Great Eagles

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The Great Eagles are majestic, intelligent giant eagles in J.R.R. Tolkien’s legendarium who often intervene in pivotal battles to aid the forces of good.

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Great Eagles canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf creatures in Middle-earth
fictional species
alignment forces of good
allies Elves
Gandalf
Hobbits
Men
Valar
linked to: The Valar
appearsIn The Hobbit
The Lord of the Rings
The Silmarillion
associatedWith Manwë
communication can converse in the Common Speech
creator J. R. R. Tolkien
enemyOf Balrogs
Orcs
dragons
fictionalUniverse Middle-earth
firstAgeActivity aided Gondolin
fought in the War of Wrath
spied upon Morgoth in Angband
languageOfOrigin English
moralTendency oppose Sauron
notableCharacteristic able to speak
intelligent
majestic
notableEvent arrival at the Battle of the Morannon
participation in the Battle of the Five Armies
rescue of Bilbo Baggins and the Dwarves from goblins and wargs
rescue of Frodo Baggins and Samwise Gamgee from Mount Doom
rescue of Gandalf from Orthanc
rescue of Gandalf from Zirakzigil
notableLeader Gwaihir the Windlord
linked to: Gwaihir

Thorondor
notableMember Gwaihir
Landroval
Meneldor
powerLevel very powerful among the Free Peoples
role intervene in pivotal battles
messengers of the Valar
speciesType giant eagles
timePeriod First Age
Second Age
Third Age
transportCapability can carry Dwarves
can carry Gandalf
can carry Hobbits
can carry Men
typicalHabitat crags and high places
mountain peaks

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

War of Wrath hasAlly Great Eagles
Battle of Five Armies involvesGroup Great Eagles
Meneldor affiliation Great Eagles
storming of Angband hasParticipant Great Eagles