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and Poland, Russia and even Prussia have had eagles with varying numbers of heads on them as symbols.
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Russia's eagle is two-headed, with one head looking toward Asia, and the other looking toward Europe.
Tolkien's eagles might have been great heroes, but,
as some have argued elsewhere (another great old thread worth reading), they might also the deus ex machina of Middle Earth, though on much more complex terms than the said theory implies at first glance (i.e. not something totally random that helps the story along during critical moments, but as an element that is one of the essential parts of Tolkien's mythology).