Thorondor

Thorondor (Sindarin; IPA: "Eagle Lord") was the king of the Eagles of Middle-earth during the First Age.
==Biography==
Thorondor was sent by Manwë, King of the Valar, to watch over the Ñoldor after they arrived in Beleriand. The Eldar first encountered him when he helped Fingon rescue Maedhros from imprisonment from Thangorodrim, upon which he had apparently made his home for a short time.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor" Later, Thorondor and the rest of the Great 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.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin" He, Landroval, and Gwaihir rescued Beren and Lúthien when Angband was aroused.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
When Gondolin fell, Thorondor rescued the survivors.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin" During the War of Wrath, Thorondor and Eärendil led the Eagles in battle with the Dragons, and may have fought with Ancalagon the Black.The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
==Fate==
In Tolkien's writings, Thorondor is not mentioned after the War of Wrath.
Speculatively, it is possible that Thorondor returned to Valinor, although his descendants remained behind, including Gwaihir. It is also possible that he never left Middle-earth, being the Lord of the Eagles during the Third Age.
==Appearance==
Thorondor was presumably the greatest of all the Eagles in terms of size, with his wingspan measuring at 30 fathoms (180 feet or nearly 55 meters).The History of Middle-earth, Vol. IV: The Shaping of Middle-earth, chapter III: "The Quenta"
==Etymology==
The name Thorondor was Sindarin for "Eagle Lord", from the words thoron ("eagle") and taur ("lord, king").The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names The Quenya form of the same was Sorontar.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. V: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Arabic 	طهوروندور
Armenian 	Թորոնդոր
Belarusian Cyrillic	Торондор
Bengali 	ঠরন্দর
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Торондор
Catalan 	Thoròndor
Chinese (Hong Kong)	索隆多
Greek 	Θόροντορ
Gujarati 	થોરડોર
Hebrew 	תורונדור
Hindi 	ठोरोन्दोर
Japanese 	ソロンドール
Kannada 	ಥೊರೊಂಡರ್
Kazakh 	Тһорондор (Cyrillic) Thorondor (Latin)
Korean 	소론도르
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Тhорондор
Macedonian Cyrillic	Тхорондор
Marathi 	थोरोंडॉर
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Тhорондор
Nepalese 	ठोरोन्दोर
Persian 	توراندور
Punjabi 	ਥੋਰੰਡਰ
Russian 	Торондор
Sanskrit 	ठोरोन्दोर्
Serbian 	Тхорондор (Cyrillic) Thorondor (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ඨොරොඳොර්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Тҳорондор
Tamil 	தோரொண்டோர்
Telugu 	ఠొరొన్దొర
Thai 	โธรอนดอร์
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Торондор
Urdu 	تورونڈور
Uzbek 	Тҳорондор (Cyrillic) Thorondor (Latin)
Yiddish 	טהאָראָנדאָר
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Category:Eagles
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