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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creatures in Middle-earth
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fictional species ⓘ |
| alignment | forces of good ⓘ |
| allies |
Elves
ⓘ
Gandalf NERFINISHED ⓘ Hobbits NERFINISHED ⓘ Men ⓘ Valar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hobbit
ⓘ
The Lord of the Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Silmarillion ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Manwë NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| communication | can converse in the Common Speech ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
Balrogs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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
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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
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thorondor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Gwaihir
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Landroval NERFINISHED ⓘ Meneldor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerLevel | very powerful among the Free Peoples ⓘ |
| role |
intervene in pivotal battles
ⓘ
messengers of the Valar ⓘ |
| speciesType | giant eagles ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
First Age
NERFINISHED
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Second Age NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportCapability |
can carry Dwarves
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can carry Gandalf ⓘ can carry Hobbits ⓘ can carry Men ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
crags and high places
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mountain peaks ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.