and helped Thorondor and Landroval to rescue...

exact revenge, for Thorondor swept down from the heavens and clawed at his face, scarring it forever. Thorondor grabbed the king's body and flew away,...

the Dry River blocked and the doors buried. Thorondor himself informed Turgon of the presence of Húrin. The King saw it as a bad omen and, fearing what Morgoth...

Lúthien falling down on the plain when she and Beren were flown over it by Thorondor and his vassals. Its water was recounted in song as having had healing...

over the Orcs and Wargs. After the battle, the Great Eagle was proclaimed King of All Birds, and was given a golden crown while his fifteen chieftains were...

brought into the Hidden City a man: Tuor, son of Huor. The King received him in the Tower of the King, and when Tuor spoke, his cloak fell, revealing the arms...

Great Eagle and Thorondor. The Great Eagle was also known as the lord of the eagles of the Misty Mountains and the lord of the eagles. Thorondor was also known...

he prized. When Fingolfin died in single combat with Morgoth, the eagle Thorondor carried his body to a mountaintop north of Gondolin. Turgon, the son of...

Landroval was one of the Eagles. A descendant of Thorondor, it is said that Landroval was his vassal in the First Age and with his brother Gwaihir helped...

Gondolin. Indeed, he was spotted by Thorondor, who reported it to Turgon. Yet Turgon refused to aid Húrin, and bid Thorondor to ignore him. Húrin waited for...

probably Thû. He bore the title of Elder King, Aran Einior in Sindarin. Similar titles were High King of Arda or King of Arda. In Adûnaic, his name was Amân...

his broken body to his wolves. But Thorondor swooped down on Morgoth, scarring his face and carrying the body of the King to a mountain-top. There Turgon...

name. Fingolfin's cairn was the resting place for the body of King Fingolfin, the High King of the Noldor, after his single-handed combat with Morgoth. It...

the Seven Gates. Between the two inner towers was the iron image of Thorondor, King of Eagles. The gate itself was made of three layers, each of iron wrought...

"Quenta Silmarillion", §94 Fingon was a Noldorin prince, and later second High King of the Noldor, noted for his skill in battle and was thus named "the Valiant"...

his half-brother Fëanor as their king and were forced to cross the Helcaraxë. In Beleriand, he became the first High King of the Noldor and, along with his...

corpse and feed it to his wolves, but could not desecrate the fallen King, for Thorondor flew in, scratching Morgoth's face and escaping with Fingolfin's body...