Landroval

Landroval was one of the Great Eagles of Middle-earth and the brother of Gwaihir the Windlord.
==Biography==
Landroval was a descendant of Thorondor. It was said that Landroval and his brother Gwaihir helped Thorondor rescue Beren and Lúthien from Angband.The History of Middle-earth, Vol. XI: The War of the Jewels, Part One. The Grey Annals
During the Third Age, it is possible that Landroval fought in the Battle of Five Armies with the other Great Eagles.The Hobbit, Chapter XVII: "The Clouds Burst"
Landroval assisted Gwaihir in his many associations with Gandalf and his companions. He was present at the Battle of the Black Gate, swooping to attack the Nazgûl on their Fellbeasts. Together with Gandalf, Gwaihir and Meneldor, he also rescued Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee from Mordor after the completion of the Quest of the Ring.The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter IV: "The Field of Cormallen"
==Etymology==
The name Landroval is Sindarin and means "Broad Wing", derived from the words land ("broad") and roval ("pinion, wing").
== Portrayals in adaptations ==
In The Lord of the Rings Online, Landroval and his brothers appear at several points throughout the game. The player first meet him and Meneldor in the Wailing Hills south of Lothlórien where they help the Eagles deal with an infestation of spiders. After their participation in the Battle of the Morannon, the player meets the Eagles once again then they reach the Carrock. The player later encounters Landroval once again the Wells of Anduin.
none|thumb|Landroval in The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game, A Journey to Rhosgobel Adventure Pack
==Translations==
Foreign Language 	Translated name
Amharic 	ላንድሮቫል
Arabic 	لاندروفال
Armenian 	Լանդրովալ
Bengali 	ল্যান্ডরোভাল
Bulgarian Cyrillic 	Ландровал
Chinese (Hong Kong)	蘭楚瓦
Greek 	Λανδρουαλ
Gujarati 	લેન્ડ્રોવલ
Hebrew 	לאנדרובאל
Hindi 	ळन्द्रोवल
Japanese 	ランドロバル
Kannada 	ಲ್ಯಾಂಡ್ರೋವಲ್
Kazakh 	Ландровал (Cyrillic) Landroval (Latin)
Kyrgyz Cyrillic 	Ландровал
Macedonian Cyrillic	Ландровал
Marathi 	लँड्रोलाल
Mongolian Cyrillic 	Ландровал
Persian 	لندرووال
Polish 	Landrowal
Punjabi 	ਲੈਂਡਰੋਵਲ
Russian 	Ландроваль
Serbian 	Ландровал (Cyrillic) Landroval (Latin)
Sinhalese 	ලැන්ඩවල්
Tajik Cyrillic 	Ландровал
Tamil 	லன்ட்ராவல்
Telugu 	లందరొవల్
Ukrainian Cyrillic 	Ландровал
Urdu 	لانڈرووال
Yiddish 	לאַנדראָװאַל
==References==
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Category:Minor characters (The Lord of the Rings)
Category:Characters in The History of Middle-earth