Thorondor
Thorondor | |
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Eagle | |
"Thorondor" by John Howe | |
Biographical Information | |
Other names | Sorontar (Q) |
Titles | King of Eagles King Thorondor[1] Lord of Eagles[2] |
Location | Taniquetil Thangorodrim Crissaegrim |
Affiliation | Manwë |
Language | Quenya, Sindarin |
Notable for | Helping Fingon rescue Maedhros Wounding Morgoth Rescuing Beren and Lúthien Rescuing the survivors of the Fall of Gondolin |
Family | |
Children | Unnamed; ancestor of Gwaihir and Landroval |
Physical Description | |
Gender | Male |
Wingspan | Thirty fathoms[3][4] (180 feet/55 meters) |
Weaponry | Beak, claws |
Gallery | Images of Thorondor |
Thorondor, the King of Eagles, was the greatest of the Eagles of Manwë. It is said that Thorondor had a wingspan of thirty fathoms.[3][4]
History[edit | edit source]
Thorondor was sent by Manwë to watch over the Noldor after they arrived in Beleriand. The Eldar first encountered him when he helped Fingon rescue Maedhros from imprisonment from Thangorodrim.[3]
After that, Thorondor and the rest of the Eagles settled in the Crissaegrim.[5] When Gondolin was built, Thorondor became the ever vigilant guardian of the city. He rescued Fingolfin's body from defilement after Morgoth killed him, giving the Dark Lord a scar on his face.[6]
He and two of his vassals, Gwaihir and Landroval,[7] rescued Beren and Lúthien when Angband was aroused.[8] When Gondolin fell, Thorondor rescued the survivors.[9]
During the War of Wrath, Thorondor and Eärendil led the Eagles in battle with the Dragons, and may have fought with Ancalagon the Black.[10]
Thorondor is not mentioned after the War of Wrath, but his descendants played part in some events of the Third Age.[11]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Thorondor is Sindarin for "King of Eagles", being the combination of thoron ("eagle") + taur, -dor ("king"). The Quenya cognate is Sorontar.[12]
Genealogy[edit | edit source]
Other versions of the legendarium[edit | edit source]
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In the earlier versions of the legendarium, the character was called Sorontur in Qenya, from the root SORO ("eagle") + tur ("king"). The Gnomish cognates were Thorndor and Throndor.[13]
A discarded Qenya name was Ramandur/Ramandor ("Shouter").[14]
References
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), Unfinished Tales, "Of Tuor and his Coming to Gondolin", p. 48
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Shaping of Middle-earth, "III. The Quenta: [Section] 8", pp. 102-3 (also p. 173)
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Noldor in Beleriand"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The War of the Jewels, "Part One. The Grey Annals" p. 68
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Quenta Silmarillion: Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, "The Field of Cormallen", p. 948
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Silmarillion, "Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin Names", entry soron
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entry "Sorontur"
- ↑ J.R.R. Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien (ed.), The Book of Lost Tales Part One, Appendix: Names in the Lost Tales – Part I, entries Makar, Ramandur
Named Eagles | |
Thorondor · Gwaihir · Landroval · Meneldor |