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<img src="http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/bluepal.jpg" align=absmiddle> Re: Gwaihir in the Hobbit?
As my name is shared with the Lord of the Eyries, I feel that I am expected to say something here.
I believe it's the same.
Gandalf's 'Ever am I to be your burden, friend at need,' points to two things. The first, the most obvious and the most dodgy, the 'Ever am I to be you burden' section could possibly mean that Gandalf had been carried several times by Gwaihir, on top of what the Windlord did for him in LotR. But this isn't exactly sound evidence, as the two or three times in the War of The Ring could be sufficient.
The most significant statement in this phrase is 'friend'. The Eagle Lord in the Hobbit formed a lasting friendship with Gandalf when he cured him of an arrow-wound. If Gwaihir in LotR was a good friend of Gandalf's then you can see the possible connection.
</p>Edited by <A HREF=http://www.barrowdowns.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_profile&u=00000022>Gwaihir the Windlord</A> <IMG SRC=http://www.barrowdowns.com/images/posticons/redeye.jpg BORDER=0 WIDTH=10 HEIGHT=10> at: 8/11/00 1:04:33 am
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