The Great Shelf, also known as the Eyrie, was the most important eagles' eyrie in the northern Misty Mountains, where the Lord of the Eagles and his chieftains dwelt during the Third Age.[1]
The Great Shelf was located at a high point on the east side of the Misty Mountains, facing Rhovanion, between the Rushdown and the Menn-i-Naugrim. It was approximately thirty-five miles from the Carrock near Beorn's hall.[1][2][3][4]
History[]
It is untold when the Lord of the Eagles and his fifteen chieftains[5] first settled the Great Shelf.
On July 19, TA 2941, the Great Eagles rescued Thorin and Company from the meeting-place of the Orcs and Wargs. After which, Bilbo Baggins and Dori were taken to one of the eagles' eyries of the North before the eagle who brought them there was bidden to take them to the Great Shelf to see the Lord of the Eagles. Upon arriving at the Great Shelf, Thorin and Company were given leave by the Lord of the Eagles to light a fire to cook rabbits, hares, and sheep. where they spent the night.[1]
The next day, after it was revealed that the Eagles rescued the Dwarves because Gandalf had previously healed the Lord of the Eagles of an arrow-wound in the past,[1] the Lord of the Eagles and his chieftains took Thorin and Company from the Great Shelf to the Carrock.[5]
Whether Gwaihir was one of the fifteen chieftains dwelling at the Great Shelf is unknown.
Trivia[]
Despite Tolkien never using the capitalized term "Eagles' Eyrie" for the place, the name became prevalent among fans of Tolkien.
Translations[]
| Foreign Language | Translated name |
| Afrikaans | Arende Nes |
| Albanian | Shqiponjat dritarja e zyrës |
| Amharic | ንስሮች ጎጆ |
| Arabic | النسور عش |
| Armenian | արծիվները բույն |
| Azerbaijani | Qaraquş Yuva |
| Basque | Arranoak Habia |
| Belarusian Cyrillic | арлы гняздо |
| Bengali | ঈগল শিকারি পাখির বাসা |
| Bosnian | Orlovi Bnijezdo |
| Bulgarian Cyrillic | Орлите Орлово гнездо |
| Cambodian | សំបុកសត្វឥន្ទ្រី |
| Catalan | Aguilera Àguiles |
| Chinese | 鹰巢 |
| Croatian | Orlovi Gnijezdo |
| Czech | Orlí Hnízdo |
| Danish | Ørnereden |
| Dutch | Adelaarsnest |
| Esperanto | Agloj Aguilera |
| Estonian | Kotkad Pesa |
| Finnish | Kotkat Kotkanpesä |
| French | Nid d'aigle |
| Frisian | Earnen Nêst |
| Galician | Aguias Niño |
| German | Adlerhorst |
| Greek | Αετοί Φωλιά |
| Gujarati | ઇગલ્સ માળો |
| Hebrew | קן הנשרים |
| Hindi | ईगल्स ऊँचा कमरा |
| Hungarian | Sasfészek ? |
| Icelandic | Ernir Hreiður |
| Irish Gaelic | Hiolair Nead |
| Italian | Aquile Nido |
| Japanese | ワシのアイリー |
| Kannada | ಈಗಲ್ಸ್ ನೆಸ್ಟ್ |
| Kazakh | Бүркіт ұя (Cyrillic) Bürkit uya (Latin) |
| Korean | 독수리의 둥지 |
| Kurdish | Hêlîn Kelaşan (Latin) |
| Kyrgyz Cyrillic | бүркүттөр чокудан |
| Lao | ນົກອິນຊີ ຮັງ |
| Latin | Obuncis Aquilae |
| Latvian | Ērgļi Ligzda |
| Lithuanian | Ereliai Paukščio lizdas |
| Macedonian Cyrillic | Oрли гнездо |
| Malay | Helang Sarang |
| Maltese | Ajkli Bejta |
| Maori | Ēkara Kōhanga |
| Marathi | ईगल्स घरटे |
| Mongolian Cyrillic | бүргэд үүр |
| Nepalese | चीलले एय्रिए |
| Northern Sami | Goaskimat Beassi |
| Norwegian | Ørner Rede |
| Occitan | Nis Aigla ? |
| Persian | لانه عقاب |
| Polish | Wielka Półka |
| Portuguese | Águias Ninho |
| Punjabi | ਈਗਲਜ਼ ਆਲ੍ਹਣਾ |
| Querétaro Otomi | Aguilera Águilas |
| Romanian | Vulturii Cuib |
| Romansh | Gnieu Evla ? |
| Russian | орлов Гнездо |
| Samoan | Faamoega Aeto |
| Scottish Gaelic | Nead Iolairean |
| Serbian | орлови Еирие (Cyrillic) Orlovi Sokolovom (Latin) |
| Shona | Makondo Dendere |
| Sinhalese | ඊගල්ස් කැදැල්ල |
| Slovak | Orli Hniezdo |
| Slovenian | Orli Gnezdo |
| Somali | Gorgorraduna Buul |
| Spanish | Nido de Águilas |
| Swedish | Örnnäst |
| Tajik Cyrillic | уқобҳо лона |
| Tamil | கழுகுகள் ஏய்ரிஎ |
| Telugu | ఈగల్స్ నెస్ట్ |
| Thai | นกอินทรี รังนกอินทรีย์ |
| Turkish | Kartal Yuvası |
| Ukrainian Cyrillic | орли виводок |
| Urdu | اییری عقاب |
| Uzbek | Еаглес Эйрие (Cyrillic) Burgutlar Uya (Latin) |
| Vietnamese | Ðại bàng Lồng |
| Welsh | Eryr Nyth |
| Yiddish | יגאַלז ייריע |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The Hobbit, Ch. VI: "Out of the Frying-Pan into the Fire"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, Regional Maps, "The Misty Mountains"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Hobbit, "Introduction"
- ↑ The Atlas of Middle-earth, The Hobbit, "The Battle of the Five Armies"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Hobbit, "Chapter VII. Queer Lodgings"