The Grandest of the Eagles of Manwë, monarch of the Valar, was Thorondor, the Lord of the Eagles. Thorondor reputedly possessed a thirty-fathom span of wings. The Eagles also served the purpose couriers for messages. Among them were also the Great Eagles, enormous birds that could even speak and were sentient beings. They frequently aided mankind, elves, and wizards in their fight against evil. They were created by Manwë Súlimo, King of the Valar, and were frequently referred to as the Manwë Eagles. They were dispatched from Valinor to Middle-Earth to keep tabs on the banished Ñoldor once they had landed in Beleriand as well as on their enemy, the wicked Vala Morgoth. Thorondor first came into contact with the Eldar when he assisted Fingon in freeing Maedhros from custody of Thangorodrim. Following that, Thorondor and the other Eagles made their way to the Crissaegrim. When Gondolin was constructed, Thorondor took on the role of the constant watchful keeper of the city. After Morgoth slew Fingolfin, Thorondor saved his body from being violated, leaving the Dark Lord scarred on his face. When Angband became aroused, Thorondor and two of his vassals, Gwaihir and Landroval, saved Beren and Lúthien. Thorondor saved the surviving citizens when Gondolin was destroyed. Thorondor and Eärendil, who may have fought against Ancalagon the Black, commanded the Eagles in combat with the Dragons during the War of Wrath. After the War of Wrath, Thorondor is not recorded again, but his successors were involved in some Third Age episodes!
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