Thorondor (Sindarin; IPA: "Eagle Lord") was the King of Eagles of Middle-earth during the First Age. He was presumably the greatest of all the Eagles in terms of size, with his wingspan measuring at 30 fathoms (180 feet).[1]
Biography
Thorondor and Fingon rescue Maedhros
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.[2] 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.[3] He, Landroval, and Gwaihir rescued Beren and Lúthien when Angband was aroused.[4]
When Gondolin fell, Thorondor rescued the survivors.[5] During the War of Wrath, Thorondor and Eärendil led the Eagles in battle with the Dragons, and may have fought with Ancalagon the Black.[6]
Fate
In Tolkien's writings, Thorondor is not mentioned after the War of Wrath. It is believed he returned to Valinor, although his descendants remained behind. Gwaihir became the Lord of Eagles in Middle-earth after Thorondor's departure.[citation needed]
Etymology
The name Thorondor was a Sindarin word which meant "Eagle Lord". It came from the words thoron ("eagle") and taur ("lord, king").[7]
Thorondor was also named Sorontar, which was the Quenyan translation of his Sindarin name and came from the words soron ("eagle") and tar ("king").[7][8]
Translations around the World
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | طهوروندور |
| Armenian | Տհորոնդոր |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Торондор |
| Bengali | ঠরন্দর |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Тхорондор |
| Catalan | Thoròndor |
| Chinese (Hong Kong) | 索隆多 |
| Greek | Θόροντορ |
| Gujarati | થોરડોર |
| Hebrew | תורונדור |
| Hindi | ठोरोन्दोर |
| Kannada | ಥೊರೊಂಡರ್ |
| Kazakh Cyrillic | Тһорондор |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Тhорондор |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Тхорондор |
| Marathi | थोरोंडॉर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Тhорондор |
| Nepalese | ठोरोन्दोर |
| Persian | طهوروندور |
| 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 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 4: The Shaping of Middle-earth, III: "The Quenta"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIII: "Of the Return of the Noldor"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XVIII: "Of the Ruin of Beleriand and the Fall of Fingolfin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XIX: "Of Beren and Lúthien"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIII: "Of Tuor and the Fall of Gondolin"
- ↑ The Silmarillion, Quenta Silmarillion, Chapter XXIV: "Of the Voyage of Eärendil and the War of Wrath"
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The Silmarillion, Appendix: Elements in Quenya and Sindarin names
- ↑ The History of Middle-earth, Vol. 5: The Lost Road and Other Writings, Part Three: "The Etymologies"