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Gwaihir
Gwaihir LTH 1to1
Theme:

The Hobbit

Species:

Eagle

Years:

2012, 2014


Gwaihir, also known as Gwaihir the Windlord, is a Hobbit creature who appears in LEGO The Lord of the Rings: The Video Game, LEGO The Hobbit: The Video Game and physically released in 79017 The Battle of the Five Armies set.

Background[]

Gwaihir, the leader of the Great Eagles made a brief appearance in the Battle of the Five Armies. He later saved Gandalf from the top of Orthanc and led him to Rohan.

Description from LEGO.com[]

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Gwaihir

Gwaihir the Windlord is the greatest of all the Great Eagles. A direct descendant of Thorondor, the Eagle King of the First Age, he was once saved from a poisoned arrow by Gandalf the Grey. Ever since, has lent his aid to the legendary wizard in times of great crisis or danger, even leading his fellow Eagles in the rescue of Gandalf and The Company of Dwarves from a savage Orc attack. As a Great Eagle, Gwaihir is larger and stronger than any ordinary bird of prey, and possesses the intelligence to understand speech.


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Trivia[]

  • Gwaihir was featured the The Lord of the Rings. Though he is sometimes thought to be the Lord of Eagles from The Hobbit, it was never actually stated that they are the same character by J.R.R. Tolkien.
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