Thorondor
Mightiest of all Eagles
Thorondor, the King of Eagles, was the greatest of the Eagles of Manwë. It is said that Thorondor had a wingspan of thirty fathoms.
History
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.
After that, Thorondor and the rest of the Eagles settled in the Crissaegrim. 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.
He and two of his vassals, Gwaihir and Landroval, rescued Beren and Lúthien when Angband was aroused. When Gondolin fell, Thorondor rescued the survivors.
During the War of Wrath, Thorondor and Eärendil led the Eagles in battle with the Dragons, and may have fought with Ancalagon the Black.
Thorondor is not mentioned after the War of Wrath, but his descendants played part in some events of the Third Age.
Etymology
Other versions of the legendarium
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.
A discarded Qenya name was Ramandur/Ramandor ("Shouter").
Referencias
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