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| caption="The Lord of the Eagles" by Darrell Sweet
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| location=[[Misty Mountains]]
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| location=[[Misty Mountains]]
| description=A wide shelf of rock on a mountainside reachable only by flying
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| inhabitants=[[Eagles]], [[Great Eagle]]
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}}{{Quote|The Lord of the Eagles bids you to bring your prisoners to the Great Shelf|An Eagle<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire]]"</ref>}}
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{{Quote|The Lord of the Eagles bids you to bring your prisoners to the Great Shelf|An Eagle<ref name="Pan">{{H|Pan}}</ref>}}


The '''Eagle's Eyrie''' was a home of the [[Eagles]] located on the eastern side of the [[Misty Mountains]]. Its exact location is unknown, however it is presumably close to the [[High Pass]] and [[Goblin-town]]. It was from this location that the Eagles helped the Elves of [[Rivendell]] in keeping a watch over the the lands east of the Misty Mountains gathering information about the Orcs in the region.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'', ''[[The Fellowship of the Ring]]'', "[[The Ring Goes South]]"</ref>
The '''Eagle's Eyrie''' was a home of the [[Eagles]] located on the eastern side of the [[Misty Mountains]].<ref name="Pan"/> Its exact location is unknown, however it is presumably close to the [[High Pass]] and [[Goblin-town]]. It was from this location that the Eagles helped the [[Elves]] of [[Rivendell]] keep watch over the lands east of the Misty Mountains, gathering information about the [[Orcs]] in the region.<ref>{{FR|II3}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
In [[Third Age 2941|T.A. 2941]] the eagles of the eyrie rescued [[Thorin and Company]] from the tops of the trees at the Warg's clearing and took them to the Eagle's Eyrie. Here they met the [[Great Eagle]] who agreed to let his eagles take the company to the [[Carrock]] the next morning.<ref>[[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire]]"; [[J.R.R. Tolkien]], ''[[The Hobbit]]'', "[[Queer Lodgings]]"</ref>
In {{TA|2941}}<ref>{{App|TA}}</ref> the eagles of the eyrie rescued [[Thorin and Company]] from the tops of the trees at the Warg's clearing and took them to the Eagle's Eyrie. Here they met the [[Great Eagle]], ate their first food since escaping the Goblins, and spent the night.<ref name="Pan"/> The next morning the eagles took the company from the Eyrie to the [[Carrock]].<ref>{{H|Queer}}</ref>


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Revision as of 16:44, 7 April 2018

Eagles' Eyrie
Eyrie
Darrell Sweet - The Lord of the Eagles.jpg
"The Lord of the Eagles" by Darrell Sweet
General Information
LocationMisty Mountains
TypeEyrie
DescriptionA wide shelf of rock on a mountainside reachable only by flying
InhabitantsEagles, Great Eagle
"The Lord of the Eagles bids you to bring your prisoners to the Great Shelf"
― An Eagle[1]

The Eagle's Eyrie was a home of the Eagles located on the eastern side of the Misty Mountains.[1] Its exact location is unknown, however it is presumably close to the High Pass and Goblin-town. It was from this location that the Eagles helped the Elves of Rivendell keep watch over the lands east of the Misty Mountains, gathering information about the Orcs in the region.[2]

History

In T.A. 2941[3] the eagles of the eyrie rescued Thorin and Company from the tops of the trees at the Warg's clearing and took them to the Eagle's Eyrie. Here they met the Great Eagle, ate their first food since escaping the Goblins, and spent the night.[1] The next morning the eagles took the company from the Eyrie to the Carrock.[4]

References

Route of Thorin and Company
Bag End · Green Dragon · The Shire · Lone-lands · Last Bridge · Trollshaws · Trolls' cave · Rivendell · High Pass · Front Porch · Goblin-town · Goblin-gate · Eagle's Eyrie · Carrock · Beorn's Hall · Wilderland · Forest Gate · Elf-path · Mirkwood · Elvenking's Halls · Forest River · Lake-town · Long Lake · River Running · Desolation of the Dragon · Ravenhill · Back Door · Lonely Mountain · Great Hall of Thráin