Frosty of Forochel
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Why are we presuming that Gwaihir is the Lord of the Eagles from The Hobbit? We have literally no reason to apart from “Windlord” having “lord” in it. As mentioned, there’s no reference at all in the text to the previous arrow wound thing nor the golden collars. And if Tolkien intended us to recognize him as thr same character, would he not use that name, Lord of the Eagles?
I seem to recall Anderson addressing this in The Annotated Hobbit as well.
A close reading if the text should not make assumptions (not to get all “Bob isn’t a Hobbit” again...)
I seem to recall Anderson addressing this in The Annotated Hobbit as well.
A close reading if the text should not make assumptions (not to get all “Bob isn’t a Hobbit” again...)