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Kaiserin · 08-14-2003, 03:28 AM

In the Silm, eagles and ents were agents of the Valar. They were created after that "dwarvish havoc". I read an LOTR commentary saying that the eagles and ents intercede only when Orome (and the other Valar) allowed - so they would then be, in fact, like angels. On a literary perspective, they were an element of divine intervention.

Mr. Windlord: Eagles do molt - (ask National Geographic) [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Anyway, the reason I put that in my previous post is that I was thinking about eagles symbolizing renewed strength, and noted they came in handy when the characters were weak and helpless [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img]

[ August 15, 2003: Message edited by: Kaiserin ]

08-14-2003, 03:28 AM	#14
Kaiserin Wight Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cair Paravel Posts: 150	In the Silm, eagles and ents were agents of the Valar. They were created after that "dwarvish havoc". I read an LOTR commentary saying that the eagles and ents intercede only when Orome (and the other Valar) allowed - so they would then be, in fact, like angels. On a literary perspective, they were an element of divine intervention. Mr. Windlord: Eagles do molt - (ask National Geographic) [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] Anyway, the reason I put that in my previous post is that I was thinking about eagles symbolizing renewed strength, and noted they came in handy when the characters were weak and helpless [img]smilies/wink.gif[/img] [ August 15, 2003: Message edited by: Kaiserin ] __________________ The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.