Gwaihir in the Hobbit?

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I like this discussion because it points to the several strengths of our little fellowship: BMilder's quick eyes and sharp mind, RKittle's encyclopediac thoroughness, and Noldo's sound judgement.
I confess that my identification of the LotEs was poorly arrived at. I had based my identification on Gandalf's comment to Gwaihir on Celebdil,&quot;Ever am I fated to be your burden, friend at need.&quot; I know that this interpretation flies in the face of the more exact reference to two previous rides in the last battle sequence. I had concluded that the good doctor had simply erred in that passage because ever suggests to me a longer association than one previous ride only four and half months earlier.
Certainly I was wrong to have concluded this decisively as the evidence is tenuous and equivocal for any clear identification (leaning, it now seems to me, against the identification of Gwaihir as LotEs in the Hobbit). Sorry for any inconvenience to the quizees. I imagine that you should all curve your scores on your behalf.

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