Meneldor was a Great Eagle who dwelt at the Eagles Eyrie, at the north half of the Misty Mountains.
Biography
He was a friend and follower of Gwaihir and probably dwelt with him on their eyrie in the Misty Mountains. He along with Gwaihir and Landroval was one of the Eagles who rescued Frodo and Sam from the slopes of Mount Doom (Orodruin), after the destruction of the Ring.[1]
Etymology
The first element of Meneldor, menel, means "heaven".[2]
Translations
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Arabic | مينلدور |
| Armenian | Մենելդոր |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | Менелдор |
| Bengali | মেনালদোর |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Менелдор |
| Georgian | მენელდორი |
| Greek | Μενέλδορ |
| Gujarati | મેન્ડેલોર |
| Hindi | मेनेल्दोर |
| Japanese | メネルドール |
| Kannada | ಮೆನೆಲ್ಡೋರ್ |
| Kazakh | Менелдор (Cyrillic) Meneldor (Latin) |
| Korean | 메넬 도르 |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | Мэнэлдор |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Менелдор |
| Marathi | मेनेलडोर |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | Мэнэлдор |
| Nepalese | मेनेल्दोर |
| Persian | منلدور |
| Russian | Менельдор |
| Serbian | Менелдор (Cyrillic) Meneldor (Latin) |
| Sinhalese | මෙනෙල්ඩෝර් |
| Tajik Cyrillic | Менелдор |
| Tamil | மெனெல்டோர் |
| Telugu | మేనేల్డోర్ |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | Менелдор |
| Yiddish | מענעלדאָר |
References
- ↑ The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, Book Six, Chapter IV: "The Field of Cormallen"
- ↑ Parma Eldalamberon, Words, Phrases and Passages in Various Tongues in The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien